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2021 World Figure Skating Championships
Logo of the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:March 22 – March 28, 2021
Season:2020–21
Location:Stockholm, Sweden
Host:Skate Sweden
Venue:Ericsson Globe
Champions
Men's singles:
United States Nathan Chen
Women's singles:
FSR Anna Shcherbakova
Pairs:
FSR Anastasia Mishina
and Aleksandr Galliamov
Ice dance:
FSR Victoria Sinitsina
and Nikita Katsalapov
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The 2021 World Figure Skating Championships were held from March 22 to 28, 2021, at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden.[1] Sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), the World Championships are considered the most prestigious event in figure skating.[2] Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The competition determined the entry quotas for each skating federation at the 2022 World Championships and was the first qualifying event for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

The World Championships were the only ISU Championship event held during the 2020–21 season, while the European Championships, Four Continents Championships, and World Junior Championships were all cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was held without spectators, while attendees at the competition remained in a bubble – that is, in a cluster made up exclusively of individuals who have been thoroughly tested and were unlikely to spread infection – throughout the event.

Nathan Chen of the United States won the men's event, Anna Shcherbakova of Russia won the women's event, Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov of Russia won the pairs event, and Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov of Russia won the ice dance event. Because of a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, all Russian skaters competed as representatives of the Figure Skating Federation of Russia (FSR).

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

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The COVID-19 pandemic began with an outbreak in China in December 2019. Soon after, it spread to other areas of Asia, and then worldwide in early 2020. The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on January 30, 2020, and assessed the outbreak as having become a pandemic on March 11, 2020.[3]

COVID‑19 transmission occurs when infectious particles are breathed in or come into contact with the eyes, nose, or mouth. The risk is highest when people are in close proximity, but small airborne particles containing the virus can remain suspended in the air and travel over long distances, particularly indoors. People can remain contagious for up to twenty days and can spread the virus even if they do not develop symptoms themselves.[4] Several COVID-19 vaccines were approved and distributed, many of which initiated mass vaccination campaigns. Other preventive measures included social distancing, quarantining, ventilation of indoor spaces, use of face masks or coverings in public, covering coughs and sneezes, and hand washing.[5] One testing method to see if a person was infected with COVID-19 was real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (PCR),[6] which was used at the 2021 World Championships.[7]

Scheduling

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The pandemic caused significant disruption to the 2020–21 figure skating season. The complete Junior Grand Prix series was cancelled on July 20, 2020.[8] On October 16, 2020, the International Skating Union (ISU) announced the cancellation of the 2021 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships,[9] and on November 24, 2020, the 2021 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.[10] The 2020–21 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, 2021 European Figure Skating Championships, and 2021 World Synchronized Skating Championships were definitively cancelled on December 10, 2020.[11]

Despite these cancellations, ISU Vice President Alexander Lakernik stated that the ISU would make "every effort" to hold the World Championships.[12] A Swedish government ban which limited entrants in international competitions hosted by Sweden to only those from the European Union was lifted on November 20, 2020.[13] However, on December 22, 2020, Skate Sweden cancelled all domestic championships for the remainder of the 2020–21 season in compliance with Public Health Agency of Sweden guidelines.[14]

During its January 28 meeting, the ISU Council affirmed that the World Championships would proceed as scheduled.[15] The council also announced that the status of the World Championships as a qualifying event for the 2022 Winter Olympics would be reevaluated based on the entries received by the ISU as of the March 1, 2021, deadline.[16] On March 4, the ISU affirmed that the Olympic qualifying process would proceed as previously announced, as nearly all ISU member nations with qualified skaters had confirmed entry to the 2021 World Championships.[17]

ISU member nations' responses

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In November 2020, Skate Canada stated that if the 2021 World Championships continued as planned, it might not participate due to insufficient training time and preparation on behalf of its skaters, as well as the mandatory fourteen-day quarantine upon return to Canada.[18] Despite the cancellation of the 2021 Canadian Championships and a lack of competitive opportunities for its skaters, Skate Canada announced its selection criteria for naming a World Championship team in January 2021.[19]

