Sports
World Figure Skating Champions
The World Figure Skating Championships have been held annually since 1896, except in 1915-21 (World War I), 1940-46 (WWII), and 1961 (cancelled because of a plane crash that killed the entire American team). Women were first allowed to compete in 1906.
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Annett Pöetzsch
German athlete.
- 1978, 1980 World Figure Skating champion
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Beatrix Schuba
Austrian athlete.
- 1971, 1972 World Figure Skating champion
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Carol Heiss
American athlete.
- 1956-60 World Figure Skating champion
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Christine Errath
- 1974 World Figure Skating champion
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Debi Thomas
- 1986 World Figure Skating champion
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Denise Biellmann
- 1981 World Figure Skating champion
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Dianne de Leeuw
- 1975 World Figure Skating champion
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Dorothy Hamill
American athlete.
- 1976 World Figure Skating champion
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Elaine Zayak
- 1982 World Figure Skating champion
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Gabriele Seyfert
- 1969-70 World Figure Skating champion
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Gundi Busch
- 1954 World Figure Skating champion
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Jacqueline Du Bief
- 1952 World Figure Skating champion
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Jill Trenary
- 1990 World Figure Skating champion
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Karen Magnussen
- 1973 World Figure Skating champion
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Katarina Witt
German athlete.
- 1984-85, 1987-88 World Figure Skating champion
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Kristi Yamaguchi
American athlete.
- 1991-92 World Figure Skating champion
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Linda Fratiane
- 1977, 1979 World Figure Skating champion
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Lu Chen
- 1995 World Figure Skating champion
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Midori Ito
- 1989 World Figure Skating champion
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Oksana Baiul
Ukrainian athlete.
- 1993 World Figure Skating champion
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Peggy Fleming (born 1948)
American figure skater.
- 1966-68 World Figure Skating champion
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Petra Burka
- 1965 World Figure Skating champion
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Rosalynn Sumners
- 1983 World Figure Skating champion
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Sjoukje Dijkstra
Dutch athlete.
- 1962-64 World Figure Skating champion
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Tenley Albright
American figure skater.
- 1953, 1955 World Figure Skating champion
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Yuko Sata
- 1994 World Figure Skating champion
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Michelle Kwan
American athlete.
- 1996, 1998 World Figure Skating champion
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Tara Lipinski (born 1982)
American figure skater. At 14, she became the youngest to ever win a U.S. or world championship.
- 1997 World Figure Skating champion
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