The 2023 World Figure Skating Championships was held in Saitama, Japan from March 22–26, 2023.[1] The competition determined the entry quotas for each federation at the 2024 World Championships.
| 2023 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | March 22 – March 26 |
| Season: | 2022–23 |
| Location: | Saitama, Japan |
| Host: | Japan Skating Federation |
| Venue: | Saitama Super Arena |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Shoma Uno | |
| Women's singles: Kaori Sakamoto | |
| Pairs: Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara | |
Ice dance:  Madison Chock / Evan Bates | |
| Previous: 2022 World Championships | |
| Next: 2024 World Championships | |
Qualification
editAge and minimum TES requirements
editSkaters were eligible for the 2023 World Championships if they turned 15 years of age before July 1, 2022, and if they met the minimum technical elements score requirements. The ISU accepted scores if they were obtained at senior-level ISU-recognized international competitions during the ongoing season at least 21 days before the first official practice day of the championships or during the preceding season.[2]
| Discipline | SP / RD | FS / FD |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 34 | 64 |
| Women | 32 | 53 |
| Pairs | 29 | 46 |
| Ice dance | 33 | 49 |
- SP/RD and FS/FD scores may be attained at different events.
Number of entries per discipline
editBased on the results of the 2022 World Championships, each ISU member nation could field one to three entries per discipline.[3] China did not participate due to COVID-19 protocols, and respectively, could only field one entry per discipline. Additionally, Russia and Belarus remained suspended following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4]
| Spots | Men | Women | Pairs | Ice dance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | ||||
| 2 |
- If not listed above, one entry was allowed.
Schedule
edit| Date | Disc. | Time | Segment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, March 22 | Pairs | 11:00 | Short program |
| Women | 15:50 | ||
| Thursday, March 23 | Pairs | 11:00 | Free skating |
| Men | 15:50 | Short program | |
| Friday, March 24 | Ice dance | 11:00 | Rhythm dance |
| Women | 17:20 | Free skating | |
| Saturday, March 25 | Ice dance | 12:30 | Free dance |
| Men | 17:20 | Free skating |
- All times are listed in local time (UTC+09:00).[5]
Entries
editMember nations began announcing their selections in December 2022. The International Skating Union published a complete list of entries on February 28, 2023.[6]
Changes to preliminary entries
edit| Date | Discipline | Withdrew | Added | Reason | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 24 | Ice dance | Recovery | [11] | ||
| March 18 | Men | Medical | [12] |
Medal summary
editMedalists
editMedals awarded to the skaters who achieved the highest overall placements in each discipline:
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | |||
| Women | |||
| Pairs | |||
| Ice dance |
Small medals awarded to the skaters who achieved the highest short program or rhythm dance placements in each discipline:
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | |||
| Women | |||
| Pairs | |||
| Ice dance |
Small medals awarded to the skaters who achieved the highest free skating or free dance placements in each discipline:
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | |||
| Women | |||
| Pairs | |||
| Ice dance |
Medals by country
editTable of medals for overall placement:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Results
editMen's singles
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoma Uno | 301.14 | 1 | 104.63 | 1 | 196.51 | ||
| Cha Jun-hwan | 296.03 | 3 | 99.64 | 2 | 196.39 | ||
| Ilia Malinin | 288.44 | 2 | 100.38 | 3 | 188.06 | ||
| 4 | Kévin Aymoz | 282.97 | 5 | 95.56 | 4 | 187.41 | |
| 5 | Jason Brown | 280.04 | 6 | 94.17 | 5 | 185.87 | |
| 6 | Kazuki Tomono | 273.41 | 7 | 92.68 | 6 | 180.73 | |
| 7 | Keegan Messing | 265.16 | 4 | 98.75 | 11 | 166.41 | |
| 8 | Lukas Britschgi | 257.34 | 9 | 86.18 | 9 | 171.16 | |
| 9 | Matteo Rizzo | 256.04 | 13 | 79.28 | 7 | 176.76 | |
| 10 | Adam Siao Him Fa | 253.11 | 12 | 79.78 | 8 | 173.33 | |
| 11 | Vladimir Litvintsev | 251.76 | 10 | 82.71 | 10 | 169.05 | |
| 12 | Daniel Grassl | 244.43 | 8 | 86.50 | 14 | 157.93 | |
| 13 | Deniss Vasiļjevs | 243.15 | 11 | 82.37 | 13 | 160.78 | |
| 14 | Mikhail Shaidorov | 236.93 | 18 | 75.41 | 12 | 161.52 | |
| 15 | Sōta Yamamoto | 232.39 | 17 | 75.48 | 15 | 156.91 | |
| 16 | Mark Gorodnitsky | 232.13 | 14 | 77.89 | 16 | 154.24 | |
| 17 | Mihhail Selevko | 230.94 | 15 | 76.81 | 17 | 154.13 | |
| 18 | Andreas Nordebäck | 223.52 | 20 | 73.45 | 18 | 150.07 | |
| 19 | Nikita Starostin | 217.87 | 16 | 75.53 | 19 | 142.34 | |
| 20 | Morisi Kvitelashvili | 212.32 | 21 | 73.05 | 20 | 139.27 | |
| 21 | Andrew Torgashev | 210.59 | 22 | 71.41 | 21 | 139.18 | |
| 22 | Jin Boyang | 204.22 | 19 | 75.04 | 23 | 129.18 | |
| 23 | Adam Hagara | 203.26 | 24 | 70.29 | 22 | 132.97 | |
| 24 | Maurizio Zandron | 194.31 | 23 | 70.36 | 24 | 123.95 | |
| Did not advance to free skating | |||||||
| 25 | Kyrylo Marsak | 68.60 | 25 | 68.60 | — | ||
| 26 | Conrad Orzel | 67.65 | 26 | 67.65 | — | ||
| 27 | Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté | 67.60 | 27 | 67.60 | — | ||
| 28 | Burak Demirboğa | 65.73 | 28 | 65.73 | — | ||
| 29 | Nika Egadze | 65.17 | 29 | 65.17 | — | ||
| 30 | Alexander Zlatkov | 62.31 | 30 | 62.31 | — | ||
| 31 | Jari Kessler | 61.94 | 31 | 61.94 | — | ||
| 32 | Graham Newberry | 61.70 | 32 | 61.70 | — | ||
| 33 | Vladimir Samoilov | 61.48 | 33 | 61.48 | — | ||
| 34 | Georgii Reshtenko | 59.93 | 34 | 59.93 | — | ||
Women's singles
edit| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | FS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaori Sakamoto | 224.61 | 1 | 79.24 | 2 | 145.37 | ||
| Lee Hae-in | 220.94 | 2 | 73.62 | 1 | 147.32 | ||
| Loena Hendrickx | 210.42 | 5 | 71.94 | 4 | 138.48 | ||
| 4 | Isabeau Levito | 207.65 | 4 | 73.03 | 5 | 134.62 | |
| 5 | Mai Mihara | 205.70 | 3 | 73.46 | 6 | 132.24 | |
| 6 | Kim Chae-yeon | 203.51 | 12 | 64.06 | 3 | 139.45 | |
| 7 | Nicole Schott | 197.76 | 7 | 67.29 | 9 | 130.47 | |
| 8 | Kimmy Repond | 194.09 | 13 | 62.75 | 8 | 131.34 | |
| 9 | Niina Petrõkina | 193.49 | 6 | 68.00 | 12 | 125.49 | |
| 10 | Rinka Watanabe | 192.81 | 15 | 60.90 | 7 | 131.91 | |
| 11 | Nina Pinzarrone | 191.78 | 14 | 62.04 | 10 | 129.74 | |
| 12 | Amber Glenn | 188.33 | 10 | 65.52 | 14 | 122.81 | |
| 13 | Madeline Schizas | 187.49 | 16 | 60.02 | 11 | 127.47 | |
| 14 | Anastasiia Gubanova | 184.92 | 11 | 65.40 | 15 | 119.52 | |
| 15 | Bradie Tennell | 184.14 | 8 | 66.45 | 16 | 117.69 | |
| 16 | Ekaterina Kurakova | 181.43 | 9 | 65.69 | 17 | 115.74 | |
| 17 | Lara Naki Gutmann | 178.43 | 23 | 55.22 | 13 | 123.21 | |
| 18 | Kim Ye-lim | 174.30 | 17 | 60.02 | 19 | 114.28 | |
| 19 | Olga Mikutina | 172.31 | 20 | 57.05 | 18 | 115.26 | |
| 20 | Julia Sauter | 165.62 | 22 | 56.02 | 20 | 109.60 | |
| 21 | Janna Jyrkinen | 160.91 | 21 | 56.06 | 21 | 104.85 | |
| 22 | Lindsay van Zundert | 159.55 | 19 | 57.56 | 22 | 101.99 | |
| 23 | Sofja Stepčenko | 158.38 | 18 | 58.87 | 24 | 99.51 | |
| 24 | Alexandra Feigin | 155.74 | 24 | 54.65 | 23 | 101.09 | |
| Did not advance to free skating | |||||||
| 25 | Lorine Schild | 54.35 | 25 | 54.35 | — | ||
| 26 | Jade Hovine | 54.10 | 26 | 54.10 | — | ||
| 27 | Kristen Spours | 53.38 | 27 | 53.38 | — | ||
| 28 | Ema Doboszová | 53.01 | 28 | 53.01 | — | ||
| 29 | Kristina Isaev | 52.93 | 29 | 52.93 | — | ||
| 30 | Anastasia Gracheva | 50.55 | 30 | 50.55 | — | ||
| 31 | Marilena Kitromilis | 48.92 | 31 | 48.92 | — | ||
| 32 | Eliška Březinová | 47.29 | 32 | 47.29 | — | ||
| 33 | Daša Grm | 47.04 | 33 | 47.04 | — | ||
| 34 | Júlia Láng | 44.26 | 34 | 44.26 | — | ||
| 35 | Mia Caroline Risa Gomez | 43.54 | 35 | 43.54 | — | ||
Pairs
editIce dance
editReferences
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- ^ "Communication No. 2488 - Decisions of the Council". International Skating Union. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "Communication No. 2500: Entries for ISU Figure Skating and Synchronized Skating Championships 2023". International Skating Union. August 2, 2022.
- ^ "ISU Statement on the Ukrainian crisis - Participation in international competitions of Skaters and Officials from Russia and Belarus - International Skating Union". isu.org. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ "Schedule & Results". 日本スケート連盟.
- ^ "ISU World Championships 2023". International Skating Union. February 28, 2023.
- ^ "ISU World Championships 2023: Men". International Skating Union. February 28, 2023.
- ^ "ISU World Championships 2023: Women". International Skating Union. February 28, 2023.
- ^ "ISU World Championships 2023: Pairs". International Skating Union. February 28, 2023.
- ^ "ISU World Championships 2023: Ice Dance". International Skating Union. February 28, 2023.
- ^ "Olympic Ice Dancers Hawayek and Baker withdraw from Worlds". Yahoo! News. February 24, 2022.
- ^ "Műkorcsolya Világbajnokság: a döntő a cél Japánban". Hungarian Skating Federation. March 17, 2023.