| 1977 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship | 
| Date: | March 1 – 6 | 
| Season: | 1976–77 | 
| Location: | Tokyo, Japan | 
| Venue: | Yoyogi National Stadium | 
| Champions | |
| Men's singles:  Vladimir Kovalev | |
| Ladies' singles:  Linda Fratianne | |
| Pairs:  Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev | |
| Ice dance:  Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov | |
| Previous: 1976 World Championships | |
| Next: 1978 World Championships | |
The 1977 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Tokyo, Japan from March 1 to 6. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
The ISU Representative was Jacques Favart of France. The ISU Technical Delegates were Hermann Schiechtl of West Germany.
Medal tables
Medalists
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Vladimir Kovalev |  Jan Hoffmann |  Minoru Sano | 
| Ladies' singles |  Linda Fratianne |  Anett Pötzsch |  Dagmar Lurz | 
| Pair skating |  Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev |  Irina Vorobieva / Aleksandr Vlasov |  Tai Babilonia / Randy Gardner | 
| Ice dancing |  Irina Moiseeva / Andrej Minenkov |  Janet Thompson / Warren Maxwell |  Natalia Linichuk / Gennadi Karponosov | 
Medals by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 
| 3 |  East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| 4 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 5 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
|  West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | Age | CP | SP | FP | Points | Places | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Kovalev |  Soviet Union | 24 | 1 | 44.40 | 2 | 41.24 | 3 | 102.40 | 188.04 | 16 | 
| 2 | Jan Hoffmann |  East Germany | 21 | 2 | 42.52 | 1 | 41.04 | 2 | 103.40 | 186.96 | 18 | 
| 3 | Minoru Sano |  Japan | 21 | 6 | 39.44 | 4 | 39.96 | 1 | 105.70 | 185.10 | 24 | 
| 4 | David Santee |  United States | 19 | 4 | 42.04 | 9 | 37.92 | 5 | 99.70 | 179.66 | 40 | 
| 5 | Charles Tickner |  United States | 23 | 5 | 39.52 | 3 | 40.56 | 7 | 98.80 | 178.88 | 42 | 
| 6 | Ron Shaver | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 25 | 9 | 37.84 | 8 | 37.48 | 6 | 99.40 | 174.72 | 61 | 
| 7 | Yuri Ovchinnikov |  Soviet Union | 26 | 7 | 38.12 | 6 | 38.16 | 8 | 97.60 | 173.88 | 64 | 
| 8 | Mitsuru Matsumura |  Japan | 19 | 15 | 35.00 | 11 | 36.13 | 4 | 101.20 | 172.33 | 73 | 
| 9 | Scott Cramer |  United States | 18 | 8 | 38.20 | 10 | 37.60 | 9 | 95.90 | 171.70 | 73 | 
| 10 | Pekka Leskinen |  Finland | 23 | 3 | 42.00 | 12 | 35.12 | 11 | 92.90 | 170.02 | 89 | 
| 11 | Konstantin Kokora |  Soviet Union | 19 | 11 | 37.12 | 7 | 38.20 | 10 | 93.00 | 168.32 | 94 | 
| 12 | Ronald Koppelent |  Austria | 21 | 14 | 37.00 | 14 | 33.24 | 13 | 86.40 | 156.64 | 118 | 
| 13 | Kurt Kurzinger |  West Germany | 13 | 36.32 | 13 | 33.88 | 14 | 85.00 | 155.20 | 121 | |
| 14 | Brian Pockar | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 17 | 16 | 34.72 | 15 | 33.00 | 12 | 87.30 | 155.02 | 122 | 
| 15 | Jean-Christophe Simond |  France | 16 | 12 | 36.44 | 16 | 32.60 | 15 | 84.80 | 154.84 | 134 | 
| 16 | William Schober | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 17 | 32.64 | 17 | 34.80 | 16 | 77.30 | 144.74 | 144 | |
| 17 | Han Soo-bong |  South Korea | 18 | 31.20 | 18 | 26.52 | 17 | 71.90 | 129.62 | 153 | |
| WD | Robin Cousins |  United Kingdom | 19 | 10 | 37.72 | 5 | 40.08 | DNF | |||
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
- Kinuko Ueno  Japan Japan
Judges:
- Gerhardt Bubnik  Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
- Erika Schiechtl  West Germany West Germany
- Geoffrey Yates  United Kingdom United Kingdom
- David Dore .svg.png.webp) Canada Canada
- Valentin Piseev  Soviet Union Soviet Union
