2013 World Figure Skating Championships


The 2013 World Figure Skating Championships was an international figure skating competition in the 2012–13 season. The event was held at the Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario, Canada on March 11–17. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The event also determined the number of entries a country may send to the 2014 World Championships and 2014 Winter Olympics.
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Host

The International Skating Union selected London as the host in June 2010. Canada most recently organized the event in 2006 in Calgary, Alberta. The cost of the 2013 event was estimated at CDN $12 million. It was held at the Budweiser Gardens. Total economic activity generated in Ontario by the event was CDN $42.6 million, resulting in net economic activity of $23.2 million.

Qualification

Skaters were eligible for the event if they were representing an ISU member nations and had reached the age of 15 before 1 July 2012 in their place of birth. National associations selected their entries according to their own criteria but the ISU mandated that their selections achieve a minimum technical elements score at an international event prior to the World Championships.

Number of entries per discipline

Based on the results of the 2012 World Championships, the ISU allowed each country one to three entries per discipline.

Entries

Member nations submitted the following entries:
CountryMenLadiesPairsIce dancing
Brooklee Han
Viktor PfeiferKerstin Frank
Julia Zlobina / Alexei Sitnikov
Pavel IgnatenkoViktoria Kavaliova / Yurii Bieliaiev
Jorik HendrickxKaat Van Daele
Isadora Williams
Elizaveta Makarova / Leri Kenchadze
Patrick Chan
Kevin Reynolds
Andrei Rogozine		Kaetlyn OsmondMeagan Duhamel / Eric Radford
Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch		Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir
Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier
Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje
Song NanLi Zijun
Zhang Kexin		Pang Qing / Tong Jian
Peng Cheng / Zhang Hao
Sui Wenjing / Han Cong
Michal Březina
Tomáš Verner		Lucie Myslivečková / Neil Brown
Justus StridAnita Madsen
Viktor RomanenkovJelena GlebovaIrina Shtork / Taavi Rand
Juulia TurkkilaOlesia Karmi / Max Lindholm
Florent Amodio
Brian Joubert		Maé Bérénice MéitéVanessa James / Morgan CiprèsPernelle Carron / Lloyd Jones
Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat
Elene Gedevanishvili
Peter LiebersNathalie WeinzierlAliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy
Mari Vartmann / Aaron Van Cleave		Nelli Zhiganshina / Alexander Gazsi
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Schedule

Wednesday, March 13
  • * 11:00 – Pairs' short
  • * 15:45 – Opening ceremony, Men's shortThursday, March 14
  • * 10:30 – Ladies' short
  • * 17:15 – Short danceFriday, March 15
  • * 11:45 – Pairs' free, including victory ceremony
  • * 17:45 – Men's free, including victory ceremonySaturday, March 16
  • * 14:30 – Free dance, including victory ceremony
  • * 19:00 – Ladies' free, including victory ceremonySunday, March 17
  • * 14:00 – Exhibitions

Medals summary

Medalists

Medals for overall placement:
Small medals for placement in the short segment:
Small medals for placement in the free segment:

Medals by country

Table of medals for overall placement: