World Figure Skating Championships cumulative medal count

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Ulrich Salchow at the Olympic Summer Games 1908 in London
Ulrich Salchow is the most decorated figure skater at the World Championships with ten gold medals and three silver medals.

The World Figure Skating Championships are an annual senior figure skating event awarding medals in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The world title is considered the most prestigious competitive achievement in figure skating after the Olympic gold medal.

Men's singles[edit]

The men's event was first held in 1896 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and is the oldest discipline at the World Championships.[1] Until 1902 men and women were allowed to compete in the same event (open singles). Since 1903, only men can attend the event.[2]

Ulrich Salchow from Sweden has won the most gold medals in the men's singles and also the most total medals (thirteen). He won ten gold medals in a row; however, this feat was not achieved at back-to-back events, as he didn't compete at the 1906 World Championships in Munich, Germany. The record for most back-to-back titles is held by Austrian Karl Schäfer with seven gold medals. The most silver medals were won by James Grogan from the United States and Brian Orser from Canada (with four each), while Andor Szende from Hungary, Alexandre Fadeev from the Soviet Union, and Jan Hoffmann from East Germany share the record for the most bronze medals (with three each).[1]

Total medal count by nation[edit]

Hayes Alan Jenkins (left) and David Jenkins (right) on a press photo in 1956
Hayes Alan Jenkins (left) and his brother David (right) won together seven gold medals and four bronze medals for the United States in men's singles.
  • Countries that no longer participate are indicated in italics.
  • At the 1900 and 1901 World Championships, only two competitors participated in the men's singles event, so no bronze medals were awarded.[1]
  • In 1902, female skater Madge Syers from Great Britain won a silver medal in the open singles event, which reflects on the men's singles medal table.[2]
Number of World Championship medals in men's singles by nation[3][4]
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States27212169
2 Austria22161553
3 Sweden154322
4 Canada1413633
5 Russia74617
6 Japan512522
7 Soviet Union47718
8 France371020
9 Czechoslovakia3317
10  Switzerland3126
11 Germany29920
12 Great Britain28515
13 East Germany2248
14 Spain2024
15 West Germany1214
16 CIS1001
17 Hungary0268
18 Kazakhstan0112
19 South Korea0101
20 China0022
21 Finland0011
 Italy0011
 Norway0011
 Poland0011
 Ukraine0011
Totals (25 entries)113113111337

Most gold medals by skater[edit]

Dick Button at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Dick Button won the most gold medals in men's singles at the World Championships in the post-war era. He won all five gold medals at back-to-back events.
  • If the number of gold medals is identical, the silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). 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.
Top 10 ranking of men's singles skaters by the most gold medals won at the World Championships[3][4]
No. Skater Nation Period Gold medal – first place Silver medal – second place Bronze medal – third place Total
1 Ulrich Salchow  Sweden 1897–1911 10 3 13
2 Karl Schäfer  Austria 1927–1936 7 2 1 10
3 Dick Button United States United States 1947–1952 5 1 6
4 Willy Böckl  Austria 1913–1928 4 3 2 9
5 Alexei Yagudin  Russia 1997–2002 4 1 1 6
6 Kurt Browning  Canada 1989–1993 4 1 5
7 Hayes Alan Jenkins United States United States 1950–1956 4 2 6
8 Scott Hamilton  United States 1981–1984 4 4
9 Fritz Kachler  Austria 1911–1925 3 3 1 7
10 Elvis Stojko  Canada 1992–2000 3 2 1 6

Most total medals by skater[edit]

Yuzuru Hanyu at the victory ceremony of the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships
Yuzuru Hanyu is the only figure skater to win more than six medals at the World Championships in the 21st century (seven total).
  • If the total number of medals is identical, the gold, silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). 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.
Top 10 ranking of men's singles skaters by the most medals won at the World Championships[3][4]
No. Skater Nation Period Gold medal – first place Silver medal – second place Bronze medal – third place Total
1 Ulrich Salchow  Sweden 1897–1911 10 3 13
2 Karl Schäfer  Austria 1927–1936 7 2 1 10
3 Willy Böckl  Austria 1913–1928 4 3 2 9
4 Fritz Kachler  Austria 1911–1925 3 3 1 7
5 Yuzuru Hanyu  Japan 2012–2021 2 3 2 7
6 Jan Hoffmann  East Germany 1973–1980 2 2 3 7
7 Dick Button United States United States 1947–1952 5 1 6
8 Alexei Yagudin  Russia 1997–2002 4 1 1 6
9 Hayes Alan Jenkins United States United States 1950–1956 4 2 6
10 Elvis Stojko  Canada 1992–2000 3 2 1 6

Women's singles[edit]

After the exclusion of female skaters from the open singles event at the World Championships in 1902, the International Skating Union established a separate second-class competition for women called the ISU Championships, which was first held 1906 in Davos, Switzerland.[2] The first combined World Championships for men, women, and pairs took place in 1930 in New York City.[5]

Sonja Henie from Norway holds the record in women's singles for total medals won (with eleven) and the most gold medals won (with ten), which is also the longest winning streak at back-to-back events in this discipline. Six skaters share the record for the most silver medals won (with three): Megan Taylor from Great Britain, Regine Heitzer from Austria, Gabriele Seyfert from East Germany, Surya Bonaly from France, Irina Slutskaya from Russia, and Michelle Kwan from the United States. Vivi-Anne Hultén from Sweden and Carolina Kostner from Italy hold the record for the most bronze medals won (with three each).[3]

Total medal count by nation[edit]

Sonja Henie at the 1931 World Championships in Berlin
Sonja Henie is the most decorated skater at the World Championships in women's singles. She won ten gold medals and one silver medal for Norway.
  • Countries that no longer participate are indicated in italics.
  • At the 1908 and 1910 World Championships, only two competitors participated in the women's singles event, so no bronze medals were awarded.[6]
  • At the 1909 World Championships, Lily Kronberger from Hungary was the only competitor and winner of the gold medal. No silver or bronze medals were awarded.[6]
Number of World Championship medals in women's singles by nation[3][7]
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States26232574
2 Japan115723
3 Norway101213
4 East Germany98219
5 Austria7171236
6 Russia76720
7 Hungary71311
8 Great Britain69722
9 Canada56516
10 Netherlands4138
11 South Korea2338
12 Czechoslovakia2035
13 France1427
14 West Germany1416
15 Italy1247
16 China1124
17Figure Skating Federation of Russia1113
18  Switzerland1001
 Ukraine1001
20 Germany0437
21 Sweden0257
22 Soviet Union0213
23 Belgium0112
24 Kazakhstan0101
25 Finland0011
Totals (25 entries)103102100305

Most gold medals by skater[edit]

Carol Heiss with the Steuben Glass Trophy in 1960
Carol Heiss was the first female single skater in the post-war era to win five gold medals at the World Championships.
  • If the number of gold medals is identical, the silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). 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.
Top 10 ranking of women's singles skaters by the most gold medals won at the World Championships[3][7]
No. Skater Nation Period Gold medal – first place Silver medal – second place Bronze medal – third place Total
1 Sonja Henie  Norway 1926–1936 10 1 11
2 Michelle Kwan  United States 1996–2004 5 3 1 9
3 Carol Heiss United States United States 1955–1960 5 1 6
Herma Szabo  Austria 1922–1927 5 1 6
5 Katarina Witt  East Germany 1982–1988 4 2 6
6 Lily Kronberger Hungary Hungary 1906–1911 4 2 6
7 Mao Asada  Japan 2007–2014 3 1 1 5
Sjoukje Dijkstra  Netherlands 1959–1964 3 1 1 5
9 Opika von Méray Horváth Hungary Hungary 1911–1914 3 1 4
10 Peggy Fleming  United States 1965–1968 3 1 4

Most total medals by skater[edit]

Michelle Kwan 2010 in Baltimore
With five gold medals and nine medals total, Michelle Kwan is the most successful skater in women's singles at the World Championships in the post-war era.
  • If the total number of medals is identical, the gold, silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). 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.
Top 10 ranking of women's singles skaters by the most medals won at the World Championships[3][7]
No. Skater Nation Period Gold medal – first place Silver medal – second place Bronze medal – third place Total
1 Sonja Henie  Norway 1926–1936 10 1 11
2 Michelle Kwan  United States 1996–2004 5 3 1 9
3 Carol Heiss United States United States 1955–1960 5 1 6
Herma Szabo  Austria 1922–1927 5 1 6
5 Katarina Witt  East Germany 1982–1988 4 2 6
6 Lily Kronberger Hungary Hungary 1906–1911 4 2 6
7 Irina Slutskaya  Russia 1996–2005 2 3 1 6
8 Yuna Kim  South Korea 2007–2013 2 2 2 6
9 Carolina Kostner  Italy 2005–2014 1 2 3 6
10 Mao Asada  Japan 2007–2014 3 1 1 5
Sjoukje Dijkstra  Netherlands 1959–1964 3 1 1 5

Pairs[edit]

The first separate pair skating event was held in 1908 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.[8] The first combined World Championships for men, women, and pairs took place in 1930 in New York City.[5]

Irina Rodnina and Alexander Zaitsev from the Soviet Union hold the record for the most gold medals won in pair skating and the longest winning streak at back-to-back events (with six). Rodnina won another four gold medals with her previous partner Alexei Ulanov and was undefeated at ten World Championships in a row.[8] The record for total medals won is shared by two pairs (with eight each): Aljona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy from Germany; and Ludmila Belousova and Oleg Protopopov from the Soviet Union. Savchenko won another three medals with Bruno Massot and holds the record for the most total medals won by a skater in pairs (with eleven). Ilse and Erik Pausin won the most silver medals (with five), representing Austria and Germany. Lyudmila Smirnova from the Soviet Union won five silver medals as well, but with two different partners. Three pairs teams share the record for the most bronze medals (with three each): Marianna and László Nagy from Hungary, Cynthia and Ronald Kauffman from the United States, and Pang Qing and Tong Jian from China. Todd Sand from the United States and Eric Radford from Canada also won three bronze medals, but each of them with different partners.[3]

Total medal count by nation[edit]

Irina Rodnina (left) has won ten gold medals at Worlds in pair skating for the Soviet Union: four with Alexei Ulanov (right) and another six with Alexander Zaitsev.
  • Countries that no longer participate are indicated in italics.
  • At the 1910 and 1911 World Championships, Ludowika Eilers and Walter Jakobsson competed as a pair representing two different countries (Eilers for Germany and Jakobsson for Finland).[8] 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.[8]
Number of World Championship medals in pair skating by nation[3][9]
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union2419851
2 Germany147829
3 Canada1371232
4 Russia8111029
5 Austria713727
6 China710522
7 Hungary53513
8 West Germany43411
9 France4127
10 United States371727
11 Finland3407
12 Great Britain33511
13 Belgium2013
14 East Germany16613
15 Japan1214
16Figure Skating Federation of Russia1012
17 CIS1001
 Czech Republic1001
19 Czechoslovakia0213
20 Sweden0134
21 Norway0123
22  Switzerland0101
23 Italy0011
 Poland0011
Totals (24 entries)102101100303

Most gold medals by pairs team[edit]