The Japan Skating Federation withdrew its delegation from the 2021 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships scheduled for early March,[20] calling into question the participation of its figure skaters at the 2021 World Championships.[21] The Japan Skating Federation eventually sent skaters to the World Championships due to it being an Olympic qualifying event. The Japanese delegation arrived at the competition throughout the weekend of March 20–22, with all athletes receiving a negative PCR test upon arrival.[22]

Skaters' responses

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Skaters arrived at the event with varying levels of preparation due to their respective governments' and home federations' responses to the pandemic.[23][24] Multiple skaters had been unable to train with their primary coaches due to travel or visa restrictions and spent the season in temporary training situations, either on their own or with different coaches.[25][26] Many pairs and dance teams were also unable to have physical contact when they could train on the ice due to their nations' respective restrictions, further limiting their preparedness.[18]

In January 2021, Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France, the defending world champions in ice dance, announced that they would not compete at the World Championships; they planned to focus instead on the 2022 Winter Olympics.[27] Nathan Chen of the United States, the defending world champion in the men's event, stated that while he was grateful for the opportunity to compete, he had concerns about COVID-19 safety protocols, citing the fourteen-hour flight to Sweden as his biggest concern.[7] Pairs skater Kirsten Moore-Towers of Canada described "anxiousness over the unknown".[28] Some skaters, however, felt that adequate precautions were being taken and they would likely be safe at the event. Emily Bausback of Canada stated: "I knew we wouldn't be going if it wasn't safe... I feel comfortable with the situation."[29] Elizaveta Tuktamysheva of Russia expressed no hesitation about competing at the World Championships, having already had COVID-19.[30]

Criticism and concerns

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During the months preceding the arrival of skaters and officials in Stockholm, a petition calling for the ISU to implement stricter quarantine measures and a tighter bubble, a cluster made up exclusively of individuals who have been thoroughly tested and unlikely to spread infection,[31] garnered thousands of signatures.[32] The Ericsson Globe (the site of the competition arena), two practice arenas, and a dedicated hotel for skaters and officials were interconnected and allowed passage from one place to another via indoor walkways. A negative PCR test was required within forty-eight hours of arrival in Sweden, with a series of follow-up tests scheduled afterward. However, there was no quarantine requirement prior to the start of the competition.[7]

The attendance of skaters representing the Figure Skating Federation of Russia (FSR) drew particular scrutiny, as the federation was accused of holding several domestic and international events in violation of the ISU's COVID-19 safety protocols.[23] Despite some precautionary measures being taken, the organizers of the 2020 Rostelecom Cup, as with other Russian domestic competitions during the season, came under criticism for allowing a large audience and an insufficient enforcement of mandates regarding social distancing or proper use of face masks. A focal point of criticism was the decision to hold the traditional post-competition banquet, where many skaters were documented not wearing masks or socially distancing at all, as well as sharing food from a communal buffet.[33] Additionally, a large number of Russian skaters had contracted COVID-19-during the season, including Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Victoria Sinitsina, and Nikita Katsalapov.[34][35] Nevertheless, all members of the Russian delegation tested negative during the initial round of testing administered upon arrival in Stockholm.[36]

During the competition

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Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, had been scheduled to participate in the opening ceremony before she and her husband, Prince Daniel, contracted COVID-19 a few weeks prior to the event.[37] She instead appeared in a video message from Haga Palace to welcome the athletes.[38]

Delegations began arriving on March 20 and 21, and members underwent the required multiple tests and quarantine until a negative result was returned. Attendees were not eligible for accreditation until they passed a second PCR test. After receiving accreditation, limited testing was conducted and attendees were only required to fill out daily symptom questionnaires and undergo temperature checks.[39]

