# 2000 World Figure Skating Championships

The 2000 World Figure Skating Championships had been held at the Palais des Exposition Nice in Nice, France from March 23 to April 3. The event was sanctioned by the International Skating Union. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |

## Competition notes

Due to a large number of participants, the men's and ladies' qualifying groups were split into groups A and B.
This event had originally been awarded to Brisbane, Australia. However, in late August 1999, the ISU reassigned the event to Nice, allegedly due to the Australian organizers' failure to provide adequate broadcast services.
There were two accidents resulting in withdrawals. Julia Obertas / Dmitri Palamarchuk, who were 10th after the short program, withdrew from the pairs event after a fall during the free skating. Palamarchuk caught an edge (right skate) while executing an overhead lift with Obertas – she was uninjured in the resulting fall but he hit his head on the ice. Palamarchuk lay on the ice for several minutes before getting up and leaving the ice on his own but then lost consciousness and was taken to hospital – no damage was found but he was kept overnight for observation.
In the ice dancing event, Albena Denkova / Maxim Staviski, who were 8th after the original dance also forced to withdraw. She was seriously injured in the practice before the free dance when Peter Tchernyshev's blade slashed her leg above her boot, severing two tendons and a muscle.
Pair skater Stéphane Bernadis said he was attacked on March 28 by an unknown assailant with a razor – resulting in an eight-inch cut down his left forearm – when he opened his hotel room door. Bernadis said he had received a death threat three weeks earlier.
Over 52,000 tickets were sold.

## Results
### Men

| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | QB | QA | SP | FS |
| 1 | Alexei Yagudin | Russia | 2.0 | | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Elvis Stojko | Canada | 5.4 | 1 | | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Michael Weiss | United States | 5.6 | | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Evgeni Plushenko | Russia | 6.0 | 2 | | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Li Chengjiang | China | 12.0 | | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| 6 | Alexander Abt | Russia | 15.6 | 3 | | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | Stanick Jeannette | France | 16.0 | 5 | | 10 | 8 |
| 8 | Guo Zhengxin | China | 16.0 | 4 | | 9 | 9 |
| 9 | Vincent Restencourt | France | 16.4 | | 7 | 11 | 7 |
| 10 | Takeshi Honda | Japan | 17.2 | | 5 | 17 | 5 |
| 11 | Timothy Goebel | United States | 17.4 | 8 | | 7 | 10 |
| 12 | Anthony Liu | Australia | 20.4 | 7 | | 6 | 14 |
| 13 | Vitali Danilchenko | Ukraine | 20.6 | 6 | | 12 | 11 |
| 14 | Stefan Lindemann | Germany | 22.4 | | 4 | 13 | 13 |
| 15 | Dmitri Dmitrenko | Ukraine | 27.2 | | 8 | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | Andrejs Vlascenko | Germany | 28.0 | | 6 | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | Roman Skorniakov | Uzbekistan | 31.8 | 10 | | 18 | 17 |
| 18 | Ivan Dinev | Bulgaria | 32.0 | 9 | | 14 | 20 |
| 19 | Ben Ferreira | Canada | 34.4 | 11 | | 20 | 18 |
| 20 | Michael Tyllesen | Denmark | 34.4 | | 10 | 19 | 19 |
| 21 | Markus Leminen | Finland | 40.0 | | 12 | 22 | 22 |
| 22 | Patrick Meier | Switzerland | 40.2 | | 9 | 21 | 24 |
| 23 | Sergei Rylov | Azerbaijan | 40.6 | 13 | | 24 | 21 |
| 24 | Konstantin Kostin | Latvia | 41.6 | 12 | | 23 | 23 |
| Free skating not reached ||||||||
| 25 | Vakhtang Murvanidze | Georgia | | | 13 | 25 | |
| 26 | Szabolcs Vidrai | Hungary | | | 11 | 27 | |
| 27 | Yamato Tamura | Japan | | 14 | | 26 | |
| 28 | Cornel Gheorghe | Romania | | | 14 | 28 | |
| 29 | Matthew Davies | United Kingdom | | 15 | | 29 | |
| 30 | Yuri Litvinov | Kazakhstan | | | 15 | 30 | |
| Short program not reached ||||||||
| 31 | Kevin van der Perren | Belgium | | | 16 | | |
| 31 | Robert Grzegorczyk | Poland | | 16 | | | |
| 33 | Lee Kyu-hyun | South Korea | | 17 | | | |
| 33 | Róbert Kažimír | Slovakia | | | 17 | | |
| 35 | Michael Shmerkin | Israel | | 18 | | | |
| 35 | Patrick Schmit | Luxembourg | | | 18 | | |
| 37 | Bradley Santer | Australia | | 19 | | | |
| 37 | Angelo Dolfini | Italy | | | 19 | | |
| 39 | Ricky Cockerill | New Zealand | | | 20 | | |
| 39 | Jan Čejvan | Slovenia | | 20 | | | |
| 41 | Lukáš Rakowski | Czech Republic | | 21 | | | |
| 41 | Clemens Jonas | Austria | | | 21 | | |
| 43 | Jordi Pedro | Spain | | | 22 | | |
| 43 | Margus Hernits | Estonia | | 22 | | | |
| 45 | Filip Stiller | Sweden | | 23 | | | |
| 45 | Panagiotis Markouizos | Greece | | | 23 | | |
| 47 | Ricardo Olavarrieta | Mexico | | 24 | | | |
Referee:
* Jan Hoffmann
Assistant Referee:
* Ronald T. Pfenning
Judges:
* Jane Garden Canada
* Christiane Miles Switzerland
* Alexander Pentchev Bulgaria
* Laura McNair United Kingdom
* Florin Gafencu Romania
* Elizabeth Ryan Australia
* Hideo Sugita Japan
* Zsofia Wagner Hungary
* Philippe Meriguet France
Substitute judge:
* Igor Obraztsov Russia