Aljona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy at the victory ceremony of the 2008 World Championships in Gothenburg
With five gold medals and eight medals total, Aljona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy are the most successful pairs couple at the World Championships in the 21st century.
  • 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 (in that order). 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 (from first to last).
Top 10 ranking of pairs skaters by the most gold medals won at the World Championships[3][9]
No. Female partner Male partner Nation Period Gold medal – first place Silver medal – second place Bronze medal – third place Total
1 Irina Rodnina Alexander Zaitsev  Soviet Union 1973–1978 6 6
2 Aljona Savchenko[a] Robin Szolkowy  Germany 2007–2014 5 2 1 8
3 Ludmila Belousova Oleg Protopopov  Soviet Union 1962–1969 4 3 1 8
4 Andrée Brunet (Joly) Pierre Brunet  France 1925–1932 4 1 5
Ekaterina Gordeeva Sergei Grinkov  Soviet Union 1986–1990 4 1 5
Emília Rotter László Szollás Hungary Hungary 1931–1935 4 1 5
7 Maxi Herber Ernst Baier Germany Germany 1934–1939 4 1 5
8 Irina Rodnina Alexei Ulanov[b]  Soviet Union 1969–1972 4 4
Barbara Wagner Robert Paul Canada Canada 1957–1960 4 4
10 Ludowika Jakobsson (Eilers) Walter Jakobsson German Empire Germany /  Finland[c]
 Finland
1910–1923 3 4 7

Notes:

  1. ^ Aljona Savchenko won another gold medal, silver medal, and bronze medal with Bruno Massot (2016–2018), earning six gold medals and eleven overall medals in total.
  2. ^ Alexei Ulanov won another two silver medals with Lyudmila Smirnova (1973–1974), earning six world medals in total.
  3. ^ At the 1910 and 1911 World Championships, Ludowika Eilers and Walter Jakobsson competed as a pair representing two different countries (Eilers for Germany and Jakobsson for Finland). In 1911, they married and together completed for Finland until 1928.

Most total medals by pairs team[edit]

Ludmilla Belousova and Oleg Protopopov at the 1963 exhibition gala in Karl-Marx-Stadt
Ludmilla Belousova and Oleg Protopopov were the first pairs team to win eight medals at the World Championships.
  • 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 (in that order). 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 team has competed for multiple countries, countries are listed in chronological order (from first to last).
Top 10 ranking of pairs skaters by the most medals won at the World Championships[3][9]
No. Female partner Male partner Nation Period Gold medal – first place Silver medal – second place Bronze medal – third place Total
1 Aljona Savchenko[a] Robin Szolkowy  Germany 2007–2014 5 2 1 8
2 Ludmila Belousova Oleg Protopopov  Soviet Union 1962–1969 4 3 1 8
3 Ludowika Jakobsson (Eilers) Walter Jakobsson German Empire Germany /  Finland[b]
 Finland
1910–1923 3 4 7
4 Shen Xue Zhao Hongbo  China 1999–2007 3 3 1 7
5 Irina Rodnina[c] Alexander Zaitsev  Soviet Union 1973–1978 6 6
6 Elena Valova Oleg Vasiliev  Soviet Union 1983–1988 3 3 6
7 Pang Qing Tong Jian  China 2004–2015 2 1 3 6
8 Andrée Brunet (Joly) Pierre Brunet  France 1925–1932 4 1 5
Ekaterina Gordeeva Sergei Grinkov  Soviet Union 1986–1990 4 1 5
Emília Rotter László Szollás Hungary Hungary 1931–1935 4 1 5

Notes:

  1. ^ Aljona Savchenko won another gold medal, silver medal, and bronze medal with Bruno Massot (2016–2018), earning six gold medals and eleven overall medals in total.
  2. ^ At the 1910 and 1911 World Championships, Ludowika Eilers and Walter Jakobsson competed as a pair representing two different countries (Eilers for Germany and Jakobsson for Finland). In 1911, they married and together completed for Finland until 1928.
  3. ^ Irina Rodnina won another four golds with Alexei Ulanov (1969–1972), earning a total of ten medals, all of which were gold.

