The 1995 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Birmingham, UK on 7–12 March. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
| 1995 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | 7 March – 12 |
| Season: | 1994–95 |
| Location: | Birmingham, UK |
| Venue: | National Exhibition Centre |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Elvis Stojko | |
Ladies' singles:  Chen Lu | |
Pairs:  Radka Kovaříková / René Novotný | |
Ice dance:  Oksana Grishuk / Evgeni Platov | |
| Previous: 1994 World Championships | |
| Next: 1996 World Championships | |
During the ladies' singles competition, Michelle Kwan's routine was rated highly enough by the judges to earn her fourth place. But the ranked choice system used in the voting resulted in Nicole Bobek and Surya Bonaly exchanging second and third place in the final standings, an example of the irrelevant independent alternative having an effect it should not in a fair voting system. The International Skating Union changed to a pairwise ranking system in 1998 as a result of the controversy this caused, but it was forced to change it again six years later in the wake of a similar incident at the 2002 Winter Olympics.[1]
Medal tables
editMedalists
edit| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men[2] | Elvis Stojko
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 Todd Eldredge
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 Philippe Candeloro
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| Ladies[3] | Chen Lu
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Surya Bonaly
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Nicole Bobek
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| Pair skating[4] | Radka Kovaříková / René Novotný
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Evgenia Shishkova / Vadim Naumov
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Jenni Meno / Todd Sand
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| Ice dancing[5] | Oksana Grishuk / Evgeni Platov
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 Susanna Rahkamo / Petri Kokko
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Sophie Moniotte / Pascal Lavanchy
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Medals by country
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 7 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Results
editMen
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Ladies
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Note: Jenna Arrowsmith placed 29th in the short program but competed in the free skate due to a special ISU rule, which allowed
for a skater from the host country to advance to the free skate, if no skater from that country qualified automatically.
Pairs
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Ice dancing
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References
edit- ^ Volić, Ismar (2024). Making Democracy Count: How Mathematics Improves Voting, Electoral Maps and Representation. Princeton University Press. pp. 84–85. ISBN 9780691248806. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ CHRISTOPHER CLAREY (10 March 1995). "FIGURE SKATING; Stojko Repeats, Outdueling Eldredge". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ CHRISTOPHER CLAREY (12 March 1995). "FIGURE SKATING; Chinese Skater Glides to World Title as Bobek Falls to the Bronze". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "RESULTS PLUS". The New York Times. 9 March 1995. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ VINCENT M. MALLOZZI (1 January 1995). "1994 THE YEAR IN REVIEW; From Archery to Paddleball to Yachting, Winners All". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
External links
edit- results
- L.A. Times Kovarikova-Novotny Men's SP report
- "World Figure Skating Championships Results: Men" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2013. (9.95 KB)
- "World Figure Skating Championships Results: Ladies" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2011. (14.2 KB)
- "World Figure Skating Championships Results: Pairs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2013. (19.4 KB)
- "World Figure Skating Championships Results: Dance" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2009. (15.5 KB)