1977 World Figure Skating Championships

The 1977 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Tokyo, Japan from March 1 to 6. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

1977 World Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:March 1 – 6
Season:1976–77
Location:Tokyo, Japan
Venue:Yoyogi National Stadium
Champions
Men's singles:
Soviet Union Vladimir Kovalev
Ladies' singles:
United States Linda Fratianne
Pairs:
Soviet Union Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev
Ice dance:
Soviet Union Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov
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The ISU Representative was Jacques Favart of France. The ISU Technical Delegates were Hermann Schiechtl of West Germany.

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Medalists

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Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles   Vladimir Kovalev   Jan Hoffmann   Minoru Sano
Ladies' singles   Linda Fratianne   Anett Pötzsch   Dagmar Lurz
Pair skating   Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev   Irina Vorobieva / Aleksandr Vlasov   Tai Babilonia / Randy Gardner
Ice dancing   Irina Moiseeva / Andrej Minenkov   Janet Thompson / Warren Maxwell   Natalia Linichuk / Gennadi Karponosov

Medals by country

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Soviet Union (URS)3115
2  United States (USA)1012
3  East Germany (GDR)0202
4  Great Britain (GBR)0101
5  Japan (JPN)0011
  West Germany (FRG)0011
Totals (6 entries)44412

Results

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Rank Name Nation Age CP SP FP Points Places
1 Vladimir Kovalev   Soviet Union 24 1 44.40 2 41.24 3 102.40 188.04 16
2 Jan Hoffmann   East Germany 21 2 42.52 1 41.04 2 103.40 186.96 18
3 Minoru Sano   Japan 21 6 39.44 4 39.96 1 105.70 185.10 24
4 David Santee   United States 19 4 42.04 9 37.92 5 99.70 179.66 40
5 Charles Tickner   United States 23 5 39.52 3 40.56 7 98.80 178.88 42
6 Ron Shaver   Canada 25 9 37.84 8 37.48 6 99.40 174.72 61
7 Yuri Ovchinnikov   Soviet Union 26 7 38.12 6 38.16 8 97.60 173.88 64
8 Mitsuru Matsumura   Japan 19 15 35.00 11 36.13 4 101.20 172.33 73
9 Scott Cramer   United States 18 8 38.20 10 37.60 9 95.90 171.70 73
10 Pekka Leskinen   Finland 23 3 42.00 12 35.12 11 92.90 170.02 89
11 Konstantin Kokora   Soviet Union 19 11 37.12 7 38.20 10 93.00 168.32 94
12 Ronald Koppelent   Austria 21 14 37.00 14 33.24 13 86.40 156.64 118
13 Kurt Kurzinger   West Germany 13 36.32 13 33.88 14 85.00 155.20 121
14 Brian Pockar   Canada 17 16 34.72 15 33.00 12 87.30 155.02 122
15 Jean-Christophe Simond   France 16 12 36.44 16 32.60 15 84.80 154.84 134
16 William Schober   Australia 17 32.64 17 34.80 16 77.30 144.74 144
17 Han Soo-bong   South Korea 18 31.20 18 26.52 17 71.90 129.62 153
WD Robin Cousins   United Kingdom 19 10 37.72 5 40.08 DNF

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Ladies

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Rank Name Nation Age CP SP FP Points Places
1 Linda Fratianne   United States 16 4 44.44 1 41.72 2 103.10 189.26 10
2 Anett Pötzsch   East Germany 16 1 45.56 6 38.92 3 100.70 185.18 22
3 Dagmar Lurz   West Germany 18 2 45.08 3 39.20 8 98.20 182.48 43
4 Barbara Smith   United States 5 43.04 4 39.80 7 99.60 182.44 43
5 Wendy Burge   United States 19 7 41.48 2 40.32 4 101.10 182.90 41
6 Susanna Driano   Italy 19 3 43.88 7 38.88 9 98.20 180.96 50
7 Elena Vodorezova   Soviet Union 13 13 36.80 5 39.92 1 103.10 179.82 59
8 Lynn Nightingale   Canada 20 8 40.84 9 38.32 5 100.60 179.76 66
9 Marion Weber   East Germany 17 6 42.12 12 38.04 10 97.20 177.36 80
10 Denise Biellmann   Switzerland 14 12 37.68 8 38.44 6 100.10 176.22 87
11 Claudia Kristofics-Binder   Austria 15 9 39.96 10 37.72 12 95.00 172.68 103
12 Emi Watanabe   Japan 14 11 40.04 11 38.08 13 95.00 173.12 106
13 Heather Kemkaran   Canada 20 14 35.56 13 35.98 11 97.60 169.14 113
14 Garnet Ostermeier   West Germany 17 10 39.20 14 36.12 14 91.20 166.52 124
15 Karena Richardson   United Kingdom 17 19 32.36 16 35.52 15 91.80 159.68 133
16 Susan Broman   Finland 17 15 34.60 15 36.08 16 83.40 154.08 150
17 Robyn Burley   Australia 16 34.64 18 32.84 17 84.00 151.48 154
18 Maria-Claude Bierre   France 17 34.08 17 32.92 18 83.40 150.40 159
19 Franca Bianconi   Italy 15 21 31.52 20 30.80 19 82.30 144.62 176
20 Lee Hyun-joo   South Korea 18 32.72 21 30.88 21 80.60 144.20 178
21 Lotta Crispin   Sweden 20 31.64 19 31.44 20 80.30 143.38 182

