2001 World Figure Skating Championships
| 2001 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | March 17 – 25 |
| Season: | 2000–01 |
| Location: | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Host: | Skate Canada |
| Venue: | GM Place |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Evgeni Plushenko | |
Ladies' singles:  Michelle Kwan | |
Pair skating:  Jamie Salé / David Pelletier | |
Ice dancing:  Barbara Fusar-Poli / Maurizio Margaglio | |
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Previous: 2000 World Championships | |
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Next: 2002 World Championships | |
The 2001 World Figure Skating Championships were held at the GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from March 17 to 25. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
This event was the primary means of deciding the number of entries each country would have to the 2002 Olympics.
Competition notes
The competition was open to skaters representing an ISU member nation.
Due to the large number of participants, the men's and ladies' qualifying groups were split into groups A and B. The ice dancers were also split into two groups for the compulsory dances, which were the same for both groups. Group B skated both compulsory dances, followed immediately by Group A skating both compulsory dances.
The national anthem of Russia was played for the first time at a World Figure Skating Championships.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | United States | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Results
Men
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Referee:
Assistant Referee:
- Ronald T. Pfenning
Judges:
- Alexander Pentchev
- Nicolae Bellu
- Susan Lynch
- Peter Moser
- Matjaz Kruzec
- Fabio Bianchetti
- Deborah Islam
- Mieko Fujimori
- Felicitas Babusikova
Substitute judge:
Ladies
Referee:
- John Greenwood
Assistant Referee:
- Britta Lindgren
Judges:
- Zoya Yordanova
- Igor Prokop
- Florin Gafencu
- Joseph L. Inman
- Jiasheng Yang
- Hermi Ottemann
- Davorin Orban
- Lone Villefrance
- Hideo Sugita
Substitute judge:
- Judit Fьrst-Tombor
Pairs
Referee:
- Walburga Grimm
Assistant Referee:
- Lucy J. Brennan
Judges:
- Volker Waldeck
- Jarmila Portova
- Vladislav Petukhov
- Alain Miquel
- Evgenia Bogdanova
- Benoit Lavoie
- Paolo Pizzocari
- Ubavka Novakovic-Kytinoy
- Roger Glenn
Substitute judge:
- Tatiana Danilenko
Ice dancing
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
- Ann Shaw
Judges:
- Christine Hurth
- Alla Shekhovtseva
- Ulf Denzer
- Walter Zuccaro
- Istvan Sugar
- Yuri Balkov
- Verena Diener
- Hilary Selby
- Irina Nechkina
Substitute judge:
- Linda K. Leaver