- Goro Ishimaru  Japan Japan
- Edith M. Shoemaker  United States United States
- Helga von Wiecki  East Germany East Germany
- Sydney R. Croll .svg.png.webp) Australia Australia
Substitute judge:
- Monique Georgelin  France France
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | Age | CP | SP | FP | Points | Places | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda Fratianne |  United States | 16 | 4 | 44.44 | 1 | 41.72 | 2 | 103.10 | 189.26 | 10 | 
| 2 | Anett Pötzsch |  East Germany | 16 | 1 | 45.56 | 6 | 38.92 | 3 | 100.70 | 185.18 | 22 | 
| 3 | Dagmar Lurz |  West Germany | 18 | 2 | 45.08 | 3 | 39.20 | 8 | 98.20 | 182.48 | 43 | 
| 4 | Barbara Smith |  United States | 5 | 43.04 | 4 | 39.80 | 7 | 99.60 | 182.44 | 43 | |
| 5 | Wendy Burge |  United States | 19 | 7 | 41.48 | 2 | 40.32 | 4 | 101.10 | 182.90 | 41 | 
| 6 | Susanna Driano |  Italy | 19 | 3 | 43.88 | 7 | 38.88 | 9 | 98.20 | 180.96 | 50 | 
| 7 | Elena Vodorezova |  Soviet Union | 13 | 13 | 36.80 | 5 | 39.92 | 1 | 103.10 | 179.82 | 59 | 
| 8 | Lynn Nightingale | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 20 | 8 | 40.84 | 9 | 38.32 | 5 | 100.60 | 179.76 | 66 | 
| 9 | Marion Weber |  East Germany | 17 | 6 | 42.12 | 12 | 38.04 | 10 | 97.20 | 177.36 | 80 | 
| 10 | Denise Biellmann | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | 14 | 12 | 37.68 | 8 | 38.44 | 6 | 100.10 | 176.22 | 87 | 
| 11 | Claudia Kristofics-Binder |  Austria | 15 | 9 | 39.96 | 10 | 37.72 | 12 | 95.00 | 172.68 | 103 | 
| 12 | Emi Watanabe |  Japan | 14 | 11 | 40.04 | 11 | 38.08 | 13 | 95.00 | 173.12 | 106 | 
| 13 | Heather Kemkaran | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 20 | 14 | 35.56 | 13 | 35.98 | 11 | 97.60 | 169.14 | 113 | 
| 14 | Garnet Ostermeier |  West Germany | 17 | 10 | 39.20 | 14 | 36.12 | 14 | 91.20 | 166.52 | 124 | 
| 15 | Karena Richardson |  United Kingdom | 17 | 19 | 32.36 | 16 | 35.52 | 15 | 91.80 | 159.68 | 133 | 
| 16 | Susan Broman |  Finland | 17 | 15 | 34.60 | 15 | 36.08 | 16 | 83.40 | 154.08 | 150 | 
| 17 | Robyn Burley | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 16 | 34.64 | 18 | 32.84 | 17 | 84.00 | 151.48 | 154 | |
| 18 | Maria-Claude Bierre |  France | 17 | 34.08 | 17 | 32.92 | 18 | 83.40 | 150.40 | 159 | |
| 19 | Franca Bianconi |  Italy | 15 | 21 | 31.52 | 20 | 30.80 | 19 | 82.30 | 144.62 | 176 | 
| 20 | Lee Hyun-joo |  South Korea | 18 | 32.72 | 21 | 30.88 | 21 | 80.60 | 144.20 | 178 | |
| 21 | Lotta Crispin |  Sweden | 20 | 31.64 | 19 | 31.44 | 20 | 80.30 | 143.38 | 182 | |
Referee:
- Sonia Bianchetti  Italy Italy
Assistant Referee:
- Benjamin Wright  United Kingdom United Kingdom
Judges:
- Giovanni De Mori  Italy Italy
- Günter Teichmann  East Germany East Germany
- Jürg Wilhelm .svg.png.webp) Switzerland Switzerland
- Geoffrey Yates  United Kingdom United Kingdom
- Yvonne S. McGowan  United States United States
- Ludwig Gassner  Austria Austria
- Norris Bowden .svg.png.webp) Canada Canada
- Leena Vainio  Finland Finland
- Eugen Romminger  West Germany West Germany
Substitute judge:
- Tsukasa Kimura  Japan Japan
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | Age | SP | FP | Points | Places | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev |  Soviet Union | 27/24 | 1 | 34.90 | 1 | 105.60 | 140.50 | 9 | 
| 2 | Irina Vorobieva / Alexandr Vlasov |  Soviet Union | 18/20 | 2 | 34.56 | 3 | 101.60 | 136.16 | 23 | 
| 3 | Tai Babilonia / Randy Gardner |  United States | 16/18 | 3 | 33.45 | 2 | 102.20 | 135.65 | 29 | 
| 4 | Marina Cherkasova / Sergei Shakhrai |  Soviet Union | 12/18 | 4 | 33.68 | 5 | 97.80 | 131.48 | 39 | 
| 5 | Manuela Mager / Uwe Bewersdorf |  East Germany | 20/26 | 5 | 32.37 | 4 | 99.30 | 131.67 | 42 | 
