2017 World Figure Skating Championships
The 2017 World Figure Skating Championships were held 29 March – 2 April 2017 in Helsinki, Finland. The host was named in June 2014. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs, and ice dancing. The event also determined the number of entries for each country at the 2018 World Championships and the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Venues
's main arena, with an ice surface measuring 60 m x 30 m, was used for all competitions and several practice sessions. The rest of the practice sessions took place at Hartwall Arena's practice rink and Pirkkola ice rink. Hartwall Arena's main rink and practice rink facilities are in the same venue. Pirkkola practice rink is about four kilometres from Hartwall Arena.Records
The following new ISU best scores were set during this competition:Event | Component | Skater | Score | Date | Ref |
Ice dancing | Short dance | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | 82.43 | 31 March 2017 | |
Ladies | Free skate | Evgenia Medvedeva | 154.40 | 31 March 2017 | |
Ladies | Total score | Evgenia Medvedeva | 233.41 | 31 March 2017 | |
Men | Free skate | Yuzuru Hanyu | 223.20 | 1 April 2017 | |
Ice dancing | Free dance | Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron | 119.15 | 1 April 2017 | |
Ice dancing | Total score | Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir | 198.62 | 1 April 2017 |
Qualification
Minimum TES
Participants were required to have attained minimum technical element scores at an earlier senior international competition. The scores had to be obtained at least 21 days before the first official practice day of the championships.Number of entries per discipline
Based on the results of the 2016 World Championships, each ISU member nation was allowed to field one to three entries per discipline.Entries
Countries began publishing their selections as early as December 2016. The International Skating Union published a complete list on 9 March 2017.Changes to initial assignments
Results
Men
set a new world record for the free skating.Ladies
set a new world record for the free skating and for the combined total.Pairs
Ice dancing
and Scott Moir set a new world record for the short dance and for the combined total. Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron set a new world record for the free dance.Medals summary
Medalists
Medals for overall placement:Small medals for placement in the short segment:
Small medals for placement in the free segment:
By country
Table of medals for overall placement:Table of small medals for placement in the short segment:
Table of small medals for placement in the free segment: