2009 World Figure Skating Championships
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
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 | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada  Japan  United States |
Japan |
Canada  China  Germany  Russia |
 France United States |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium France Russia  Sweden .svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland |
Canada  Finland  Italy  South Korea Switzerland United States |
 Ukraine United States |
Canada .svg.png){kind=small} United Kingdom  Israel Italy Russia |
Schedule
(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
Medals by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Medalists
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Evan Lysacek |
Patrick Chan |
Brian Joubert |
| Ladies | Kim Yuna |
Joannie Rochette |
Miki Ando |
| Pair skating | Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |
Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao |
Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov |
| Ice dancing | Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin |
Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto |
Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir |
References
- ↑ "International Skating Union Communication No. 1527 Entries ISU Championships 2009". Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
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