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1991 World Figure Skating Championships | |
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Type: | ISU Championship |
Date: | March 12 – 17 |
Season: | 1990–91 |
Location: | Munich, Germany |
Venue: | Olympiahalle |
Champions | |
Men's singles: Kurt Browning | |
Ladies' singles: Kristi Yamaguchi | |
Pairs: Natalia Mishkutenok / Artur Dmitriev | |
Ice dance: Isabelle Duchesnay / Paul Duchesnay | |
Previous: 1990 World Championships | |
Next: 1992 World Championships |
The 1991 World Figure Skating Championships were held at the Olympiahalle in Munich, Germany from March 12 to 17. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men[1] | Kurt Browning | Viktor Petrenko | Todd Eldredge |
Ladies[2] | Kristi Yamaguchi | Tonya Harding | Nancy Kerrigan |
Pair skating[3] | Natalia Mishkutenok / Artur Dmitriev | Isabelle Brasseur / Lloyd Eisler | Natasha Kuchiki / Todd Sand |
Ice dancing[4] | Isabelle Duchesnay / Paul Duchesnay | Marina Klimova / Sergei Ponomarenko | Maya Usova / Alexander Zhulin |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
2 | United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
3 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Kurt Browning won his third world championship in a row. Elvis Stojko (CAN) lands the first quad in combination, the first quadruple toe loop-double toe loop combination, at the World Championships.[5][6]
The U.S. became the first nation to ever sweep the ladies' podium at a World Championships.[7][8]
Midori Ito and Laetitia Hubert collided with each other during a practice session. In the short program, Ito stumbled over an opening in the boards and into a camera but was back on the ice after three seconds.[9] Tonya Harding became the first American woman to perform a triple axel at an international event.
The judges voted two couples (from Czechoslovakia and Poland) exactly the same (each 12 placings in compulsory dance 2). The event took place on 15th March 1991.