The 1984 World Figure Skating Championships were held at the Ottawa Civic Centre in Ottawa, Canada from March 20 to 25. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
| 1984 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | March 20 – 25 |
| Season: | 1983–84 |
| Location: | Ottawa, Canada |
| Venue: | Ottawa Civic Centre |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Scott Hamilton | |
Ladies' singles:  Katarina Witt | |
Pairs:  Barbara Underhill / Paul Martini | |
Ice dance:  Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean | |
| Previous: 1983 World Championships | |
| Next: 1985 World Championships | |
The ISU Representative was Olaf Poulsen (Norway), and the ISU Technical Delegate was Elemér Terták (Hungary).
Medal tables edit
Medalists edit
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Scott Hamilton
|
Brian Orser
|
 Alexander Fadeev
|
| Ladies | Katarina Witt
|
Anna Kondrashova
|
Elaine Zayak
|
| Pair skating | Barbara Underhill / Paul Martini
|
Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev
|
Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach
|
| Ice dancing | Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean
|
Natalia Bestemianova / Andrei Bukin
|
Judy Blumberg / Michael Seibert
|
Medals by country edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Results edit
Men edit
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
Judges:
- Linda Petersen
Denmark - Maria Zuchowicz
Poland - Thérèse Maisel
France - Vladimir Amšel
Yugoslavia - Margaret Berezowski
Canada - Eva von Gamm
West Germany - Walter Hütter
Austria - Vanessa Riley
Great Britain - Joan Gruber
United States
Substitute judge:
Ladies edit
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
Judges:
- Ludwig Gassner Austria
- Marie Lundmark
Finland - Giovanni De Mori
Italy - Shirley Taylor
Australia - Jürg Badraun
Switzerland - Charles U. Foster United States
- Alexandr Vedenin
Soviet Union - Elfriede Beyer West Germany
- Radovan Lipovšćak Yugoslavia
Substitute judge:
Pairs edit
Olympic champions Valova / Vasiliev led after the short program, followed by Underhill / Martini and Selezneva / Makarov.[2] Underhill / Martini placed first in the free skating and won Canada's first world figure skating title since Karen Magnussen in 1973.[3]
Two pairs withdrew before the free skating – Massari / Azzola, due to Massari's recurring knee problem, and Watson / Lancon, due to Lancon's back injury from a fall in the short program.[3]
| Rank | Name | Nation | SP[2] | FS | Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbara Underhill / Paul Martini | Canada |
2 | 1 | 1.8 | |
| 2 | Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev | Soviet Union |
1 | 2 | 2.4 | |
| 3 | Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach | East Germany |
4 | 3 | 4.6 | |
| 4 | Larisa Selezneva / Oleg Makarov | Soviet Union |
3 | 4 | 5.2 | |
| 5 | Katherina Matousek / Lloyd Eisler | Canada |
5 | 5 | 7.0 | |
| 6 | Birgit Lorenz / Knut Schubert | East Germany |
8 | 6 | 9.2 | |
| 7 | Cynthia Coull / Mark Rowsom | Canada |
7 | 7 | 9.8 | |
| 8 | Veronika Pershina / Marat Akbarov | Soviet Union |
6 | 8 | 10.4 | |
| 9 | Babette Preußler / Tobias Schröter | East Germany |
11 | 9 | 13.4 | |
| 10 | Lea Ann Miller / William Fauver | United States |
9 | 10 | 13.6 | |
| WD | Claudia Massari / Leonardo Azzola |  West Germany |
10 | |||
| WD | Jill Watson / Burt Lancon | United States |
12 |
Referee:
Assistant referee:
Judges:
- Claire Ferguson United States
- Peter Moser Switzerland
- Sally-Anne Stapleford Great Britain
- Mikhail Drei Soviet Union
- Frances Dafoe Canada
- Junko Hiramatsu
Japan - Gerhardt Bubnik
Czechoslovakia - Günter Teichmann
East Germany - Eugen Romminger West Germany
Substitute judge:
Ice dancing edit
Referee:
Assistant referee:
Judges:
- Ludwig Gassner Austria
- Irina Absaliamova Soviet Union
- Katalin Alpern
Hungary - Vinicio Toncelli Italy
- Mary Louise Wright United States
- Pamela Davis Great Britain
- Kazuo Ohashi Japan
- Suzanne Francis Canada
- Lily Klapp Switzerland
Substitute judge:
References edit
- ^ "Figure Skating Results;NEWLN:1984 World Championships At Ottawa, March 21". UPI. March 22, 1984. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016.
- ^ a b "Pairs short program". UPI. March 21, 1984. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
- ^ a b Goldstein, Wesley (March 23, 1984). "For Canada's Barbara Underhill and Paul Martini, two weeks..." UPI. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.