### Ladies

| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | QB | QA | SP | FS |
| 1 | Michelle Kwan | United States | 3.6 | 2 | | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Irina Slutskaya | Russia | 3.6 | 1 | | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Maria Butyrskaya | Russia | 4.0 | | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Vanessa Gusmeroli | France | 9.2 | 7 | | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Sarah Hughes | United States | 9.2 | 3 | | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Viktoria Volchkova | Russia | 13.4 | 4 | | 8 | 7 |
| 7 | Júlia Sebestyén | Hungary | 14.4 | | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 8 | Jennifer Robinson | Canada | 15.0 | 6 | | 11 | 6 |
| 9 | Angela Nikodinov | United States | 16.6 | 5 | | 6 | 11 |
| 10 | Elena Liashenko | Ukraine | 17.6 | | 4 | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Mikkeline Kierkgaard | Denmark | 17.8 | | 2 | 15 | 8 |
| 12 | Yoshie Onda | Japan | 22.4 | 8 | | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Sabina Wojtala | Poland | 24.0 | 9 | | 9 | 15 |
| 14 | Diána Póth | Hungary | 25.2 | | 11 | 13 | 13 |
| 15 | Alisa Drei | Finland | 27.2 | | 7 | 14 | 16 |
| 16 | Anna Rechnio | Poland | 27.8 | | 9 | 17 | 14 |
| 17 | Zoya Douchine | Germany | 32.4 | | 6 | 20 | 18 |
| 18 | Tatiana Malinina | Uzbekistan | 32.4 | | 5 | 19 | 19 |
| 19 | Silvia Fontana | Italy | 33.6 | 10 | | 21 | 17 |
| 20 | Anna Lundström | Sweden | 34.0 | | 8 | 18 | 20 |
| 21 | Galina Maniachenko | Ukraine | 34.2 | | 9 | 16 | 21 |
| 22 | Sun Siyin | China | 40.4 | 13 | | 22 | 22 |
| 23 | Ivana Jakupcevic | Croatia | 42.8 | 12 | | 25 | 23 |
| 24 | Shirene Human | South Africa | 43.0 | | 13 | 23 | 24 |
| Free skating not reached ||||||||
| 25 | Kaja Hanevold | Norway | | | 15 | 24 | |
| 26 | Roxana Luca | Romania | | | 12 | 26 | |
| 27 | Julia Lebedeva | Armenia | | 14 | | 27 | |
| 28 | Anastasia Gimazetdinova | Uzbekistan | | 11 | | 29 | |
| 29 | Valeria Trifancova | Latvia | | | 14 | 28 | |
| 30 | Marion Krijgsman | Netherlands | | 15 | | 30 | |
| Short program not reached ||||||||
| 31 | Julia Vorobieva | Azerbaijan | | | 16 | | |
| 31 | Mojca Kopač | Slovenia | | 16 | | | |
| 33 | Olga Vassilieva | Estonia | | 17 | | | |
| 33 | Ellen Mareels | Belgium | | | 17 | | |
| 35 | Anna Wenzel | Austria | | 18 | | | |
| 35 | Lucia Starovičová | Slovakia | | | 18 | | |
| 37 | Tammy Sear | United Kingdom | | 19 | | | |
| 37 | Sarah-Yvonne Prytula | Australia | | | 19 | | |
| 39 | Nicole Skoda | Switzerland | | 20 | | | |
| 39 | Diane Chen | Chinese Taipei | | | 20 | | |
| 41 | Liza Menagia | Greece | | | 21 | | |
| 41 | Marta Andrade | Spain | | 21 | | | |
| 43 | Rocio Salas Visuet | Mexico | | | 22 | | |
