World Figure Skating Championships cumulative medal count

Pairs

Total medal count by nation

• Countries or entities that can no longer participate for whatever reason are indicated in italics with a dagger.
• At the 1910 and 1911 World Championships, Ludowika Eilers and Walter Jakobsson competed as a pair representing two different countries. Their results count individually for each country on the total medal table.
• At the 1911 World Championships, Eilers and Jakobsson were the only competitors in the pairs event, so no silver or bronze medals were awarded.

Most gold medals by pairs team

• Only pair results are included in the list. Individual results in case of partner changes are marked with a note or listed separately below the table.
• If the number of gold medals is identical, the silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers. If all numbers are the same, the pairs receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order by the female partner's last name.
• The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the World Championships.
• If a skater or pair has competed for multiple countries, countries are listed in chronological order.

	Female partner	Male partner	Nation	Period				Total
1	Irina Rodnina	Alexander Zaitsev		1973–1978	6	–	–	6
2	Aljona Savchenko	Robin Szolkowy		2007–2014	5	2	1	8
3	Ludmila Belousova	Oleg Protopopov		1962–1969	4	3	1	8
4	Andrée Brunet (née Joly)	Pierre Brunet		1925–1932	4	1	–	5
4	Ekaterina Gordeeva	Sergei Grinkov		1986–1990	4	1	–	5
4	Emília Rotter	László Szollás	|1920 Most total medals by pairs team Only pair results are included in the list. Individual results in case of partner changes are marked with a note or listed separately below the table. If the total number of medals is identical, the gold, silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers. If all numbers are the same, the pairs receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order by female partner's last name. The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the World Championships. If a skater or pair has competed for multiple countries, countries are listed in chronological order. Female partner Male partner Nation Period Total 1 Aljona Savchenko Robin Szolkowy 2007–2014 5 2 1 8 2 Ludmila Belousova Oleg Protopopov 1962–1969 4 3 1 8 3 Ludowika Jakobsson (née Eilers) Walter Jakobsson FINefn|name=Jakobsson|Prior to their marriage in 1911, Ludowika Eilers from Germany and Walter Jakobsson from Finland competed as a pair representing two different countries at two World Championships.FINCHNefn|name=Rodnina|Irina Rodnina won another four golds with Alexei Ulanov, earning a total of ten medals, all of which were gold.URSURSCHNFRAURS Ice dance Ice dance is the most recent of the four disciplines at the World Figure Skating Championships. It was first contested at the 1952 World Championships in Paris, France. Lyudmila Pakhomova and Aleksandr Gorshkov of the Soviet Union hold the record for winning the most gold medals in ice dance, and also have the longest winning streak at back-to-back events. Three teams are tied for winning the most total medals : Natalia Bestemianova and Andrei Bukin, Marina Klimova and Sergei Ponomarenko, and Irina Moiseeva and Andrei Minenkov, all of whom competed for the Soviet Union. Klimova and Ponomarenko have won the most silver medals as well well, while Shae-Lynn Bourne and Victor Kraatz of Canada have won the most bronze medals. Total medal count by nation Countries or entities that can no longer participate for whatever reason are indicated in italics with a dagger. ;Notes Most gold medals by ice dance team Only teams' results are included in the list. Individual results in the case of partner changes are listed separately below the table. If the number of gold medals is identical, the silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers. If all numbers are the same, the teams receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order by the female partner's last name. The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the World Championships. If a skater or team has competed for multiple countries, countries are listed in chronological order. Female partner Male partner Nation Period Total 1 Lyudmila Pakhomova Aleksandr Gorshkov 1969–1976 6 1 – 7 2 Gabriella Papadakis Guillaume Cizeron 2015–2022 5 1 – 6 3 Natalia Bestemianova Andrei Bukin 1981–1988 4 3 1 8 4 Oksana Grishuk Evgeni Platov CIS|1992RUSTCHGBR2GBR2GBR2URS Most total medals by ice dance team Only teams' results are included in the list. Individual results in the case of partner changes are listed separately below the table. If the total number of medals is identical, the gold, silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers. The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the World Championships. If a skater or team has competed for multiple countries, countries are listed in chronological order. Female partner Male partner Nation Period Total 1 Natalia Bestemianova Andrei Bukin 1981–1988 4 3 1 8 2 Marina Klimova Sergei Ponomarenko CIS|1992URSURSCANFRA Overall The table only shows the period of the achievement, not all participations at the World Championships. If a skater has competed for multiple countries, countries are listed in chronological order. Achievement Record Skater Nation Discipline Period Most gold medals 10 Ulrich Salchow Men's singles 1901–1911 Most gold medals 10 Sonja Henie Women's singles 1927–1936 Most gold medals 10 Irina Rodnina Pairs 1969–1978 Most silver medals 5 Erik Pausin Austria|1934 Total medal count by nation Countries or entities that can no longer participate for whatever reason are indicated in italics with a dagger. ;Notes Most gold medals by skater If the number of gold medals is identical, the silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers. If all numbers are the same, the skaters receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order. The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the World Championships. Skater Nation Discipline Period Total 1 Ulrich Salchow Men's singles 1897–1911 10 3 – 13 2 Sonja Henie Women's singles 1926–1936 10 1 – 11 3 Irina Rodnina Pairs 1969–1978 10 – – 10 4 Karl Schäfer Austria|1934Sfn|Hines|2006|p=17AUTAUTGERURSSortname|Lyudmila|PakhomovaURSURSUSA Most total medals by skater If the total number of medals is identical, the gold, silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers. If all numbers are the same, the skaters receive the same placement and are sorted in alphabetical order. The table only shows the period from the first to the last won medal, not all participation at the World Championships. Skater Nation Discipline Period Total 1 Ulrich Salchow Men's singles 1897–1911 10 3 – 13 2 Sonja Henie Women's singles 1926–1936 10 1 – 11 3 Aljona Savchenko Pairs 2007–2018 6 3 2 11 4 Irina Rodnina Pairs 1969–1978 10 – – 10 5 Karl Schäfer Austria|1934Sfn|Hines|2006|p=17AUTAUTUSAAUTSfn|Hines|2006|pp=105–106 Works cited *