The 1988 World Figure Skating Championship was held by the International Skating Union March 22-27 in Budapest , Hungary . Competitions were held in the categories of women's single skating , men's single skating , pair skating and ice dancing . The competition was attended by a record number of athletes 142 figure skaters.
| World Figure Skating Championships 1988 | |
|---|---|
| Type of competition | tournament under the auspices of the ISU |
| date | 03.22.1988 - 03.27.1988 |
| Season | 1987β1988 |
| Location |  Budapest |
| Winners | |
| Men's single skating | |
 Brian boitano | |
| Women's Singles | |
 Katharina Witt | |
| Pair skating | |
 Elena Valova and Oleg Vasilyev | |
| Dancing on Ice | |
| Natalya Bestemyanova and Andrey Bukin | |
| Competition | |
| Previous | 1987 World Championship |
| Subsequent | 1989 World Cup |
GDR representative Katarina Witt became world champions among women, US representative Brian Boitano among men, USSR representatives Elena Valova and Oleg Vasilyev among couples, representatives of the USSR Natalia Bestemyanova and Andrei Bukin won the dance.
Content
Medal Score
| A place | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | the USSR | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | USA | one | 0 | one | 2 |
| 3 | GDR | one | 0 | 0 | one |
| four | Canada | 0 | 2 | one | 3 |
Results
Men
| A place | Name | A country |
|---|---|---|
| one | Brian boitano | USA |
| 2 | Brian orser | Canada |
| 3 | Victor Petrenko | the USSR |
| four | Grzegorz Filipovsky | Poland |
| five | Christopher Bowman | USA |
| 6 | Kurt browning | Canada |
| 7 | Heiko fisher | Germany |
| eight | Peter Barna | Czechoslovakia |
| 9 | Paul Wiley | USA |
| ten | Vladimir Petrenko | the USSR |
| eleven | Cameron Medhurst | Australia |
| 12 | Oliver hoer | Switzerland |
| 13 | Neil Paterson | Canada |
| 14 | Lars Dresler | Denmark |
| 15 | Paul robinson | Great Britain |
| sixteen | Ralph Burghart | Austria |
| 17 | Ronnie winkler | GDR |
| 18 | Peter Johanson | Sweden |
| nineteen | Daniel Weiss | Germany |
| 20 | Andras Saraz | Hungary |
| 21 | Alessandro Richchielli | Italy |
| 22 | Oula Jaaskelainen | Finland |
| 23 | Frederic Lipka | France |
| Not selected in an arbitrary program | ||
| 24 | Tomislav Chizhmeshiya | Yugoslavia |
| 25 | David Liu Zhunda | Chinese Taipei |
| 26 | Hokaina Guerrero | Mexico |
| 27 | Alexander Gers | Belgium |
| Wd | Alexander Fadeev | the USSR |
| Wd | Makoto Kano | Japan |
Women
| A place | Name | A country | Tfp | CF | OP | Arbitrary program |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Katharina Witt | GDR | one | 2 | one | |
| 2 | Elizabeth Manley | Canada | 2 | four | 2 | |
| 3 | Debi Thomas | USA | 3 | one | four | |
| four | Claudia Leistner | Germany | five | five | 6 | |
| five | Jill Trenery | USA | four | eleven | five | |
| 6 | Midori Ito | Japan | 14 | 3 | 3 | |
| 7 | Karin kadavi | USA | 6 | eight | ||
| eight | Simone Koch | GDR | ten | 6 | ||
| 9 | Natalya Lebedeva | the USSR | eight | |||
| ten | Joan conway | Great Britain | 7 | |||
| eleven | Tamara Teglashi | Hungary | 15 | |||
| 12 | Marina Kilman | Germany | sixteen | |||
| 13 | Yvonne Gomez | Spain | eleven | |||
| 14 | Natalya Gorbenko | the USSR | 9 | |||
| 15 | Beatrice Gelmini | Italy | 12 | |||
| sixteen | Lotta Falkenbak | Sweden | nineteen | |||
| 17 | Charlene Wong | Canada | 17 | |||
| 18 | Yvonne Pokorny | Austria | 22 | |||
| nineteen | Claude Perry | France | 24 | |||
| 20 | Stephanie Schmid | Switzerland | 21 | |||
| 21 | Junko Yaginuma | Japan | 18 | |||