Attendees at the competition remained in a bubble throughout the event.[1] On March 22, the ISU announced that one positive case had been found during one of the initial rounds of testing and that contact tracing procedures were being undertaken.[40] The skater with the positive case, later revealed to be Viktoriia Safonova of Belarus, was quarantined and not allowed to compete. Safonova's coach subsequently tested negative in a second round of testing, and Safonova, who had traveled to Stockholm from a different location, had had no contact with the other members of the Belarusian team or their coaches.[41] On March 24, the ISU announced that a second positive case had been found during the initial round of testing. Without accreditation, neither skater with positive test results had been allowed into the competition bubble.[42]

On March 26, the ISU announced that a third positive case had been found, this time within the bubble.[43] After the event, Simon Proulx-Sénécal of Armenia revealed that he had tested positive on March 25, the day before the ice dance competition was scheduled to start, and asked for a re-test prior to the rhythm dance segment on March 26. As the test result did not come back until after the rhythm dance had concluded, Proulx-Sénécal and his partner, Tina Garabedian, were not allowed to compete. The result came back as a second positive. Proulx-Sénécal expressed that he believed his first test was a false positive, as his federation later received a written test result stating that his second test taken the morning of the rhythm dance was negative, not positive as initially conveyed to their team doctor.[44] He subsequently tested negative twice more, once the day after the rhythm dance (March 27) and again upon returning to Montreal on March 29.[45]

Qualification

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Normally, the number of entries from each nation for the 2021 World Championships would have been based on the results of the 2020 World Championships. Since the 2020 World Championships were cancelled, results from the 2019 World Championships were used instead. These nations were eligible to enter more than one skater or team in the indicated disciplines.[46]

Number of entries per discipline[46]
Spots Men Women Pairs Ice dance
3  Japan
 United States 		FSR
 Japan
 Kazakhstan 		 China
FSR 		 Canada
FSR
 United States
2  China
 Czech Republic
FSR
 Italy 		 Canada
 South Korea
 United States 		 Austria
 Canada
 France
 Germany
 Italy
 United States 		 France
 Italy

In 2016, an independent report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirmed allegations that the Russian Olympic team had been involved in a state-sponsored doping program, active from at least late 2011 through August 2015.[47] On December 9, 2019, the WADA banned Russia from all international competitions after it found that data provided by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency had been manipulated by Russian authorities in order to protect athletes involved in its state-sponsored doping scheme.[48] Under the ban imposed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Russian athletes could not use the Russian flag or anthem in international competition and had to present themselves as "Neutral Athletes" or a "Neutral Team" at any world championships until December 16, 2022.[49] Russian skaters competed under a modified flag of the Figure Skating Federation of Russia and the name "FSR" at the 2021 World Championships. The ISU also approved the use of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 in lieu of the Russian national anthem during medal ceremonies.[50]

Changes to preliminary entries

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The ISU published a complete list of entrants on March 2, 2021.[51][52][53][54]

Changes to preliminary entries
Date Discipline Withdrew Added Reason Ref.
February 15 Pairs
  • Germany
 — Injury (Hase) [55]
March 1 Personal reasons [56]
March 2 Men — Injury [57]
Ice dance Injury (Reviya) [58]
— [59]
March 8 Further consideration [60][61]
March 10 — Recovery from injury (Eaton) [62]
March 16 Women Injury [63]
March 20 Pairs Positive COVID-19 test [64]
March 21 Women Injury [65]
March 22 Men Positive COVID-19 test [66]
Women [41]
Pairs — [67]

Required performance elements

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Single skating

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Men and women competing in single skating first performed a short program. Women performed their short programs on Wednesday, March 24; men performed their short programs on Thursday, March 25.[1] Lasting no more than 2 minutes 40 seconds,[68] the short program had to include the following elements:

For men: one double or triple Axel; one triple or quadruple jump; one jump combination consisting of a double jump and a triple jump, or a quadruple jump and a double jump or triple jump; one flying spin; one camel spin or sit spin with a change of foot; one spin combination with a change of foot; and a step sequence using the full ice surface.[69]