| 6 | Ingrid Spieglová / Alan Spiegl |  Czechoslovakia | 16/17 | 6 | 31.57 | 6 | 95.00 | 126.57 | 57 | 
| 7 | Gail Hamula / Frank Sweiding |  United States | 7 | 30.70 | 7 | 94.40 | 125.10 | 63 | |
| 8 | Susanne Scheibe / Andreas Nischwitz |  West Germany | /19 | 8 | 30.58 | 9 | 91.40 | 121.98 | 78 | 
| 9 | Sheryl Franks / Michael Botticelli |  United States | 14/17 | 9 | 30.34 | 8 | 93.10 | 123.44 | 73 | 
| 10 | Sherri Baier / Robin Cowan | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 11 | 27.90 | 10 | 88.50 | 116.40 | 91 | |
| 11 | Gabrielle Beck / Jochen Stahl |  West Germany | 10 | 28.74 | 11 | 87.80 | 116.54 | 96 | |
| 12 | Elizabeth Cain / Peter Cain | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 14/18 | 13 | 26.87 | 12 | 85.50 | 112.37 | 106 | 
| 13 | Kyoko Hagiwara / Sumio Murata |  Japan | 12 | 27.44 | 13 | 79.50 | 106.94 | 116 | |
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
- Kikuko Minami  Japan Japan
Judges:
- Gerhardt Bubnik  Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
- Erika Schiechtl  West Germany West Germany
- Geoffrey Yates  United Kingdom United Kingdom
- David Dore .svg.png.webp) Canada Canada
- Valentin Piseev  Soviet Union Soviet Union
- Goro Ishimaru  Japan Japan
- Edith M. Shoemaker  United States United States
- Helga von Wiecki  East Germany East Germany
- Sydney R. Croll .svg.png.webp) Australia Australia
Substitute judge:
- Monique Georgelin  France France
Ice dancing
| Rank | Name | Nation | Age | CD | FD | Points | Places | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov |  Soviet Union | 21/22 | 1 | 102.32 | 1 | 105.50 | 207.82 | 9 | 
| 2 | Janet Thompson / Warren Maxwell |  United Kingdom | 21/24 | 2 | 99.16 | 2 | 102.50 | 201.66 | 24 | 
| 3 | Natalia Linichuk / Gennadi Karponosov |  Soviet Union | 20/26 | 4 | 97.72 | 3 | 102.20 | 199.92 | 28 | 
| 4 | Krisztina Regőczy / András Sallay |  Hungary | 21/23 | 3 | 98.80 | 4 | 101.90 | 200.70 | 29 | 
| 5 | Marina Zueva / Andrei Vitman |  Soviet Union | 20/ | 5 | 94.56 | 5 | 100.10 | 194.66 | 45 | 
| 6 | Susan Carscallen / Eric Gillies | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 22/24 | 6 | 92.80 | 7 | 96.10 | 188.90 | 58 | 
| 7 | Kay Barsdell / Kenneth Foster |  United Kingdom | 7 | 91.32 | 6 | 95.90 | 187.22 | 65 | |
| 8 | Liliana Řeháková / Stanislav Drastich |  Czechoslovakia | 18/22 | 9 | 89.68 | 8 | 95.30 | 184.98 | 73 | 
| 9 | Judi Genovesi / Kent Weigle |  United States | 19/21 | 8 | 88.92 | 9 | 94.30 | 183.22 | 77 | 
| 10 | Lorna Wighton / John Dowding | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 18/19 | 10 | 87.08 | 10 | 92.60 | 179.68 | 90 | 
| 11 | Isabella Rizzi / Luigi Freroni |  Italy | 11 | 83.88 | 11 | 90.20 | 174.08 | 100 | |
| 12 | Susan Kelley / Andrew Stroukoff |  United States | 22/26 | 13 | 82.12 | 12 | 88.90 | 171.02 | 108 | 
| 13 | Susi Handschmann / Peter Handschmann |  Austria | 18/19 | 12 | 83.40 | 13 | 85.60 | 169.00 | 116 | 
| 14 | Misa Kage / Masanori Takeda |  Japan | 14 | 80.32 | 14 | 84.50 | 164.82 | 123 | |
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
- George J. Blundun .svg.png.webp) Canada Canada
Judges:
- Ludwig Gassner  Austria Austria
- Pamela Davis  United Kingdom United Kingdom
- Klára Kozári  Hungary Hungary
- Mary Louise Wright  United States United States
- Ennio Bernazzali  Italy Italy
- Irina Absliamova  Soviet Union Soviet Union
- Gerhardt Bubnik  Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
- Tsukasa Kimura  Japan Japan
- Joyce Hisey .svg.png.webp) Canada Canada
Substitute judge:
- Eugen Romminger  West Germany West Germany
Sources
- Result list provided by the ISU
- US Pair Is 3d After Start of World Skating
- Miss Rodnina, Zaitsev Win Fifth Straight Skating Title
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