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Pairs

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Rank Name Nation Age SP FP Points Places
1 Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev   Soviet Union 27/24 1 34.90 1 105.60 140.50 9
2 Irina Vorobieva / Alexandr Vlasov   Soviet Union 18/20 2 34.56 3 101.60 136.16 23
3 Tai Babilonia / Randy Gardner   United States 16/18 3 33.45 2 102.20 135.65 29
4 Marina Cherkasova / Sergei Shakhrai   Soviet Union 12/18 4 33.68 5 97.80 131.48 39
5 Manuela Mager / Uwe Bewersdorf   East Germany 20/26 5 32.37 4 99.30 131.67 42
6 Ingrid Spieglová / Alan Spiegl   Czechoslovakia 16/17 6 31.57 6 95.00 126.57 57
7 Gail Hamula / Frank Sweiding   United States 7 30.70 7 94.40 125.10 63
8 Susanne Scheibe / Andreas Nischwitz   West Germany /19 8 30.58 9 91.40 121.98 78
9 Sheryl Franks / Michael Botticelli   United States 14/17 9 30.34 8 93.10 123.44 73
10 Sherri Baier / Robin Cowan   Canada 11 27.90 10 88.50 116.40 91
11 Gabrielle Beck / Jochen Stahl   West Germany 10 28.74 11 87.80 116.54 96
12 Elizabeth Cain / Peter Cain   Australia 14/18 13 26.87 12 85.50 112.37 106
13 Kyoko Hagiwara / Sumio Murata   Japan 12 27.44 13 79.50 106.94 116

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Ice dancing

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Rank Name Nation Age CD FD Points Places
1 Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov   Soviet Union 21/22 1 102.32 1 105.50 207.82 9
2 Janet Thompson / Warren Maxwell   United Kingdom 21/24 2 99.16 2 102.50 201.66 24
3 Natalia Linichuk / Gennadi Karponosov   Soviet Union 20/26 4 97.72 3 102.20 199.92 28
4 Krisztina Regőczy / András Sallay   Hungary 21/23 3 98.80 4 101.90 200.70 29
5 Marina Zueva / Andrei Vitman   Soviet Union 20/ 5 94.56 5 100.10 194.66 45
6 Susan Carscallen / Eric Gillies   Canada 22/24 6 92.80 7 96.10 188.90 58
7 Kay Barsdell / Kenneth Foster   United Kingdom 7 91.32 6 95.90 187.22 65
8 Liliana Řeháková / Stanislav Drastich   Czechoslovakia 18/22 9 89.68 8 95.30 184.98 73
9 Judi Genovesi / Kent Weigle   United States 19/21 8 88.92 9 94.30 183.22 77
10 Lorna Wighton / John Dowding   Canada 18/19 10 87.08 10 92.60 179.68 90
11 Isabella Rizzi / Luigi Freroni   Italy 11 83.88 11 90.20 174.08 100
12 Susan Kelley / Andrew Stroukoff   United States 22/26 13 82.12 12 88.90 171.02 108
13 Susi Handschmann / Peter Handschmann   Austria 18/19 12 83.40 13 85.60 169.00 116
14 Misa Kage / Masanori Takeda   Japan 14 80.32 14 84.50 164.82 123

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