For women: one double or triple Axel; one triple jump; one jump combination consisting of a double jump and a triple jump, or two triple jumps; one flying spin; one layback spin, sideways leaning spin, camel spin, or sit spin without a change of foot; one spin combination with a change of foot; and one step sequence using the full ice surface.[69]

The top 24 skaters after completion of the short program component of the competition moved on to the free skating component. Women performed their free skates on Friday, March 26; men performed their free skates on Saturday, March 27.[1] The free skate performance for both men and women could last no more than 4 minutes,[68] and had to include the following: seven jump elements, of which one had to be an Axel-type jump; three spins, of which one had to be a spin combination, one had to be a flying spin, and one had to be a spin with only one position; a step sequence; and a choreographic sequence.[70]

Pair skating

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Couples competing in pair skating performed their short programs on Wednesday, March 24.[1] Lasting no more than 2 minutes 40 seconds,[71] it had to include the following elements: one pair lift, one twist lift, one double or triple throw jump, one double or triple solo jump, one solo spin combination with a change of foot, one death spiral, and a step sequence using the full ice surface.[72]

The top 20 couples after completion of the short program component moved on to the free skating component, which were performed on Thursday, March 25.[1] The free skate performance could last no more than 4 minutes,[68] and had to include the following: three pair lifts, of which one had to be a twist lift; two different throw jumps; one solo jump; one jump combination or sequence; one pair spin combination; one death spiral; and a choreographic sequence.[73]

Ice dance

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See also: Competition elements in ice dance

Couples competing in ice dance performed their rhythm dances on Friday, March 26.[1] Lasting no more than 2 minutes 50 seconds,[68] the rhythm dance had to include the following elements: the pattern dance, the pattern dance step sequence, one dance lift, one set of sequential twizzles, and one step sequence.[74][75] The required pattern dance was the Finnstep – a fun, fast ballroom-style dance[76] – and music came from musicals or operettas.[77]

The top 20 couples after completing the rhythm dance component of the competition moved on to the free dance component, which was held on Saturday, March 27.[1] The free dance performance could last no longer than 4 minutes,[68] and had to include the following: three dance lifts, one dance spin, one set of synchronized twizzles, one step sequence in hold, one step sequence while on one skate and not touching, and three choreographic elements, of which one had to be a choreographic character step sequence.[78][75]

Judging

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For the 2020–2021 season, all of the technical elements in any figure skating performance – such as jumps, spins, and lifts – were assigned a predetermined base point value and were then scored by a panel of nine judges on a scale from -5 to 5 based on their quality of execution.[79] The judging panel's Grade of Execution (GOE) was determined by calculating the trimmed mean (that is, an average after deleting the highest and lowest scores), and this GOE was added to the base value to come up with the final score for each element. The panel's scores for all elements were added together to generate a total element score.[80] At the same time, judges evaluated each performance based on five program components – skating skills, transitions, performance/execution, composition, and interpretation – and assigned a score from .25 to 10 in .25 point increments. The judging panel's final score for each program component was also determined by calculating the trimmed mean. Those scores were then multiplied by the factor shown on the following chart; the results were added together to generate a total program component score.[81]

Program component factoring[81]
Discipline Short progam
or Rhythm dance 		Free skate
or Free dance
Men 1.00 2.00
Women 0.80 1.60
Pairs 0.80 1.60
Ice dance 0.80 1.20

Deductions were applied for certain violations like time infractions, stops and restarts, or falls.[82] The total element score and total program component score were added together, minus any deductions, to generate a final performance score for each skater or team.[83]

Medal summary

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Nathan Chen at the 2019 Skate America
Anna Shcherbakova at the 2021 Russian Championships
Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov at the 2019 Russian Championships
Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov at the 2019 World Championships
From left to right: The 2021 World Champions: Nathan Chen of the United States (men's singles); Anna Shcherbakova of Russia (women's singles); Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov of Russia (pair skating); and Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov of Russia (ice dance)

Medalists

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Medals were awarded to the skaters or teams who achieved the highest overall placements in each discipline.

