1976 World Figure Skating Championships
1976 World Figure Skating Championships | |
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Type: | ISU Championship |
Date: | March 2 – 7 |
Season: | 1975–76 |
Location: | Gothenburg, Sweden |
Venue: | Scandinavium |
Champions | |
Men's singles: John Curry | |
Ladies' singles: Dorothy Hamill | |
Pairs: Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev | |
Ice dance: Lyudmila Pakhomova / Alexandr Gorshkov | |
Previous: 1975 World Championships | |
Next: 1977 World Championships |
The 1976 World Figure Skating Championships were held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden from 2 to 7 March. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
Medal tables
Medalists
Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's singles | John Curry | Vladimir Kovalyov | Jan Hoffmann |
Ladies' singles | Dorothy Hamill | Christine Errath | Dianne de Leeuw |
Pair skating | Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev | Romy Kermer / Rolf Österreich | Irina Vorobieva / Aleksandr Vlasov |
Ice dancing | Lyudmila Pakhomova / Alexandr Gorshkov | Irina Moiseeva / Andrej Minenkov | Colleen O'Connor / James Millns |
Medals by country
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
2 | United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Results
Men
Rank | Name | Nation | CP | SP | FP | Points | Placings |
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1 | John Curry | United Kingdom | 2 | 3 | 1 | 191.18 | 13 |
2 | Vladimir Kovalyov | Soviet Union | 1 | 5 | 4 | 189.84 | 15 |
3 | Jan Hoffmann | East Germany | 3 | 2 | 3 | 187.92 | 29 |
4 | Toller Cranston | Canada | 5 | 1 | 2 | 186.26 | 34 |
5 | David Santee | United States | 4 | 7 | 7 | 184.34 | 47 |
6 | Terry Kubicka | United States | 7 | 4 | 5 | 183.33 | 52 |
7 | Minoru Sano | Japan | 6 | 6 | 6 | 181.22 | 62 |
8 | Igor Bobrin | Soviet Union | 8 | 10 | 9 | 175.46 | 74 |
9 | Robin Cousins | United Kingdom | 14 | 8 | 8 | 173.78 | 79 |
10 | Pekka Leskinen | Finland | 10 | 11 | 13 | 168.36 | 102 |
11 | Konstantin Kokora | Soviet Union | 11 | 12 | 10 | 168.96 | 101 |
12 | Mitsuru Matsumura | Japan | 13 | 9 | 11 | 101 | |
13 | Christophe Boyadjian | France | 12 | 13 | 15 | 124 | |
14 | Zdeněk Pazdírek | Czechoslovakia | 9 | 15 | 16 | 125 | |
15 | Grzegorz Głowania | Poland | 20 | 14 | 12 | 139.5 | |
16 | Ted Barton | Canada | 17 | 17 | 14 | 139.5 | |
17 | Kenneth Polk | Canada | 15 | 16 | 18 | 142 | |
18 | Glyn Jones | United Kingdom | 19 | 20 | 17 | 163 | |
19 | Gerd-Walter Gräbner | West Germany | 18 | 19 | 19 | 173 | |
20 | Thomas Öberg | Sweden | 16 | 18 | 20 | 175 | |
21 | Flemming Söderquist | Denmark | 21 | 21 | 21 | 189 |
Referee:
- Sonia Bianchetti Italy
Assistant Referee:
- Benjamin Wright United Kingdom
Judges:
- Pamela Peat United Kingdom
- Charles U. Foster United States
- Sergei Kononykhin Soviet Union
- Elof Niklasson Sweden
- Joan Maclagan Canada
- Monique Georgelin France
- Kinuko Ueno Japan
- Walburga Grimm East Germany
- Tadeusz Malinowski Hungary
Substitute judge:
- Inkeri Soininen Finland
Women
Rank | Name | Nation | CP | SP | FP | Points | Placings |
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1 | Dorothy Hamill | United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 192.66 | 10 |
2 | Christine Errath | East Germany | 4 | 2 | 2 | 190.04 | 22 |
3 | Dianne de Leeuw | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 4 | 189.94 | 22 |
4 | Anett Pötzsch | East Germany | 5 | 6 | 5 | 185.16 | 41 |
