Figure Skating: World Champions
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff
Men | |
1960 | Alain Giletti, France |
1961 | No competition |
1962 | Donald Jackson, Canada |
1963 | Don McPherson, Canada |
1964 | Manfred Schnelldorfer, West Germany |
1965 | Alain Calmat, France |
1966–68 | Emmerich Danzer, Austria |
1969–70 | Tim Wood, United States |
1971–73 | Ondrej Nepela, Czechoslovakia |
1974 | Jan Hoffman, East Germany |
1975 | Sergei Yolkov, USSR |
1976 | John Curry, Britain |
1977 | Vladimir Kovalev, USSR |
1978 | Charles Tickner, United States |
1979 | Vladimir Kovalev, USSR |
1980 | Jan Hoffman, East Germany |
1981–84 | Scott Hamilton, United States |
1985 | Alexandr Fadeev, USSR |
1986 | Brian Boitano, United States |
1987 | Brian Orser, Canada |
1988 | Brian Boitano, United States |
1989–91 | Kurt Browning, Canada |
1992 | Viktor Petrenko, Unified Team |
1993 | Kurt Browning, Canada |
1994–95 | Elvis Stojko, Canada |
1996 | Todd Eldredge, United States |
1997 | Elvis Stojko, Canada |
1998–2000 | Alexei Yagudin, Russia |
2001 | Evgeni Plushenko, Russia |
2002 | Alexei Yagudin, Russia |
2003–04 | Evgeni Plushenko, Russia |
2005–06 | Stephane Lambiel, Switzerland |
Women | |
1956–60 | Carol Heiss, United States |
1961 | No competition |
1962–64 | Sjoukje Dijkstra, Netherlands |
1965 | Petra Burka, Canada |
1966–68 | Peggy Fleming, United States |
1969–70 | Gabriele Seyfert, East Germany |
1971–72 | Beatrix Schuba, Austria |
1973 | Karen Magnusson, Canada |
1974 | Christine Errath, East Germany |
1975 | Dianne de Leeuw, Netherlands |
1976 | Dorothy Hamill, United States |
1977 | Linda Fratianne, United States |
1978 | Anett Poetzsch, East Germany |
1979 | Linda Fratianne, United States |
1980 | Anett Poetzsch, East Germany |
1981 | Denise Beillmann, Switzerland |
1982 | Elaine Zayak, United States |
1983 | Rosalynn Sumners, United States |
1984–85 | Katarina Witt, East Germany |
1986 | Debi Thomas, United States |
1987–88 | Katarina Witt, East Germany |
1989 | Midori Ito, Japan |
1990 | Jill Trenary, United States |
1991–92 | Kristi Yamaguchi, United States |
1993 | Oksana Baiul, Ukraine |
1994 | Yuka Sato, Japan |
1995 | Chen Lu, China |
1996 | Michelle Kwan, United States |
1997 | Tara Lipinski, United States |
1998 | Michelle Kwan, United States |
1999 | Maria Butyrskaya, Russia |
2000–01 | Michelle Kwan, United States |
2002 | Irina Slutskaya, Russia |
2003 | Michelle Kwan, United States |
2004 | Shizuka Arakawa, Japan |
2005 | Irina Slutskaya, Russia |
2006 | Kimmie Meissner, United States |