Medal recipients[84]
Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Men United States Nathan Chen Japan Yuma Kagiyama Japan Yuzuru Hanyu
Women FSR Anna Shcherbakova FSR Elizaveta Tuktamysheva FSR Alexandra Trusova
Pairs FSR China FSR
Ice dance FSR United States Canada

Small medals were awarded to the skaters or teams who achieved the highest short program or rhythm dance placements in each discipline.

Small medal recipients for highest short program or rhythm dance[84]
Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Men Japan Yuzuru Hanyu Japan Yuma Kagiyama United States Nathan Chen
Women FSR Anna Shcherbakova Japan Rika Kihira FSR Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
Pairs FSR China FSR
Ice dance FSR United States United States

Small medals were awarded to the skaters or teams who achieved the highest free skate or free dance placements in each discipline.

Small medal recipients for highest free skate or free dance[84]
Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Men United States Nathan Chen Japan Yuma Kagiyama Japan Shoma Uno
Women FSR Alexandra Trusova FSR Anna Shcherbakova FSR Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
Pairs FSR China FSR
Ice dance FSR Canada United States

Medals by country

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Total medals by nation
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1FSR3126
2 United States1102
3 Japan0112
4 China0101
5 Canada0011
Totals (5 entries)44412

Results

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Men's singles

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Nathan Chen of the United States, who had been in third place after the short program, rallied back in the free skate, successfully performing five quadruple jumps and finishing with an almost 30-point lead over the silver medalist, Yuma Kagiyama of Japan. This was Chen's third World Championship win in a row; he was the first man to win three titles in a row since Patrick Chan of Canada (2011–13), and the first American skater since Scott Hamilton (1982–84).[85] Chen had not lost an international event since finishing fifth at the 2018 Winter Olympics. In a statement to the media, Chen said, "The fact that I’m able to be here at this world championship after that unprecedented year... I’m very elated right now."[86]

Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, two-time Olympic champion and two-time World champion, was in the lead after the short program, but an error on his quadruple loop and stumbles on his triple Axels caused him to finish the competition in third place. It was Hanyu's eighth World Championship medal since 2012.[87]

On the other hand, Vincent Zhou of the United States, who won the bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships, had a disastrous performance during his short program, failing to land all three of his jumping elements. He finished in 25th place, missing the cut-off for the free skate. "It’s always better to talk about it than drown in my own misery," Zhou stated afterward. "To me, it feels like I let down my teammates and myself, but dwelling on those things is only going to make me feel worse."[88]

Men's results[89]
Rank Skater Nation Total SP FS
1st place, gold medalist(s) Nathan Chen  United States 320.88 3 98.85 1 222.03
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yuma Kagiyama  Japan 291.77 2 100.96 2 190.81
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Yuzuru Hanyu  Japan 289.18 1 106.98 4 182.20
4 Shoma Uno  Japan 277.44 6 92.62 3 184.82
5 Mikhail Kolyada FSR 272.04 4 93.52 5 178.52
6 Keegan Messing  Canada 270.26 5 93.51 6 176.75
7 Jason Brown  United States 262.17 7 91.25 8 170.92
8 Evgeni Semenenko FSR 258.45 10 86.86 7 171.59
9 Kévin Aymoz  France 254.52 9 88.24 9 166.28
10 Cha Jun-hwan  South Korea 245.99 8 91.15 13 154.84
11 Matteo Rizzo  Italy 245.37 11 83.30 11 162.07
12 Daniel Grassl  Italy 242.81 15 79.43 10 163.38
13 Yan Han  China 235.31 12 81.52 14 153.79
14 Morisi Kvitelashvili  Georgia 231.81 21 74.66 12 157.15
15 Lukas Britschgi  Switzerland 225.55 17 78.27 16 147.28
16 Aleksandr Selevko  Estonia 222.06 24 70.74 15 151.32
17 Konstantin Milyukov  Belarus 221.33 16 78.86 17 142.47
18 Deniss Vasiļjevs  Latvia 213.05 14 81.22 18 131.83
19 Michal Březina  Czech Republic 210.73 13 81.43 21 129.30
20 Donovan Carrillo  Mexico 204.78 23 73.91 19 130.87
21 Ivan Shmuratko  Ukraine 204.17 22 73.98 20 130.19
22 Jin Boyang  China 199.15 19 77.95 22 121.20
23 Nikolaj Majorov  Sweden 192.79 20 75.59 23 117.20
24 Alexei Bychenko  Israel 190.45 18 78.05 24 112.40
25 Vincent Zhou  United States 70.51 25 70.51 Did not advance
to free skate
26 Paul Fentz  Germany 68.43 26 68.43
27 Vladimir Litvintsev  Azerbaijan 68.43 27 68.43
28 Başar Oktar  Turkey 67.14 28 67.14
29 Maurizio Zandron  Austria 63.88 29 63.88
30 Peter James Hallam  Great Britain 61.56 30 61.56
31 Valtter Virtanen  Finland 60.27 31 60.27
32 Mikhail Shaidorov  Kazakhstan 59.14 32 59.14
33 Larry Loupolover  Bulgaria 58.93 33 58.93