5 | Linda Fratianne | United States | 6 | 5 | 3 | 185.16 | 43 |
6 | Isabel de Navarre | West Germany | 1 | 7 | 12 | 183.22 | 55 |
7 | Lynn Nightingale | Canada | 7 | 4 | 8 | 180.44 | 66 |
8 | Wendy Burge | United States | 8 | 8 | 6 | 180.22 | 69 |
9 | Dagmar Lurz | West Germany | 9 | 10 | 7 | 178.44 | 80 |
10 | Susanna Driano | Italy | 10 | 9 | 10 | 176.24 | 88 |
11 | Elena Vodorezova | Soviet Union | 15 | 12 | 9 | 172.82 | 103 |
12 | Kim Alletson | Canada | 13 | 11 | 11 | 105 | |
13 | Karena Richardson | United Kingdom | 14 | 13 | 14 | 117 | |
14 | Grażyna Dudek | Poland | 17 | 15 | 15 | 131 | |
15 | Denise Biellmann | Switzerland | 21 | 18 | 13 | 138 | |
16 | Claudia Kristofics-Binder | Austria | 16 | 19 | 16 | 149 | |
17 | Emi Watanabe | Japan | 11 | 16 | 18 | 146 | |
18 | Eva Ďurišinová | Czechoslovakia | 18 | 17 | 17 | 158 | |
19 | Yun Hyo-jean | South Korea | 12 | 22 | 20 | 177 | |
20 | Niina Kyöttinen | Finland | 22 | 14 | 21 | 156.24 | 178 |
21 | Lise-Lotte Öberg | Sweden | 19 | 20 | 19 | 182 | |
22 | Sharon Burley | Australia | 20 | 21 | 22 | 197 | |
23 | Bente Larsen | Norway | 25 | 23 | 23 | 208 | |
24 | Stella Bristing | Denmark | 24 | 24 | 24 | 215 | |
25 | Gay Le Comte | New Zealand | 23 | 25 | 25 | 225 |
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
- Oskar Madl Austria
Judges:
- Irina Absaliamova Soviet Union
- Oskar Urban Czechoslovakia
- Erika Schiechtl West Germany
- Toshio Suzuki Japan
- Yvonne S. McGowan United States
- David Dore Canada
- Paul Engelfriet Netherlands
- Helga von Wiecki East Germany
- Pamela Daveis United Kingdom
Substitute judge:
- Berit Aarnes Norway
Pairs
Rank | Name | Nation | SP | FP | Points | Placings |
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1 | Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 140.94 | 9 |
2 | Romy Kermer / Rolf Österreich | East Germany | 2 | 2 | 136.88 | 23 |
3 | Irina Vorobieva / Alexander Vlasov | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 136.36 | 28 |
4 | Manuela Groß / Uwe Kagelmann | East Germany | 4 | 4 | 135.71 | 30 |
5 | Tai Babilonia / Randy Gardner | United States | 5 | 6 | 132.16 | 48 |
6 | Nadezhda Gorshkova / Evgeni Shevalovski | Soviet Union | 6 | 5 | 131.90 | 51 |
7 | Kerstin Stolfig / Veit Kempe | East Germany | 7 | 7 | 129.00 | 64 |
8 | Corinna Halke / Eberhard Rausch | West Germany | 8 | 8 | 127.24 | 71 |
9 | Alice Cook / William Fauver | United States | 9 | 9 | 123.30 | 86 |
10 | Ingrid Spieglová / Alan Spiegl | Czechoslovakia | 10 | 10 | 121.43 | 92.5 |
11 | Ursula Nemec / Michael Nemec | Austria | 11 | 11 | 95 | |
12 | Candace Jones / Don Fraser | Canada | 12 | 12 | 110.5 | |
13 | Gabrielle Beck / Jochen Stahl | West Germany | 13 | 13 | 111 |
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
- Hans Kutschera Austria
Judges:
- Ardelle K. Sanderson United States
- Giordano Abbondati Italy
- Oskar Urban Czechoslovakia
- Walburga Grimm East Germany
- Willi Wernz West Germany
- Sydney R. Croll Australia
- Valentin Piseev Soviet Union
- Dorothy MacLeod Canada
- Norbert Cerny Austria
Substitute judge:
Ice dancing
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
- George J. Blundun Canada
Judges:
- Maria Zuchowicz Poland
- Robert Hudson United Kingdom
- Willi Wernz West Germany
- Elaine DeMore United States
- Edwin Kucharz Austria
- Giovanni Bozetti Italy
- Irina Absliamova Soviet Union
- Klára Kozári Hungary
- Dagmar Řeháková Czechoslovakia
Substitute judge:
- Joyce Hisey Canada