Four skaters won a total of six medals in the pairs event, but with different partners:[8]

  • Alexei Ulanov from the Soviet Union won four gold medals while partnered with Irina Rodnina (1969–1972) and two silver medals while partnered with Lyudmila Smirnova (1973–1974).
  • Marika Kilius from West Germany won two gold medals, two silver medals, and two bronze medals: one silver medal and one bronze medal while partnered with Franz Ningel (1956–1957); and two gold medals, one silver medal, and one bronze medal while partnered with Hans-Jürgen Bäumler (1959–1964).
  • Ludwig Wrede from Austria won two gold medals, two silver medals, and two bronze medals: two gold medals and one bronze medal while partnered with Herma Szabo (1925–1927) and two silver medals and a bronze medal while partnered with Melitta Brunner (1928–1930).
  • Lloyd Eisler from Canada won one gold medal, three silver medals, and two bronze medals: one bronze medal while partnered with Katherina Matousek (1985) and one gold medal, three silver medals, and one bronze medal while partnered with Isabelle Brasseur (1990–1994).

Ice dance[edit]

Ice dance is the most recent of the four disciplines at the World Figure Skating Championships. It was first held in 1952 in Paris, France.[10]

Lyudmila Pakhomova and Aleksandr Gorshkov from the Soviet Union hold the record for the most gold medals won (with six) and the longest winning streak at back-to-back events (with five). The record for total medals won is shared by three ice dance teams (with eight each): Natalia Bestemianova and Andrei Bukin, Irina Moiseeva and Andrei Minenkov, and Marina Klimova and Sergei Ponomarenko, who all competed for the Soviet Union, although Klimova and Ponomarenko represented the Commonwealth of Independent States at their last competition in 1992. The most silver medals were won by Klimova and Ponomarenko as well (with five), while the record for most the most bronze medals is held by Shae-Lynn Bourne and Victor Kraatz from Canada (with four).[10]

Total medal count by nation[edit]

Lyudmila Pakhomova and Alexandr Goshkov in Moscow 1969
Lyudmila Pakhomova and Aleksandr Gorshkov have won the most gold medals in ice dance at the World Championships (six total).
  • Countries that no longer participate are indicated in italics.
Number of World Championship medals in ice dance by nation[3][11]
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain1710734
2 Soviet Union1614838
3 Russia115420
4 France87520
5 United States4142139
6 Canada4121531
7 Czechoslovakia4004
8 Italy2226
9 Bulgaria2114
10 CIS1113
 Hungary1113
12Figure Skating Federation of Russia1001
13 West Germany0314
14 Finland0112
15 Germany0011
 Israel0011
 Lithuania0011
 Ukraine0011
Totals (18 entries)717171213

Most gold medals by ice dance team[edit]

Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron at the victory ceremony of the 2016 European Championships
Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron won five gold medals and six total medals at the World Championships.
  • 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 (in that order). 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 (from first to last).
Top 10 ranking of ice dance teams by the most gold medals won at the World Championships[3][11]
No. Female partner Male partner Nation Period Gold medal – first place Silver medal – second place Bronze medal – third place Total
1 Lyudmila Pakhomova Aleksandr Gorshkov  Soviet Union 1969–1976 6 1 7
2 Gabriella Papadakis Guillaume Cizeron  France 2015–2022 5 1 6
3 Natalia Bestemianova Andrei Bukin  Soviet Union 1981–1988 4 3 1 8
4 Oksana Grishuk Evgeni Platov  CIS
 Russia
1992–1997 4 1 1 6
5 Eva Romanová Pavel Roman  Czechoslovakia 1962–1965 4 4
Jayne Torvill Christopher Dean  Great Britain 1981–1984 4 4
Diane Towler Bernard Ford  Great Britain 1966–1969 4 4
Jean Westwood Lawrence Demmy  Great Britain 1952–1955 4 4
9 Marina Klimova Sergei Ponomarenko  Soviet Union
 CIS
1985–1992 3 5 8
10 Tessa Virtue Scott Moir  Canada 2008–2017 3 3 1 7

One skater won four gold medals and one silver medal in the ice dance event, but with two different partners:[10]

  • Courtney Jones from Great Britain won two gold and one silver medal while partnered with June Markham (1956–1958) and another two gold medals while partnered with Doreen Denny (1959–1960).

