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2009 World Figure Skating Championships

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The 2009 World Figure Skating Championships was a senior international figure skating competition in the 2008–09 season. Medals were awarded for men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

Qualification

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The games were open to skaters from ISU member nations who reached the age of 15 by July 1, 2008. Countries which qualified more than one country per discipline:[1]

Spots Men Ladies Pairs Dance
3  Canada
 Japan
 United States
 Japan  Canada
 China
 Germany
 Russia
 France
 United States
2  Belgium
 France
 Russia
 Sweden
  Switzerland
 Canada
 Finland
 Italy
 South Korea
  Switzerland
 United States
 Ukraine
 United States
 Canada
 United Kingdom
 Israel
 Italy
 Russia


Schedule

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(Local time, UTC-7)

  • Tuesday, March 24
    • 13:00 - 17:05 Compulsory dance
    • 18:15 - 18:40 Opening ceremonies
    • 19:00 - 23:40 Pairs' short program
  • Wednesday, March 25
    • 09:00 - 12:55 Men's short program (1st Half)
    • 13:30 - 18:20 Men's short program (2nd Half)
    • 19:00 - 23:00 Pairs' free skating
  • Thursday, March 26
    • 12:30 - 16:50 Original dance
    • 17:35 - 21:45 Men's free skating
  • Friday, March 27
    • 08:45 - 12:50 Ladies' short program (1st Half)
    • 13:20 - 17:30 Ladies' short program (2nd Half)
    • 18:30 - 23:00 Free dance
  • Saturday, March 28
    • 16:00 - 20:00 Ladies' free skating
  • Sunday, March 29
    • 14:00 - 16:30 Gala Exhibition

Medals summary

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Medals by country

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)1102
2 Russia (RUS)1012
3 Germany (GER)1001
 South Korea (KOR)1001
5 Canada (CAN)0213
6 China (CHN)0101
7 France (FRA)0011
 Japan (JPN)0011
Totals (8 entries)44412

Medalists

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Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Men United States Evan Lysacek Canada Patrick Chan France Brian Joubert
Ladies South Korea Kim Yuna Canada Joannie Rochette Japan Miki Ando
Pair skating Germany Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy China Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao Russia Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov
Ice dancing Russia Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin United States Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto Canada Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir

References

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  1. "International Skating Union Communication No. 1527 Entries ISU Championships 2009". Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2008-10-12.

Other websites

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