# 1977 World Figure Skating Championships

The 1977 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Tokyo, Japan from March 1 to 6. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

## Medal tables
### Medalists

| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles | Vladimir Kovalev | Jan Hoffmann | Minoru Sano |
| Ladies' singles | Linda Fratianne | Anett Pötzsch | Dagmar Lurz |
| Pair skating | Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev | Irina Vorobieva / Aleksandr Vlasov | Tai Babilonia / Randy Gardner |
| Ice dancing | Irina Moiseeva / Andrej Minenkov | Janet Thompson / Warren Maxwell | Natalia Linichuk / Gennadi Karponosov |

### Medals by country

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |

## Results
### Men

| Rank | Name | Nation | Age | CP | CP | SP | SP | FP | FP | Points | Places |
| 1 | Vladimir Kovalev | Soviet Union | 24 | 1 | 44.40 | 2 | 41.24 | 3 | 102.40 | 188.04 | 16 |
| 2 | Jan Hoffmann | East Germany | 21 | 2 | 42.52 | 1 | 41.04 | 2 | 103.40 | 186.96 | 18 |
| 3 | Minoru Sano | Japan | 21 | 6 | 39.44 | 4 | 39.96 | 1 | 105.70 | 185.10 | 24 |
| 4 | David Santee | United States | 19 | 4 | 42.04 | 9 | 37.92 | 5 | 99.70 | 179.66 | 40 |
| 5 | Charles Tickner | United States | 23 | 5 | 39.52 | 3 | 40.56 | 7 | 98.80 | 178.88 | 42 |
| 6 | Ron Shaver | Canada | 25 | 9 | 37.84 | 8 | 37.48 | 6 | 99.40 | 174.72 | 61 |
| 7 | Yuri Ovchinnikov | Soviet Union | 26 | 7 | 38.12 | 6 | 38.16 | 8 | 97.60 | 173.88 | 64 |
| 8 | Mitsuru Matsumura | Japan | 19 | 15 | 35.00 | 11 | 36.13 | 4 | 101.20 | 172.33 | 73 |
| 9 | Scott Cramer | United States | 18 | 8 | 38.20 | 10 | 37.60 | 9 | 95.90 | 171.70 | 73 |
| 10 | Pekka Leskinen | Finland | 23 | 3 | 42.00 | 12 | 35.12 | 11 | 92.90 | 170.02 | 89 |
| 11 | Konstantin Kokora | Soviet Union | 19 | 11 | 37.12 | 7 | 38.20 | 10 | 93.00 | 168.32 | 94 |
| 12 | Ronald Koppelent | Austria | 21 | 14 | 37.00 | 14 | 33.24 | 13 | 86.40 | 156.64 | 118 |
| 13 | Kurt Kurzinger | West Germany | | 13 | 36.32 | 13 | 33.88 | 14 | 85.00 | 155.20 | 121 |
| 14 | Brian Pockar | Canada | 17 | 16 | 34.72 | 15 | 33.00 | 12 | 87.30 | 155.02 | 122 |
| 15 | Jean-Christophe Simond | France | 16 | 12 | 36.44 | 16 | 32.60 | 15 | 84.80 | 154.84 | 134 |
| 16 | William Schober | Australia | | 17 | 32.64 | 17 | 34.80 | 16 | 77.30 | 144.74 | 144 |
| 17 | Han Soo-bong | South Korea | | 18 | 31.20 | 18 | 26.52 | 17 | 71.90 | 129.62 | 153 |
| WD | Robin Cousins | United Kingdom | 19 | 10 | 37.72 | 5 | 40.08 | | | DNF | |
Referee:
* Josef Dědič Czechoslovakia
Assistant Referee:
* Kinuko Ueno Japan
Judges:
* Gerhardt Bubnik Czechoslovakia
* Erika Schiechtl West Germany
* Geoffrey Yates United Kingdom
* David Dore Canada
* Valentin Piseev Soviet Union
* Goro Ishimaru Japan
* Edith M. Shoemaker United States
* Helga von Wiecki East Germany
* Sydney R. Croll Australia
Substitute judge:
* Monique Georgelin France

