1978 World Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:March 7 – 12
Season:1977–78
Location:Ottawa, Canada
Venue:Ottawa Civic Centre
Champions
Men's singles:
United States Charles Tickner
Ladies' singles:
East Germany Anett Pötzsch
Pairs:
Soviet Union Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev
Ice dance:
Soviet Union Natalia Linichuk / Gennadi Karponosov
Previous:
1977 World Championships
Next:
1979 World Championships

The 1978 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada from March 7 to 12. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

The ISU Representative was Jacques Favart of France. The ISU Technical Delegates were Josef Dědič of Czechoslovakia and Charles DeMore of the United States. Vern Taylor of Canada became the first person to land a triple axel (albeit over rotated), in competition.

Medal tables

Medalists

Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles United States Charles Tickner East Germany Jan Hoffmann United Kingdom Robin Cousins
Ladies' singles East Germany Anett Pötzsch United States Linda Fratianne Italy Susanna Driano
Pair skating Soviet Union Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev East Germany Manuela Mager / Uwe Bewersdorf United States Tai Babilonia / Randy Gardner
Ice dancing Soviet Union Natalia Linichuk / Gennadi Karponosov Soviet Union Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov Hungary Krisztina Regőczy / András Sallay

Medals by country

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union (URS)2103
2 East Germany (GDR)1203
3 United States (USA)1113
4 Great Britain (GBR)0011
 Hungary (HUN)0011
 Italy (ITA)0011
Totals (6 entries)44412

Results

Men

Rank Name Nation Age CP SP FP Points Places
1 Charles Tickner  United States 24 3 42.56 3 41.16 2 103.60 187.32 17
2 Jan Hoffmann  East Germany 22 2 43.00 1 41.56 3 102.30 186.86 18
3 Robin Cousins  United Kingdom 20 4 39.80 2 41.72 1 105.10 186.62 22
4 Vladimir Kovalev  Soviet Union 25 1 43.76 7 39.80 6 99.00 182.56 40
5 Igor Bobrin  Soviet Union 24 6 38.42 5 40.04 5 101.00 179.44 47
6 David Santee  United States 20 5 39.20 4 40.40 8 98.30 177.90 57
7 Fumio Igarashi  Japan 19 8 37.04 6 39.08 4 101.00 177.12 56
8 Mitsuru Matsumura  Japan 20 9 36.08 8 39.08 11 95.20 170.36 83
9 Mario Liebers  East Germany 18 7 37.32 11 38.24 12 93.00 168.56 86
10 Brian Pockar  Canada 18 12 34.44 10 38.44 9 97.10 169.98 86
11 Scott Hamilton  United States 19 11 35.28 9 38.72 10 94.80 168.80 92
12 Vern Taylor  Canada 15 30.56 12 7 166.50 105
13 Konstantin Kokora  Soviet Union 20 10 36.04 13 13 163.92 110
14 Rudi Cerne  West Germany 19 13 33.84 14 14 159.16 127
15 Gilles Beyer  France 14 33.08 15 15 154.84 134
16 Brian Meek  Australia 16 29.92 16 16 133.28 144
17 Han Soo-bong  South Korea 17 27.68 17 17 119.80 153

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Ladies

Rank Name Nation CP SP FP Placings
1 Anett Pötzsch East Germany12311
2 Linda Fratianne United States31116
3 Susanna Driano Italy46633
4 Dagmar Lurz West Germany210745
5 Denise Biellmann  Switzerland163252
6 Elena Vodorezova Soviet Union134550
7 Lisa-Marie Allen United States145448
8 Emi Watanabe Japan613877
9 Priscilla Hill United States581078
10 Carola Weißenberg East Germany97987
11 Karena Richardson United Kingdom121111103
12 Heather Kemkaran Canada10914118
13 Claudia Kristofics-Binder Austria111215116
14 Kristiina Wegelius Finland71613119
15 Natalia Strelkova Soviet Union151512132
16 Danielle Rieder  Switzerland81418141
17 Cathie MacFarlane Canada171720159
18 Astrid Jansen in de Wal Netherlands221916165
19 Karin Riediger West Germany182019169
20 Bodil Olsson Sweden211817171
21 Robyn Burley Australia202121190
22 Choo Young-soon South Korea192222198
23 Katie Symmonds New Zealand232323206

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Pairs

Rank Name Nation SP FP Placings
1 Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev Soviet Union119
2 Manuela Mager / Uwe Bewersdorf East Germany2219
3 Tai Babilonia / Randy Gardner United States4328
4 Marina Cherkasova / Sergei Shakhrai Soviet Union3439
5 Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach East Germany5546
6 Ingrid Spieglová / Alan Spiegl Czechoslovakia6650
7 Marina Pestova / Stanislav Leonovich Soviet Union7765
8 Susanne Scheibe / Andreas Nischwitz West Germany8871
9 Sheryl Franks / Michael Botticelli United States9983
10 Gail Hamula / Frank Sweiding United States101085
11 Lee-Ann Jackson / Paul Mills Canada1311105
12 Sabine Fuchs / Xavier Videau France1212108
13 Gabrielle Beck / Jochen Stahl West Germany1413113
14 Elizabeth Cain / Peter Cain Australia1614127
15 Kyoko Hagiwara / Sumio Murata Japan1515131
WD Sherri Baier / Robin Cowan Canada11

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Ice dancing

Rank Name Nation CD FD Placings
1 Natalia Linichuk / Gennadi Karponosov Soviet Union1111
2 Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov Soviet Union2216
3 Krisztina Regőczy / András Sallay Hungary3329
4 Janet Thompson / Warren Maxwell United Kingdom4435
5 Liliana Řeháková / Stanislav Drastich Czechoslovakia5649
6 Lorna Wighton / John Dowding Canada6548
7 Marina Zueva / Andrei Vitman Soviet Union7769
8 Carol Fox / Richard Dalley United States8869
9 Stacey Smith / John Summers United States9982
10 Susi Handschmann / Peter Handschmann Austria111093
11 Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean United Kingdom101192
12 Patricia Fletcher / Michael de la Penotiere Canada1212113
13 Stefania Bertele / Walter Cecconi Italy1313114
14 Henriette Fröschl / Christian Steiner West Germany1414124
15 Muriel Boucher / Yves Malatier France1515135
16 Michiko Abe / Nozomu Sakai Japan1616144
WD Kay Barsdell / Kenneth Foster United Kingdom

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Sources

  • Result list provided by the ISU
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