Most total medals by ice dance team[edit]

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir at the victory ceremony of the 2010 World Championships
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are the only ice dance team of the 21st century to win seven medals at the World Championships.
  • 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 (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the team 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 couple has competed for multiple countries, countries are listed in chronological order (from first to last).
Top 10 ranking of ice dance teams by the most medals won at the World Championships[3][11]
No. Female partner Male partner Nation Period Gold medal – first place Silver medal – second place Bronze medal – third place Total
1 Natalia Bestemianova Andrei Bukin  Soviet Union 1981–1988 4 3 1 8
2 Marina Klimova Sergei Ponomarenko  Soviet Union
 CIS
1985–1992 3 5 8
3 Irina Moiseeva Andrei Minenkov  Soviet Union 1975–1982 2 3 3 8
4 Lyudmila Pakhomova Aleksandr Gorshkov  Soviet Union 1969–1976 6 1 7
5 Tessa Virtue Scott Moir  Canada 2008–2017 3 3 1 7
6 Gabriella Papadakis Guillaume Cizeron  France 2015–2022 5 1 6
7 Oksana Grishuk Evgeni Platov  CIS
 Russia
1992–1997 4 1 1 6
8 Shae-Lynn Bourne Victor Kraatz  Canada 1996–2003 1 1 4 6
9 Madison Chock Evan Bates  United States 2015–2024 2 1 2 5
Natalia Linichuk Gennadi Karponosov  Soviet Union 1974–1980 2 1 2 5

Three more skaters won a total of five medals in the ice dance event, but with different partners:[10]

  • Courtney Jones from Great Britain won four gold medals and one silver medal: two gold medals and one silver medal while partnered with June Markham (1956–1958) and another two gold medals while partnered with Doreen Denny (1959–1960).
  • Anjelika Krylova from Russia won two gold medals, two silver medals, and one bronze medal: one bronze medal while partnered with Vladimir Fedorov (1993) and two gold medals and two silver medals while partnered with Oleg Ovsyannikov (1996–1999).
  • William McLachlan from Canada won three silver medals and two bronze medals: two silver medals and one bronze medal while partnered with Geraldine Fenton (1957–1959) and one silver medal and one bronze medal while partnered with Virginia Thompson (1960–1962).

Overall[edit]

  • The table only shows the period of the achievement, not all participation at the World Championships.
  • If a skater has competed for multiple countries, countries are listed in chronological order (from first to last).
Medals records across all four disciplines at the World Figure Skating Championships[3]
Achievement Record Skater Nation Discipline Period
Most gold medals 10 Ulrich Salchow  Sweden Men's singles 1901–1911
Sonja Henie  Norway Women's singles 1927–1936
Irina Rodnina  Soviet Union Pairs 1969–1978
Most silver medals 5 Erik Pausin  Austria
Nazi Germany Germany
Pairs 1935–1939
Ilse Pausin
Lyudmila Smirnova  Soviet Union Pairs 1970–1974
Marina Klimova  Soviet Union Ice dance 1985–1991
Sergei Ponomarenko
Most bronze medals 4 Shae-Lynn Bourne  Canada Ice dance 1996–1999
Victor Kraatz
Most total medals 13 Ulrich Salchow  Sweden Men's singles 1897–1911
Most wins at back-to-back events 10 Sonja Henie  Norway Women's singles 1927–1936
Irina Rodnina  Soviet Union Pairs 1969–1978

Total medal count by nation[edit]

Press photo of Hayes Alan Jenkins in 1960
Hayes Alan Jenkins (photo), his brother David and spouse Carol Heiss contributed twelve gold medals, one silver medal, and four bronze medals to the total medal count of the United States at the World Championships.
  • Countries that no longer participate are indicated in italics.
Total number of World Championship medals by nation[3][4][7][9][11]
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States606584209
2 Soviet Union444224110
3 Austria364634116
4 Canada363838112
5 Russia33262786
6 Great Britain28302482
7 Japan17191349
8 Germany16202157
9 France16191954
10 Sweden1571133
11 Hungary1371535
12 East Germany12161240
13 Norway102517
14 Czechoslovakia95519
15 China811928
16 West Germany612725
17  Switzerland4228
18 Netherlands4138
19 Finland35311
20 Italy34815
21Figure Skating Federation of Russia3126
22 CIS3115
23 South Korea2439
24 Belgium2125
25 Bulgaria2114
26 Spain2024
27 Ukraine1023
28 Czech Republic1001
29 Kazakhstan0213
30 Poland0022
31 Israel0011
 Lithuania0011
Totals (32 entries)3893873821158

Most gold medals by skater[edit]

Sonja Henie and Karl Schäfer at the 1932 Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid
Sonja Henie and Karl Schäfer have together won a total of seventeen gold medals at the World Championships.
  • If the number of gold medals is identical, the silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). 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.
Top 10 ranking of skaters by the most gold medals won at the World Championships[3][4][7][9][11]
No. Skater Nation Discipline(s) Period Gold medal – first place Silver medal – second place Bronze medal – third place Total
1 Ulrich Salchow  Sweden Men's singles 1897–1911 10 3 13
2 Sonja Henie  Norway Women's singles 1926–1936 10 1 11
3 Irina Rodnina  Soviet Union Pairs 1969–1978 10 10
4 Karl Schäfer  Austria Men's singles 1927–1936 7 2 1 10
5 Herma Szabo  Austria Women's singles 1922–1927 7 1 1 9
Pairs
6 Aljona Savchenko  Germany Pairs 2007–2018 6 3 2 11
7 Aleksandr Gorshkov  Soviet Union Ice dance 1969–1976 6 1 7
Lyudmila Pakhomova
9 Alexander Zaitsev  Soviet Union Pairs 1973–1978 6 6
10 Michelle Kwan  United States Women's singles 1996–2004 5 3 1 9

Most total medals by skater[edit]

Aljona Savchenko at the Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang 2018
With a total of eleven medals, Aljona Savchenko is the most decorated skater at the World Championships in the post-war era.
  • If the total number of medals is identical, the gold, silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). 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.
Top 10 ranking of skaters by the most medals won at the World Championships[3][4][7][9][11]
No. Skater Nation Discipline(s) Period Gold medal – first place Silver medal – second place Bronze medal – third place Total
1 Ulrich Salchow  Sweden Men's singles 1897–1911 10 3 13
2 Sonja Henie  Norway Women's singles 1926–1936 10 1 11
3 Aljona Savchenko  Germany Pairs 2007–2018 6 3 2 11
4 Irina Rodnina  Soviet Union Pairs 1969–1978 10 10
5 Karl Schäfer  Austria Men's singles 1927–1936 7 2 1 10
6 Herma Szabo  Austria Women's singles 1922–1927 7 1 1 9
Pairs
7 Michelle Kwan  United States Women's singles 1996–2004 5 3 1 9
8 Willy Böckl  Austria Men's singles 1913–1928 4 3 2 9
9 Ernst Baier Germany Germany Men's singles 1931–1939 4 2 3 9
Pairs
10 Robin Szolkowy  Germany Pairs 2007–2014 5 2 1 8

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "World Figure Skating Championships – Men" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2006.
  2. ^ a b c Hines, James R. (2006). Figure skating: a history. University of Illinois Press. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-252-07286-4. OCLC 59149288.
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  5. ^ a b "Some Key Dates in ISU History". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 22, 2010.
  6. ^ a b "World Figure Skating Championships – Ladies" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2006.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2021 – Ladies Result". isuresults.com. International Skating Union. March 26, 2021. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d e "World Figure Skating Championships – Pairs" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2006.
  9. ^ a b c d e f "ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2021 – Pairs Result". isuresults.com. International Skating Union. March 25, 2021. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021.
  10. ^ a b c d "World Figure Skating Championships – Ice dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2006.
  11. ^ a b c d e f "ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2021 – Ice Dance Result". isuresults.com. International Skating Union. March 27, 2021. Archived from the original on March 28, 2021.

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