Women's singles

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Yi Christy Leung of Hong Kong withdrew prior to the short program due to an injury.[90] Likewise, Maé-Bérénice Méité of France suffered an Achilles tendon rupture from a fall during her short program and withdrew from the competition.[91]

Anna Shcherbakova, representing the Figure Skating Federation of Russia, won the gold medal, while her teammates Elizaveta Tuktamysheva and Alexandra Trusova finished second and third, respectively. Trusova had been in twelfth place after the short program, but rallied back with the highest score in the free skating to win the bronze medal. It was the first podium sweep in the women's event at the World Championships since 1991, when skaters from the United States captured the top three spots.[92]

Karen Chen of the United States finished in fourth place, performing an "inspired program" and securing three spots for the United States in the women's event at the 2022 Winter Olympics. This was a near-repeat of Chen's performance at the 2017 World Championships, where she had also finished fourth, securing three spots for the United States at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[93]

Women's results[94]
Rank Skater Nation Total SP FS
1st place, gold medalist(s) Anna Shcherbakova FSR 233.17 1 81.00 2 152.17
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Elizaveta Tuktamysheva FSR 220.46 3 78.86 3 141.60
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alexandra Trusova FSR 217.20 12 64.82 1 152.38
4 Karen Chen  United States 208.63 4 74.40 6 134.23
5 Loena Hendrickx  Belgium 208.44 10 67.28 4 141.16
6 Kaori Sakamoto  Japan 207.80 6 70.38 5 137.42
7 Rika Kihira  Japan 205.70 2 79.08 9 126.62
8 Olga Mikutina  Austria 198.77 11 67.18 7 131.59
9 Bradie Tennell  United States 197.81 7 69.87 8 127.94
10 Lee Hae-in  South Korea 193.44 8 68.94 11 124.50
11 Kim Ye-lim  South Korea 191.78 5 73.63 13 118.15
12 Ekaterina Ryabova  Azerbaijan 189.46 13 64.11 10 125.35
13 Madeline Schizas  Canada 185.78 9 68.77 14 117.01
14 Eva-Lotta Kiibus  Estonia 181.47 19 59.65 12 121.82
15 Josefin Taljegård  Sweden 178.10 15 61.58 16 116.52
16 Lindsay van Zundert  Netherlands 174.50 24 57.72 15 116.78
17 Alexandra Feigin  Bulgaria 173.52 17 59.97 18 113.55
18 Nicole Schott  Germany 172.80 20 59.09 17 113.71
19 Satoko Miyahara  Japan 172.30 16 59.99 19 112.31
20 Alina Urushadze  Georgia 169.01 18 59.89 20 109.12
21 Chen Hongyi  China 162.79 22 58.81 21 103.98
22 Eliška Březinová  Czech Republic 155.14 21 58.81 22 96.33
23 Natasha McKay  Great Britain 153.46 23 58.15 23 95.31
24 Jenni Saarinen  Finland 146.54 14 63.54 24 83.00
25 Alexia Paganini  Switzerland 57.23 25 57.23 Did not advance
to free skate
26 Kailani Craine  Australia 56.86 26 56.86
27 Emily Bausback  Canada 55.74 27 55.74
28 Lara Naki Gutmann  Italy 55.64 28 55.64
29 Emmy Ma  Chinese Taipei 55.63 29 55.63
30 Júlia Láng  Hungary 54.20 30 54.20
31 Nelli Ioffe  Israel 52.43 31 52.43
32 Ekaterina Kurakova  Poland 52.28 32 52.28
33 Angelīna Kučvaļska  Latvia 47.94 33 47.94
34 Daša Grm  Slovenia 47.76 34 47.76
35 Anastasiia Arkhypova  Ukraine 45.07 35 45.07
36 Emilea Zingas  Cyprus 43.20 36 43.20
37 Elžbieta Kropa  Lithuania 41.31 37 41.31
WD Yi Christy Leung  Hong Kong Withdrew from competition
Maé-Bérénice Méité  France

