2007 World Figure Skating Championships


The 2007 World [Figure Skating Championships] was a senior international figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The event was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan from March 20 to 25.

Competition notes

The competition was open to skaters from ISU member nations who had reached the age of 15 by July 1, 2006. The corresponding competition for younger skaters was the 2007 World Junior Championships.
Based on the results of the 2006 World Championships, each country was allowed between one and three entries per discipline. National associations selected their entries based on their own criteria.
Due to the large number of entries at the World Championships, only the top 24 single skaters and top 20 pairs advanced to the free skating after the short program. In ice dancing, the top 30 couples in the compulsory dance advanced to the original dance, and the top 24 couples after the original dance advanced to the free dance.
Yukari Nakano and Carolina Kostner tied for 5th place with 168.92 points overall. Nakano finished 5th place on the tiebreak and Kostner ended 6th. In the ladies' event, two world records were set: Yuna Kim for the short program with a score of 71.95, and Mao Asada for the free skating with a score of 133.13.
Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo from China set a new world record of 71.07 points under the ISU Judging System for pairs' short program. Zhao proposed marriage to Shen on the ice following their free skating.

Results

Men

Referee:
Technical Controller:
Technical Specialist:
Assistant Technical Specialist:
Judges for the men's short program:
Judges for the men's free skating:

Ladies

Referee:
Technical Controller:
Technical Specialist:
Assistant Technical Specialist:
Judges for the ladies' short program:
Judges for the ladies' free skating:

Pairs

Referee:
Technical Controller:
Technical Specialist:
Assistant Technical Specialist:
Judges for the pairs short program:
Judges for the pairs free skating:

Ice dancing

Referee:
Technical Controller:
Technical Specialist:
Assistant Technical Specialist:
Judges for the compulsory dance :
Judges for the original dance:
Judges for the free dance:

Multiple entries for 2008

The following countries secured multiple entries for the 2008 championships based on their performances at the 2007 Worlds.
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Prize money

The total prize money for the 2007 World Figure Skating Championships is US$710,000. Pairs and dance teams split the money. All amounts are in US dollars. The breakdown is as follows:
PlacementPrize money Prize money
1st$45,000$67,500
2nd$27,000$40,500
3rd$18,000$27,000
4th$13,000$19,500
5th$10,000$15,000
6th$7,000$10,500
7th$6,000$9,000
8th$5,000$7,500
9th$3,500$5,250
10th$3,000$4,500
11th$2,500$3,750
12th$2,000$3,000