| 1999 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | March 20 – 28 |
| Season: | 1998–99 |
| Location: | Helsinki, Finland |
| Venue: | Hartwall Areena |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Alexei Yagudin | |
| Ladies' singles: Maria Butyrskaya | |
| Pairs: Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze | |
| Ice dance: Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov | |
| Previous: 1998 World Championships | |
| Next: 2000 World Championships | |
The 1999 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Helsinki, Finland from March 20 through 28. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.[1]
1999 was the first year that the qualifying competition in the men's and ladies' events counted towards the total score. Qualifying was 20% of the total score, the short program 30%, and the free skating 50%.
Medal tables
Medalists
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Alexei Yagudin |
Evgeni Plushenko |
 Michael Weiss |
| Ladies | Maria Butyrskaya |
Michelle Kwan |
Julia Soldatova |
| Pair skating | Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze |
 Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo |
 Dorota Zagorska / Mariusz Siudek |
| Ice dancing | Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov |
 Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat |
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Medals by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Competition notes
Due to the large number of participants, the men's and ladies' qualifying groups were split into groups A and B. In the ladies' qualifying group B, Klara Bramfeldt (SWE) and Marion Krijgsman (NED) tied for 17th place, leading to a three-way tie in overall standings for 33rd place in the ladies' event.
Results
Men
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Referee:
Assistant Referee:
Judges:
- Lone Villefrance
Denmark - Jan Olesinski Poland
- Merja Kosonen
Finland - Ute Boehm
Germany - Peter Rankin
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Australia - Igor Prokop
Slovakia - Jörg Badraun
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Switzerland - Zsofia Wagner
Hungary - Zoya Yordanova
Bulgaria
Substitute judge:
- Vladislav Petukhov
Ukraine
Ladies
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Referee:
- Britta Lindgren
Assistant Referee:
Judges:
- Franco Benini
Italy - Marina Sanaya Russia
- Bettina Meier Switzerland
- Jiasheng Yang China
- Agnes Morvai Hungary
- Maria Hrachovcova Slovakia
- Christa Gunsam
Austria - Pekka Leskinen Finland
- Kenji Amako
Japan
Substitute judge:
- Marianne Oeverby
Sweden
Pairs
Referee:
- Hely Abbondati
Assistant Referee:
- Alexander Lakernik
Judges:
- Jane Garden Canada
- Volker Waldeck Germany
- Franklin Nelson United States
- Anne Hardy-Thomas France
- Liliana Strechova
Czech Republic - Evgenia Bogdanova
Azerbaijan - Alfred Korytek Ukraine
- Sviatoslav Babenko Russia
- Maria Zuchowicz Poland
Substitute judge:
- Alexei Shirshov
Belarus
Ice dancing
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
- Marie Lundmark
Judges:
- Elizabeth Clark Canada
- Walter Zuccaro Italy
- Yury Balkov Ukraine
- Mary Parry
United Kingdom - Alla Shekhovtseva Russia
- Ulf Denzer Germany
- Evgenia Karnolska Bulgaria
- Hongguo Ren China
- Margaret Faulkner United States
Substitute judge:
- Heide Maritczak Austria