### Ladies

| Rank | Name | Nation | Age | CP | CP | SP | SP | FP | FP | Points | Places |
| 1 | Linda Fratianne | United States | 16 | 4 | 44.44 | 1 | 41.72 | 2 | 103.10 | 189.26 | 10 |
| 2 | Anett Pötzsch | East Germany | 16 | 1 | 45.56 | 6 | 38.92 | 3 | 100.70 | 185.18 | 22 |
| 3 | Dagmar Lurz | West Germany | 18 | 2 | 45.08 | 3 | 39.20 | 8 | 98.20 | 182.48 | 43 |
| 4 | Barbara Smith | United States | | 5 | 43.04 | 4 | 39.80 | 7 | 99.60 | 182.44 | 43 |
| 5 | Wendy Burge | United States | 19 | 7 | 41.48 | 2 | 40.32 | 4 | 101.10 | 182.90 | 41 |
| 6 | Susanna Driano | Italy | 19 | 3 | 43.88 | 7 | 38.88 | 9 | 98.20 | 180.96 | 50 |
| 7 | Elena Vodorezova | Soviet Union | 13 | 13 | 36.80 | 5 | 39.92 | 1 | 103.10 | 179.82 | 59 |
| 8 | Lynn Nightingale | Canada | 20 | 8 | 40.84 | 9 | 38.32 | 5 | 100.60 | 179.76 | 66 |
| 9 | Marion Weber | East Germany | 17 | 6 | 42.12 | 12 | 38.04 | 10 | 97.20 | 177.36 | 80 |
| 10 | Denise Biellmann | Switzerland | 14 | 12 | 37.68 | 8 | 38.44 | 6 | 100.10 | 176.22 | 87 |
| 11 | Claudia Kristofics-Binder | Austria | 15 | 9 | 39.96 | 10 | 37.72 | 12 | 95.00 | 172.68 | 103 |
| 12 | Emi Watanabe | Japan | 14 | 11 | 40.04 | 11 | 38.08 | 13 | 95.00 | 173.12 | 106 |
| 13 | Heather Kemkaran | Canada | 20 | 14 | 35.56 | 13 | 35.98 | 11 | 97.60 | 169.14 | 113 |
| 14 | Garnet Ostermeier | West Germany | 17 | 10 | 39.20 | 14 | 36.12 | 14 | 91.20 | 166.52 | 124 |
| 15 | Karena Richardson | United Kingdom | 17 | 19 | 32.36 | 16 | 35.52 | 15 | 91.80 | 159.68 | 133 |
| 16 | Susan Broman | Finland | 17 | 15 | 34.60 | 15 | 36.08 | 16 | 83.40 | 154.08 | 150 |
| 17 | Robyn Burley | Australia | | 16 | 34.64 | 18 | 32.84 | 17 | 84.00 | 151.48 | 154 |
| 18 | Maria-Claude Bierre | France | | 17 | 34.08 | 17 | 32.92 | 18 | 83.40 | 150.40 | 159 |
| 19 | Franca Bianconi | Italy | 15 | 21 | 31.52 | 20 | 30.80 | 19 | 82.30 | 144.62 | 176 |
| 20 | Lee Hyun-joo | South Korea | | 18 | 32.72 | 21 | 30.88 | 21 | 80.60 | 144.20 | 178 |
| 21 | Lotta Crispin | Sweden | | 20 | 31.64 | 19 | 31.44 | 20 | 80.30 | 143.38 | 182 |
Referee:
* Sonia Bianchetti Italy
Assistant Referee:
* Benjamin Wright United Kingdom
Judges:
* Giovanni De Mori Italy
* Günter Teichmann East Germany
* Jürg Wilhelm Switzerland
* Geoffrey Yates United Kingdom
* Yvonne S. McGowan United States
* Ludwig Gassner Austria
* Norris Bowden Canada
* Leena Vainio Finland
* Eugen Romminger West Germany
Substitute judge:
* Tsukasa Kimura Japan

### Pairs

| Rank | Name | Nation | Age | SP | SP | FP | FP | Points | Places |
| 1 | Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev | Soviet Union | 27/24 | 1 | 34.90 | 1 | 105.60 | 140.50 | 9 |
| 2 | Irina Vorobieva / Alexandr Vlasov | Soviet Union | 18/20 | 2 | 34.56 | 3 | 101.60 | 136.16 | 23 |
| 3 | Tai Babilonia / Randy Gardner | United States | 16/18 | 3 | 33.45 | 2 | 102.20 | 135.65 | 29 |
| 4 | Marina Cherkasova / Sergei Shakhrai | Soviet Union | 12/18 | 4 | 33.68 | 5 | 97.80 | 131.48 | 39 |
| 5 | Manuela Mager / Uwe Bewersdorf | East Germany | 20/26 | 5 | 32.37 | 4 | 99.30 | 131.67 | 42 |
| 6 | Ingrid Spieglová / Alan Spiegl | Czechoslovakia | 16/17 | 6 | 31.57 | 6 | 95.00 | 126.57 | 57 |
| 7 | Gail Hamula / Frank Sweiding | United States | | 7 | 30.70 | 7 | 94.40 | 125.10 | 63 |
| 8 | Susanne Scheibe / Andreas Nischwitz | West Germany | /19 | 8 | 30.58 | 9 | 91.40 | 121.98 | 78 |
| 9 | Sheryl Franks / Michael Botticelli | United States | 14/17 | 9 | 30.34 | 8 | 93.10 | 123.44 | 73 |
| 10 | Sherri Baier / Robin Cowan | Canada | | 11 | 27.90 | 10 | 88.50 | 116.40 | 91 |
| 11 | Gabrielle Beck / Jochen Stahl | West Germany | | 10 | 28.74 | 11 | 87.80 | 116.54 | 96 |
| 12 | Elizabeth Cain / Peter Cain | Australia | 14/18 | 13 | 26.87 | 12 | 85.50 | 112.37 | 106 |
| 13 | Kyoko Hagiwara / Sumio Murata | Japan | | 12 | 27.44 | 13 | 79.50 | 106.94 | 116 |
Referee:
* Donald H. Gilchrist Canada
Assistant Referee:
* Kikuko Minami Japan
Judges:
* Gerhardt Bubnik Czechoslovakia
* Erika Schiechtl West Germany
* Geoffrey Yates United Kingdom
* David Dore Canada
* Valentin Piseev Soviet Union
* Goro Ishimaru Japan
* Edith M. Shoemaker United States
* Helga von Wiecki East Germany
* Sydney R. Croll Australia
Substitute judge:
* Monique Georgelin France

### Ice dancing

| Rank | Name | Nation | Age | CD | CD | FD | FD | Points | Places |
| 1 | Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov | Soviet Union | 21/22 | 1 | 102.32 | 1 | 105.50 | 207.82 | 9 |
| 2 | Janet Thompson / Warren Maxwell | United Kingdom | 21/24 | 2 | 99.16 | 2 | 102.50 | 201.66 | 24 |
| 3 | Natalia Linichuk / Gennadi Karponosov | Soviet Union | 20/26 | 4 | 97.72 | 3 | 102.20 | 199.92 | 28 |
| 4 | Krisztina Regőczy / András Sallay | Hungary | 21/23 | 3 | 98.80 | 4 | 101.90 | 200.70 | 29 |
| 5 | Marina Zueva / Andrei Vitman | Soviet Union | 20/ | 5 | 94.56 | 5 | 100.10 | 194.66 | 45 |
| 6 | Susan Carscallen / Eric Gillies | Canada | 22/24 | 6 | 92.80 | 7 | 96.10 | 188.90 | 58 |
| 7 | Kay Barsdell / Kenneth Foster | United Kingdom | | 7 | 91.32 | 6 | 95.90 | 187.22 | 65 |
| 8 | Liliana Řeháková / Stanislav Drastich | Czechoslovakia | 18/22 | 9 | 89.68 | 8 | 95.30 | 184.98 | 73 |
| 9 | Judi Genovesi / Kent Weigle | United States | 19/21 | 8 | 88.92 | 9 | 94.30 | 183.22 | 77 |
| 10 | Lorna Wighton / John Dowding | Canada | 18/19 | 10 | 87.08 | 10 | 92.60 | 179.68 | 90 |
| 11 | Isabella Rizzi / Luigi Freroni | Italy | | 11 | 83.88 | 11 | 90.20 | 174.08 | 100 |
| 12 | Susan Kelley / Andrew Stroukoff | United States | 22/26 | 13 | 82.12 | 12 | 88.90 | 171.02 | 108 |
| 13 | Susi Handschmann / Peter Handschmann | Austria | 18/19 | 12 | 83.40 | 13 | 85.60 | 169.00 | 116 |
| 14 | Misa Kage / Masanori Takeda | Japan | | 14 | 80.32 | 14 | 84.50 | 164.82 | 123 |
Referee:
* Lawrence Demmy United Kingdom
Assistant Referee:
* George J. Blundun Canada
Judges:
* Ludwig Gassner Austria
* Pamela Davis United Kingdom
* Klára Kozári Hungary
* Mary Louise Wright United States
* Ennio Bernazzali Italy
* Irina Absliamova Soviet Union
* Gerhardt Bubnik Czechoslovakia
* Tsukasa Kimura Japan
* Joyce Hisey Canada
Substitute judge:
* Eugen Romminger West Germany

## Sources

* US Pair Is 3d After Start of World Skating
* Miss Rodnina, Zaitsev Win Fifth Straight Skating Title