Pairs

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Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov, representing the Figure Skating Federation of Russia, won the gold medal at their first World Championship competition after winning the free skating segment with their performance to Queen's "We Are the Champions". Mishina and Galliamov had won the World Junior Championships just two years earlier. They were the first pairs team to win the World Championships in their first appearance since Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov in 1986.[95]

Sui Wenjing and Han Cong of China, 2018 Winter Olympic silver medalists and two-time World Champions, finished in second place. Due to injury, Sui and Han had only been able to practice on ice together for two months. Meanwhile, Aleksandra Boikova and Dmitrii Kozlovskii of Russia, who were in the lead after the short program, finished in third place.[96]

Pairs results[97]
Rank Team Nation Total SP FS
1st place, gold medalist(s) FSR 227.59 3 75.79 1 151.80
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  China 225.71 2 77.62 2 148.09
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) FSR 217.63 1 80.16 4 137.47
4 FSR 212.76 4 71.46 3 141.30
5  China 201.18 5 71.32 6 129.86
6  Canada 195.29 10 63.45 5 131.84
7  United States 192.10 7 64.67 7 127.43
8  Italy 186.50 11 59.95 8 126.55
9  United States 185.31 6 64.94 9 120.37
10  Japan 184.41 8 64.37 10 120.04
11  Austria 182.30 9 64.01 11 118.29
12  Canada 176.24 12 59.41 12 116.83
13  Germany 162.81 13 57.48 14 105.33
14  Hungary 157.87 18 51.21 13 106.66
15  Czech Republic 157.29 16 54.30 15 102.99
16  Georgia 156.73 14 56.13 16 100.60
17  Italy 154.04 15 54.70 18 99.34
18  Belarus 145.55 20 46.20 17 99.35
19  Israel 145.03 17 53.67 20 91.36
20  France 144.84 19 50.99 19 93.85
21  Croatia 44.75 21 44.75 Did not advance
to free skate
22  Netherlands 43.12 22 43.12
23  France 42.12 23 42.12
24  Great Britain 38.79 24 38.79

Ice dance

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Tina Garabedian and Simon Proulx-Sénécal of Armenia withdrew prior to the rhythm dance for an unspecified medical reason, which was later revealed to be a false positive COVID-19 test from Proulx-Sénécal.[98][44]

Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov, representing the Figure Skating Federation of Russia, won both the rhythm dance and free dance segments, including a personal best score in the free dance, to win the World Championship title. They were the first Russian team to win a World Championship title in ice dance since Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin in 2009.[77] Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue of the United States finished in second place with a "captivating program."[99] "It is really a joy to skate together," Hubbell stated afterward, "but there is also that little dissatisfaction of not reaching our goal of bringing home the gold medal."[99] Likewise, their teammates Madison Chock and Evan Bates had hoped to win a third world medal with their iconic snake charming program, but finished in fourth place after Bates made a minor error on his twizzles. Still, their high performance, along with that of Hubbell and Donohue, netted the United States three quota spots in ice dance at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[100]

Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Canada, who had hoped to win a World Championship medal in Montreal, which had been scheduled to host the 2020 World Championships before it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, finished in third place. Their total score of 214.35 was a new personal best. "I think we're absolutely thrilled with what we did today," Gilles said afterward. "We just love to perform and skate and I think that came out on the ice today."[101]

Ice dance results[102]
Rank Team Nation Total RD FD
1st place, gold medalist(s) FSR 221.17 1 88.15 1 133.02
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States 214.71 2 86.05 3 128.66
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Canada 214.35 4 83.37 2 130.98
4  United States 212.69 3 85.15 4 127.54
5 FSR 208.77 5 83.02 5 125.75
6  Italy 205.20 6 81.04 6 124.16
7  Great Britain 196.92 8 77.42 7 119.50
8  Canada 196.88 7 77.87 8 119.01
9  United States 188.51 11 75.08 9 113.43
10 FSR 188.45 10 75.58 10 112.87
11  Spain 186.13 12 74.26 11 111.87
12  Poland 183.33 9 76.12 14 107.21
13  China 182.90 13 73.97 12 108.93
14  Canada 180.71 14 72.00 13 108.71
15  Lithuania 178.18 15 71.29 15 106.89
16  France 173.55 16 69.99 16 103.56
17  France 169.70 19 66.80 17 102.90
18  Germany 168.33 17 68.37 19 99.96
19  Japan 167.81 18 68.02 20 99.79
20  Ukraine 167.34 20 66.54 18 100.80
21  Finland 64.59 21 64.59 Did not advance
to free dance
22  Czech Republic 64.00 22 64.00
23  Hungary 62.78 23 62.78
24  Australia 60.73 24 60.73
25  Italy 60.60 25 60.60
26
 Israel 55.57 26 55.57
27
 Turkey 52.21 27 52.21
28  Belarus 51.15 28 51.15
29  Netherlands 50.79 29 50.79
30
  • Ekaterina Kuznetsova
  • Oleksandr Kolosovskyi
  Azerbaijan 46.19 30 46.19
31  Bulgaria 45.28 31 45.28
WD  Armenia Withdrew from competition

Olympic qualifying results

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Main article: Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

The results of the 2021 World Championships determined 82 spots for the 2022 Winter Olympics: 23 entries in the men's event, 24 in the women's event, 16 in the pairs event, and 19 in the ice dance event. One allocated spot in men's singles was unused due to an insufficient number of member nations meeting the criteria, and the spot was re-allocated to the next qualifying event: the 2021 Nebelhorn Trophy.[100]

Athletes from Russia would compete under the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) flag at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[103]

The following ISU member nations earned Olympic quota spots for their National Olympic Committee at the World Championships. Countries denoted with an asterisk (*) had the opportunity to earn a second or third berth at the 2021 Nebelhorn Trophy.[100]

Number of Olympic quota spots per discipline
Spots Men Women Pairs Ice dance
3  Japan  Japan
 ROC 		 ROC  Canada
 ROC
 United States
2  Italy
 ROC *
 United States * 		 South Korea
 United States * 		 Canada
 China *
 Italy
 United States 		—
1  Belarus
 Canada *
 China
 Czech Republic
 Estonia
 France *
 Georgia
 Israel
 Latvia
 Mexico
 South Korea *
 Sweden
 Switzerland
 Ukraine 		 Austria *
 Azerbaijan
 Belgium *
 Bulgaria
 Canada
 China
 Czech Republic
 Estonia
 Georgia
 Germany
 Great Britain
 Finland
 Netherlands
 Sweden 		 Austria
 Czech Republic
 Germany
 Hungary
 Japan * 		 China
 France
 Germany
 Great Britain *
 Italy *
 Japan
 Lithuania
 Poland
 Spain
 Ukraine

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