# World Figure Skating Championships cumulative medal count

The World Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Generally held in March, the World Championships are considered the most prestigious of the ISU Figure Skating Championships. With the exception of the Olympic title, a world title is considered to be the highest competitive achievement in figure skating.
Ulrich Salchow of Sweden currently holds the record for the most gold medals won in men's singles (at ten), while Sonja Henie of Norway holds the record for the most gold medals won in women's singles (also at ten). Irina Rodnina and Alexander Zaitsev of the Soviet Union hold the record for the most gold medals won by pairs team (at six), while Rodnina won another four gold medals with her previous partner Alexei Ulanov and thus holds the record for the most gold medals won by a skater in pair skating (at ten). Lyudmila Pakhomova and Aleksandr Gorshkov, also of the Soviet Union, hold the record for the most gold medals won in ice dance (at six).

## Men's singles

The men's event was first held in 1896 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and is the oldest discipline at the World Championships. Until 1902, men and women were allowed to compete in the same event (open singles). Since 1903, only men can compete in this event.
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 did not compete at the 1906 World Championships. 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).

### Total medal count by nation

* 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.
* In 1902, female skater Madge Syers from Great Britain won a silver medal in the open singles event, which is included on the men's singles medal table.
Number of World Championship medals in men's singles by nation :
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 27 | 21 | 21 | 69 |
| 2 | Austria | 22 | 16 | 15 | 53 |
| 3 | Sweden | 15 | 4 | 3 | 22 |
| 4 | Canada | 14 | 13 | 6 | 33 |
| 5 | Russia | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 6 | Japan | 5 | 12 | 5 | 22 |
| 7 | Soviet Union | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
| 8 | France | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| 9 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Germany | 2 | 9 | 9 | 20 |
| 12 | Great Britain | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 |
| 13 | East Germany | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 14 | Spain | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | West Germany | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | CIS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Hungary | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | China | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (25 entries) | Totals (25 entries) | 113 | 113 | 111 | 337 |

### Most gold medals by skater

* 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 :
| No. | Skater | Nation | Period | | | | 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 | 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 | 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

* 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 :
| No. | Skater | Nation | Period | | | | 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 | 1947–1952 | 5 | 1 | – | 6 |
| 8 | Alexei Yagudin | Russia | 1997–2002 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Hayes Alan Jenkins | United States | 1950–1956 | 4 | – | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Elvis Stojko | Canada | 1992–2000 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |

## Women's singles

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. The first combined World Championships for men, women, and pairs took place in 1930 in New York City.
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).

### Total medal count by nation

* 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.
* 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.
Number of World Championship medals in women's singles by nation :
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 26 | 23 | 25 | 74 |
| 2 | Japan | 11 | 5 | 7 | 23 |
| 3 | Norway | 10 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | East Germany | 9 | 8 | 2 | 19 |
| 5 | Austria | 7 | 17 | 12 | 36 |
| 6 | Russia | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 7 | Hungary | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | Great Britain | 6 | 9 | 7 | 22 |
| 9 | Canada | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 11 | South Korea | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 12 | Czechoslovakia | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | France | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 14 | West Germany | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | Italy | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 16 | China | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | Figure Skating Federation of Russia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Germany | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 21 | Sweden | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 22 | Soviet Union | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (25 entries) | Totals (25 entries) | 103 | 102 | 100 | 305 |
* ↑ In 2021, skaters from Russia competed under the flag of the Figure Skating Federation of Russia because of sanctions imposed by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

### Most gold medals by skater

* 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 :
| No. | Skater | Nation | Period | | | | 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 | 1955–1960 | 5 | 1 | – | 6 |
| 3 | Herma Szabo | Austria | 1922–1927 | 5 | 1 | – | 6 |
| 5 | Katarina Witt | East Germany | 1982–1988 | 4 | 2 | – | 6 |
| 6 | Lily Kronberger | Hungary | 1906–1911 | 4 | – | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Mao Asada | Japan | 2007–2014 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Sjoukje Dijkstra | Netherlands | 1959–1964 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Opika von Méray Horváth | Hungary | 1911–1914 | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
| 10 | Peggy Fleming | United States | 1965–1968 | 3 | – | 1 | 4 |