| 22 | Wing Chizhmeshiya | Yugoslavia | 13 | |||
| 23 | Mirella Gavlovska | Poland | 20 | |||
| 24 | Gina Fulton | Great Britain | 23 | |||
| Not selected in the short program. | ||||||
| 25 | Tracy Brooke | Australia | 26 | |||
| 26 | Anisette Thorpe-Lind | Denmark | 28 | |||
| 27 | Jana Petruskova | Czechoslovakia | 25 | |||
| 28 | Elina Hanninen | Finland | 27 | |||
| 29 | Chi Hyongzhon | The Republic of Korea | thirty | |||
| thirty | Diane Marcos | Mexico | 29 | |||
| 31 | Asia Alekseeva | Bulgaria | 31 | |||
Couples
| A place | Name | A country | Tfp | Short program | Arbitrary program |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Elena Valova / Oleg Vasilyev | the USSR | 2.0 | 2 | one |
| 2 | Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergey Grinkov | the USSR | 2.5 | one | 2 |
| 3 | Larisa Selezneva / Oleg Makarov | the USSR | 4.5 | 3 | 3 |
| four | Jillian Vochsman / Tod Wagoner | USA | 6.5 | five | four |
| five | Denise Benning / Lyndon Johnson | Canada | 8.0 | 6 | five |
| 6 | Jill Watson / Peter Oppegard | USA | 9.0 | four | 7 |
| 7 | Isabel Brasseur / Lloyd Isler | Canada | 9.5 | 7 | 6 |
| eight | Mandi WΓΆtzel / Axel Rauschenbach | GDR | 12.0 | eight | eight |
| 9 | Christine Hough / Doug Ladret | Canada | 13.5 | 9 | 9 |
| ten | Natalie Zeybold / Wayne Zeybold | USA | 15.0 | ten | ten |
| eleven | Lenka Knapova / Rene Novotny | Czechoslovakia | 16.5 | eleven | eleven |
| 12 | Cheryl Peak / Andrew Neilor | Great Britain | 18.0 | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Anushka Gleser / Stefan Pfrengle | Germany | 19.5 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | Lisa Kashli / Neil Kashli | Great Britain | 21.0 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Daniela Carr / Stephen Carr | Australia | 22.5 | 15 | 15 |
| sixteen | Akiko Nogami / Yoichi Yamazaki | Japan | 24.0 | sixteen | sixteen |
Dancing
| A place | Name | A country |
|---|---|---|
| one | Natalya Bestemyanova / Andrey Bukin | the USSR |
| 2 | Marina Klimova / Sergey Ponomarenko | the USSR |
| 3 | Tracy Wilson / Robert McCall | Canada |
| four | Natalia Annenko / Heinrich Sretensky | the USSR |
| five | Katrin Beck / Christoph Beck | Austria |
| 6 | Isabel Duchene / Paul Duchene | France |
| 7 | Clara Engi / Attila Toth | Hungary |
| eight | Antonia Becherer / Ferdinand Becherer | Germany |
| 9 | Susan Winnie / Joseph Druar | USA |
| ten | Lia Trovati / Roberto Pelizzola | Italy |
| eleven | Karin Garossino / Rod Garossino | Canada |
| 12 | Sharon Jones / Paul Askham | Great Britain |
| 13 | April Sargent / Ras Whiterby | USA |
| 14 | Vera Regakova / Ivan Gavranek | Czechoslovakia |
| 15 | Melanie Cole / Michael Farrington | Canada |
| sixteen | Dominic Yvonne / Frederick Palluel | France |
| 17 | Honorata Gurna / Andrew Dostatni | Poland |
| 18 | Andrea Weppelman / Hendrik Schamberger | Germany |
| nineteen | Tomoko Tanaka / Hiroyuki Suzuki | Japan |
| 20 | Susanna Rahkamo / Petri Cocco | Finland |
| 21 | Kristina Kerekesh / Chaba Saint Petersburg | Hungary |
| 22 | Monica MacDonald / Rodney Clark | Australia |
| 23 | Desiree Schlegel / Patrick Brecht | Switzerland |
| 24 | Birgit Pleninger / Michel Steiner | Austria |
| Not selected in the free dance | ||
| 25 | Yucca Liu / Jim Sun | Chinese Taipei |
Links
- ISU List of world championship medalists (men) PDF (9.95 KB)
- ISU List of world championship medalists (women) PDF (14.2 KB)
- ISU List of World Championship medalists (pair) PDF (19.4 KB)
- ISU List of World Championships Medalists (Dance) PDF (15.5 KB)