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2009 World Figure Skating Championships

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 in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

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Results from these World Championships were used to determine the majority of the spots available for each country at the 2010 Winter Olympics: 24 spots in singles, 16 in pairs, and 19 in ice dancing, with the remaining spots determined at an Olympic qualifying event in the fall of 2009. As every year, Worlds also determined the entries by country for the following year's event.

The event was held in the Staples Center at L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California, USA from March 23 to 29, 2009.[1]

The compulsory dance was the Paso Doble.

Qualification

The competition was open to skaters from ISU member nations who had reached the age of 15 by July 1, 2008. The corresponding competition for younger skaters was the 2009 World Junior Championships.

Based on the results of the 2008 World Championships, each country was allowed between one and three entries per discipline. National associations selected their entries based on their own criteria.

Countries which qualified more than one country per discipline:[2]

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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

Competition notes

It was the first time that skaters represented Montenegro at an ISU Championship and the first time skaters represented Brazil and Ireland at the World Championships.[3]

Kim Yuna set an ISU world record of 76.12 points for the ladies short program[4] and a world record of 207.71 points for the ladies overall score.[5]

In the men's short program, Sergei Voronov and Jeremy Abbott tied with a total score of 72.15. The tie was broken by the technical mark and so Voronov placed 9th in that segment and Abbott 10th.

It was the second year in a row that the world champion did not attempt or complete a quadruple jump, leading to continued criticism from bronze medalist Brian Joubert. Patrick Chan, the silver medalist, would then criticize Joubert, saying he was only concerned about quads and not the whole program.[6][7][8] See also quadruple jump controversy for more.

Results

Men

Evan Lysacek became the first American to win since Todd Eldredge in 1996. His victory was described as unexpected, since he was not able to attempt a quadruple jump due to injury.[9][10]

The men's podium. From left: Patrick Chan (2nd), Evan Lysacek (1st), Brian Joubert (3rd).

Men's short program

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  • TSS: Total Segment Score
  • TES: Technical Element Score
  • PCS: Program Component Score
  • SS: Skating Skills
  • TR: Transitions
  • PE: Performance/Execution
  • CH: Choreography
  • IN: Interpretation
  • Ded: Deductions
  • StN: Starting Number

Men's free skating

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Men's final standings

The men's podium. From left: Patrick Chan (2nd), Evan Lysacek (1st), Brian Joubert (3rd).
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Ladies

Ladies' short program

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Ladies' free skating

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Ladies' final standings

The ladies podium. From left: Joannie Rochette (2nd), Kim Yuna (1st), Miki Ando (3rd).
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  • WD = Withdrawn

Pairs

Pairs short program

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Pairs free skating

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Pairs final standings

The pairs podium. From left: Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao (2nd), Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy (1st), Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov (3rd).
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Ice dancing

Ice dancing compulsory dance

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  • TI: Timing
  • PF: Performance

Ice dancing original dance

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  • MO: Linking Footwork/Movements
  • IT: Interpretation/Timing

Ice dancing free dance

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Ice dancing final standings

The ice dancing podium. From left: Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto (2nd), Oksana Domnina / Maxim Shabalin (1st), Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir (3rd).
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Medals summary

Medals by country

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Medalists


References

  1. "Calendar of Events". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2008-04-20. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
  2. "ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2009 - Preview". International Skating Union. 20 March 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-03-24. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
  3. Hersh, Philip (26 March 2009). "Patrick Chan 3rd in World Figure Skating Championships". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  4. Hersh, Philip (27 March 2009). "Nearly flawless Evan Lysacek wins men's title". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  5. Bondy, Filip (26 March 2009). "Virginia girl found eating herself in cage in mobile home; parents Brian and Shannon Gore charged". Daily News. New York. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  6. Bondy, Filip (26 March 2009). "Elliptical vs. treadmill: Which will give you the better workout?". Daily News. New York. Retrieved 5 March 2011.

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