### Most total medals by skater

* 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 :
| No. | Skater | Nation | Period | | | | 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 | 1955–1960 | 5 | 1 | – | 6 |
| 3 | Herma Szabo | Austria | 1922–1927 | 5 | 1 | – | 6 |
| 5 | Katarina Witt | East Germany | 1982–1988 | 4 | 2 | – | 6 |
| 6 | Lily Kronberger | 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 |
| 10 | Sjoukje Dijkstra | Netherlands | 1959–1964 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |

## Pairs

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

### Total medal count by nation

* 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). 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.
Number of World Championship medals in pair skating by nation :
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 24 | 19 | 8 | 51 |
| 2 | Germany | 14 | 7 | 8 | 29 |
| 3 | Canada | 13 | 7 | 12 | 32 |
| 4 | Russia | 8 | 11 | 10 | 29 |
| 5 | Austria | 7 | 13 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | China | 7 | 10 | 5 | 22 |
| 7 | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 8 | West Germany | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | France | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | United States | 3 | 7 | 17 | 27 |
| 11 | Finland | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 13 | Belgium | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | East Germany | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 15 | Japan | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | Figure Skating Federation of Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | CIS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 21 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (24 entries) | Totals (24 entries) | 102 | 101 | 100 | 303 |
* ↑ In 2021, skaters from Russia competed under the flag of the Figure Skating Federation of Russia because of sanctions imposed by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

### Most gold medals by pairs team

* 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 :
| No. | Female partner | Male partner | Nation | Period | | | | Total |
| 1 | Irina Rodnina | Alexander Zaitsev | Soviet Union | 1973–1978 | 6 | – | – | 6 |
| 2 | Aljona Savchenko | 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 |
| 4 | Ekaterina Gordeeva | Sergei Grinkov | Soviet Union | 1986–1990 | 4 | 1 | – | 5 |
| 4 | Emília Rotter | László Szollás | Hungary | 1931–1935 | 4 | 1 | – | 5 |
| 7 | Maxi Herber | Ernst Baier | Germany | 1934–1939 | 4 | – | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Irina Rodnina | Alexei Ulanov | Soviet Union | 1969–1972 | 4 | – | – | 4 |
| 8 | Barbara Wagner | Robert Paul | Canada | 1957–1960 | 4 | – | – | 4 |
| 10 | Ludowika Jakobsson (Eilers) | Walter Jakobsson | Germany / Finland Finland | 1910–1923 | 3 | 4 | – | 7 |
Notes:
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ Alexei Ulanov won another two silver medals with Lyudmila Smirnova (1973–1974), earning six world medals in total.
* ↑ 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

* 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 :
| No. | Female partner | Male partner | Nation | Period | | | | Total |
| 1 | Aljona Savchenko | 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 | Germany / Finland Finland | 1910–1923 | 3 | 4 | – | 7 |
| 4 | Shen Xue | Zhao Hongbo | China | 1999–2007 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Irina Rodnina | 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 |
| 8 | Ekaterina Gordeeva | Sergei Grinkov | Soviet Union | 1986–1990 | 4 | 1 | – | 5 |
| 8 | Emília Rotter | László Szollás | Hungary | 1931–1935 | 4 | 1 | – | 5 |
Notes:
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ Irina Rodnina won another four golds with Alexei Ulanov (1969–1972), earning a total of ten medals, all of which were gold.
Four more skaters won a total of six medals in the pairs event, but with different partners:
* 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

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.
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 the most bronze medals is held by Shae-Lynn Bourne and Victor Kraatz from Canada (with four).

### Total medal count by nation

* Countries that no longer participate are indicated in italics.
Number of World Championship medals in ice dance by nation :
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Great Britain | 17 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 16 | 14 | 8 | 38 |
| 3 | Russia | 11 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 4 | France | 8 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 5 | United States | 4 | 14 | 21 | 39 |
| 6 | Canada | 4 | 12 | 15 | 31 |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Italy | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | CIS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Figure Skating Federation of Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | West Germany | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (18 entries) | Totals (18 entries) | 71 | 71 | 71 | 213 |
* ↑ In 2021, skaters from Russia competed under the flag of the Figure Skating Federation of Russia because of sanctions imposed by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

