1985 World Figure Skating Championships
| 1985 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | March 3 – 10 |
| Season: | 1984–85 |
| Location: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Venue: | Yoyogi National Gymnasium |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Alexander Fadeev | |
Ladies' singles:  Katarina Witt | |
| Pairs: Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev | |
| Ice dance: Natalia Bestemianova / Andrei Bukin | |
| Previous: 1984 World Championships | |
| Next: 1986 World Championships | |
The 1985 World Figure Skating Championships were held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan from March 3 to 10. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
Medal tables
[edit]Medalists
[edit]| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Alexander Fadeev
|
 Brian Orser
|
 Brian Boitano
|
| Ladies | Katarina Witt
|
Kira Ivanova
|
Tiffany Chin
|
| Pair skating | Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev
|
Larisa Selezneva / Oleg Makarov
|
Katherina Matousek / Lloyd Eisler
|
| Ice dancing | Natalia Bestemianova / Andrei Bukin
|
Marina Klimova / Sergei Ponomarenko
|
Judy Blumberg / Michael Seibert
|
Medals by country
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Results
[edit]Men
[edit]
Ladies
[edit]
Pairs
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev | Soviet Union |
1.8 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Larisa Selezneva / Oleg Makarov | Soviet Union |
2.4 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Katherina Matousek / Lloyd Eisler | Canada |
4.2 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Jill Watson / Peter Oppegard | United States |
6.4 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Melinda Kunhegyi / Lyndon Johnston | Canada |
7.8 | 7 | 5 |
| 6 | Veronika Pershina / Marat Akbarov | Soviet Union |
8.0 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Cynthia Coull / Mark Rowsom | Canada |
8.6 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Manuela Landgraf / Ingo Steuer | East Germany |
11.2 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Natalie Seybold / Wayne Seybold | United States |
12.6 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Claudia Massari / Daniel Caprano |  West Germany |
14.0 | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Danielle Carr / Stephen Carr |  Australia |
16.4 | 12 | 11 |
| 12 | Jun Fan / Jihong Sun |  China |
16.4 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | Shukling Ngai / Kwokyung Mak |  Hong Kong |
18.2 | 13 | 13 |
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
Judges:
- Eugen Romminger
West Germany - Ingrid Linke
East Germany - Sergei Kononykhin
Soviet Union - Frances Dafoe
Canada - Dagmar Řeháková
Czechoslovakia - Shirly Taylor
Australia - Hugh C. Graham Jr.
United States - Klára Kozári
Hungary - Jürg Badraun
Switzerland
Substitute judge:
Ice dancing
[edit]
References
[edit]- ^ "CHIN 2D IN TOKYO SKATING (Published 1985)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2019-08-23.
External links
[edit]- Result list provided by the ISU
- Ladies' placements per Skating Magazine April 1985
- skatabase