| 43 | Choi Young-eun | South Korea | | 22 | | | |
| 45 | Helena Pajović | Yugoslavia | | 23 | | | |
Referee:
* Sally-Anne Stapleford
Assistant Referee:
* Junko Hiramatsu
Judges:
* Margo Pauw Netherlands
* Vladislav Petukhov Ukraine
* Hisashi Yoshikawa Japan
* Judit Fьrst-Tombor Hungary
* Fabio Bianchetti Italy
* Nenad Orban Croatia
* Adriana Ordeanu Romania
* Bjцrg Rosto Jensen Norway
* Elfriede Beyer Germany
Substitute judge:
* Hely Abbondati Finland

### Pairs

| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
| 1 | Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov | Russia | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo | China | 2.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Sarah Abitbol / Stéphane Bernadis | France | 5.0 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Jamie Salé / David Pelletier | Canada | 5.5 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Dorota Zagórska / Mariusz Siudek | Poland | 8.5 | 7 | 5 |
| 6 | Tatiana Totmianina / Maxim Marinin | Russia | 10.0 | 8 | 6 |
| 7 | Kyoko Ina / John Zimmerman | United States | 10.0 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | Peggy Schwarz / Mirko Müller | Germany | 11.5 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | Tiffany Scott / Phillip Dulebohn | United States | 12.5 | 9 | 8 |
| 10 | Kristy Sargeant / Kris Wirtz | Canada | 15.5 | 11 | 10 |
| 11 | Mariana Kautz / Norman Jeschke | Germany | 18.0 | 12 | 12 |
| 12 | Marina Khalturina / Valeri Artyuchov | Kazakhstan | 19.0 | 16 | 11 |
| 13 | Kateřina Beránková / Otto Dlabola | Czech Republic | 19.5 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | Inga Rodionova / Andrei Krukov | Azerbaijan | 21.0 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Pang Qing / Tong Jian | China | 22.5 | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | Evgenia Filonenko / Alexander Chestnikh | Georgia | 25.0 | 18 | 16 |
| 17 | Viktoria Shklover / Valdis Mintals | Estonia | 25.5 | 17 | 17 |
| 18 | Oľga Beständigová / Jozef Beständig | Slovakia | 27.5 | 19 | 18 |
| 19 | Ekaterina Danko / Gennadi Emelienenko | Belarus | 29.0 | 20 | 19 |
| WD | Julia Obertas / Dmitri Palamarchuk | Ukraine | DNF | 10 | |
| Free skating not reached ||||||
| 21 | Catherine Huc / Vivien Rolland | France | | 21 | |
| 22 | Tatjana Zaharjeva / Jurijs Salmanovs | Latvia | | 22 | |
Referee:
* Alexander Lakernik
Assistant Referee:
* Rita Zonnekeyn
Judges:
* Marina Sanaya Russia
* Evgenia Bogdanova Azerbaijan
* Marie Reine Le Gougne France
* Joseph L. Inman United States
* Susan Blatz Canada
* Alexei Shirshov Belarus
* Anna Sierocka Poland
* Adriana Domanska Slovakia
* Jarmila Portova Czech Republic
Substitute judge:
* Jiasheng Yang China

### Ice dancing

| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | CD1 | CD2 | OD | FD |
| 1 | Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat | France | 2.6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Barbara Fusar-Poli / Maurizio Margaglio | Italy | 3.4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Margarita Drobiazko / Povilas Vanagas | Lithuania | 7.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Irina Lobacheva / Ilia Averbukh | Russia | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Galit Chait / Sergei Sakhnovski | Israel | 10.4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Kati Winkler / René Lohse | Germany | 11.6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Elena Grushina / Ruslan Goncharov | Ukraine | 14.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Naomi Lang / Peter Tchernyshev | United States | 16.8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| 9 | Sylwia Nowak / Sebastian Kolasiński | Poland | 18.4 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon | Canada | 20.8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| 11 | Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder | France | 23.0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| 12 | Jamie Silverstein / Justin Pekarek | United States | 25.4 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| 13 | Anna Semenovich / Roman Kostomarov | Russia | 26.6 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| 14 | Eliane Hugentobler / Daniel Hugentobler | Switzerland | 29.2 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| 15 | Megan Wing / Aaron Lowe | Canada | 31.0 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
| 16 | Natalia Romaniuta / Daniil Barantsev | Russia | 33.8 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
| 17 | Alexandra Kauc / Filip Bernadowski | Poland | 37.0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| 18 | Nakako Tsuzuki / Rinat Farkhoutdinov | Japan | 37.2 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
| 19 | Stephanie Rauer / Thomas Rauer | Germany | 39.8 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
| 20 | Zita Gebora / András Visontai | Hungary | 43.0 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
| 21 | Julie Keeble / Lukasz Zalewski | United Kingdom | 44.2 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
| 22 | Zhang Weina / Cao Xianming | China | 45.4 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 |
| WD | Albena Denkova / Maxim Staviski | Bulgaria | | 11 | 10 | 8 | |
| WD | Federica Faiella / Luciano Milo | Italy | | 16 | 18 | 17 | |
| Free dance not reached ||||||||
| 25 | Angelika Führing / Bruno Ellinger | Austria | | 22 | 25 | 26 | |
| 26 | Kateřina Kovalová / David Szurman | Czech Republic | | 26 | 26 | 25 | |
| 27 | Alissa De Carbonnel / Alexander Malkov | Belarus | | 28 | 28 | 27 | |
| 28 | Zuzana Durkovska / Marian Mesaros | Slovakia | | 27 | 27 | 28 | |
| 29 | Anna Mosenkova / Sergei Sychov | Estonia | | 30 | 30 | 29 | |
| 30 | Tiffany Hyden / Vazgen Azrojan | Armenia | | 29 | 29 | 30 | |
| Original dance not reached ||||||||
| 31 | Ana Galitch / Andrei Griazev | Bosnia and Herzegovina | | 31 | 31 | | |
| 32 | Portia Duval-Rigby / Francis Rigby | Australia | | 32 | 32 | | |
Referee:
* Courtney Jones
Assistant Referee:
* Ludmila Mikhailovskaya
Judges (free dance):
* Jean-Bernard Hamel France
* Isabella Micheli Italy
* Elizabeth Clark Canada
* Eugenia Gasiorowska Lithuania
* Katalin Alpern Israel
* Akos Pethes Hungary
* Robert J. Horen United States
* Halina Gordon-Poltorak Poland
* Mieko Fujimori Japan
Substitute judge:
* Yury Kliushnikov Ukraine