### Most gold medals by ice dance team

* 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 :
| No. | Female partner | Male partner | Nation | Period | | | | 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 |
| 5 | Jayne Torvill | Christopher Dean | Great Britain | 1981–1984 | 4 | – | – | 4 |
| 5 | Diane Towler | Bernard Ford | Great Britain | 1966–1969 | 4 | – | – | 4 |
| 5 | 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:
* 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

* 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 :
| No. | Female partner | Male partner | Nation | Period | | | | 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 |
| 9 | 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:
* 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

* The table only shows the period of the achievement, not all participations 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 :
| Achievement | Record | Skater | Nation | Discipline | Period |
| Most gold medals | 10 | Ulrich Salchow | Sweden | Men's singles | 1901–1911 |
| Most gold medals | 10 | Sonja Henie | Norway | Women's singles | 1927–1936 |
| Most gold medals | 10 | Irina Rodnina | Soviet Union | Pairs | 1969–1978 |
| Most silver medals | 5 | Erik Pausin | Austria Germany | Pairs | 1935–1939 |
| Most silver medals | 5 | Ilse Pausin | Austria Germany | Pairs | 1935–1939 |
| Most silver medals | 5 | Lyudmila Smirnova | Soviet Union | Pairs | 1970–1974 |
| Most silver medals | 5 | Marina Klimova | Soviet Union | Ice dance | 1985–1991 |
| Most silver medals | 5 | Sergei Ponomarenko | Soviet Union | Ice dance | 1985–1991 |
| Most bronze medals | 4 | Shae-Lynn Bourne | Canada | Ice dance | 1996–1999 |
| Most bronze medals | 4 | Victor Kraatz | Canada | Ice dance | 1996–1999 |
| 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 |
| Most wins at back-to-back events | 10 | Irina Rodnina | Soviet Union | Pairs | 1969–1978 |

### Total medal count by nation

* Countries that no longer participate are indicated in italics.
Total number of World Championship medals by nation :
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 60 | 65 | 84 | 209 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 44 | 42 | 24 | 110 |
| 3 | Austria | 36 | 46 | 34 | 116 |
| 4 | Canada | 36 | 38 | 38 | 112 |
| 5 | Russia | 33 | 26 | 27 | 86 |
| 6 | Great Britain | 28 | 30 | 24 | 82 |
| 7 | Japan | 17 | 19 | 13 | 49 |
| 8 | Germany | 16 | 20 | 21 | 57 |
| 9 | France | 16 | 19 | 19 | 54 |
| 10 | Sweden | 15 | 7 | 11 | 33 |
| 11 | Hungary | 13 | 7 | 15 | 35 |
| 12 | East Germany | 12 | 16 | 12 | 40 |
| 13 | Norway | 10 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| 14 | Czechoslovakia | 9 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
| 15 | China | 8 | 11 | 9 | 28 |
| 16 | West Germany | 6 | 12 | 7 | 25 |
| 17 | Switzerland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 18 | Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 19 | Finland | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 20 | Italy | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 21 | Figure Skating Federation of Russia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 22 | CIS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 23 | South Korea | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 24 | Belgium | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 26 | Spain | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 27 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 30 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (32 entries) | Totals (32 entries) | 389 | 387 | 382 | 1,158 |
* ↑ In 2021, skaters from Russia competed under the flag of the Figure Skating Federation of Russia because of sanctions imposed by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

### Most gold medals by skater

* 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 :
| No. | Skater | Nation | Discipline(s) | Period | | | | 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 |
| 5 | Herma Szabo | Austria | Pairs | 1922–1927 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Aljona Savchenko | Germany | Pairs | 2007–2018 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Aleksandr Gorshkov | Soviet Union | Ice dance | 1969–1976 | 6 | 1 | – | 7 |
| 7 | Lyudmila Pakhomova | Soviet Union | Ice dance | 1969–1976 | 6 | 1 | – | 7 |
| 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

* 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 :
| No. | Skater | Nation | Discipline(s) | Period | | | | 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 |
| 6 | Herma Szabo | Austria | Pairs | 1922–1927 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 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 | Men's singles | 1931–1939 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | Ernst Baier | Germany | Pairs | 1931–1939 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | Robin Szolkowy | Germany | Pairs | 2007–2014 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |