thumb|alt=The men's medalists at the 2013 World Championships|right|The gold, silver, and bronze medalists in the men's event at the [[2013 World Figure Skating Championships|2013 World Championships: Patrick Chan of Canada (center), Denis Ten of Kazakhstan (left), and Javier Fernández of Spain (right)]]
thumb|alt=The women's medalists at the 2014 World Championships|right|The gold, silver, and bronze medalists in the women's event at the [[2014 World Figure Skating Championships|2014 World Championships: Mao Asada of Japan (center), Yulia Lipnitskaya of Russia (left), and Carolina Kostner of Italy (right)]]
thumb|alt=The pairs medalists at the 2015 World Championships|right|The gold, silver, and bronze medalists in the pairs event at the [[2015 World Figure Skating Championships|2015 World Championships: Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford of Canada (center), Sui Wenjing and Han Cong of China (left), and Pang Qing and Tong Jian of China (right)]]
thumb|alt=The ice dance medalists at the 2017 World Championships|right|The gold, silver, and bronze medalists in the ice dance event at the [[2017 World Figure Skating Championships|2017 World Championships: Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada (center), Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France (left), and Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani of the United States (right)]]
The World Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU). The World Championships are considered the most prestigious event in figure skating. The first World Championships were held in 1896 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and they have been held ever since with only four interruptions. A separate competition for women was established in 1905, with the men's and women's events held as separate competitions for several years. Pair skating was added in 1908 and ice dance in 1952. Skaters are eligible to compete at the World Championships, provided they represent a member nation of the International Skating Union and are selected by their respective federation.
The corresponding competition for junior-level skaters is the World Junior Figure Skating Championships. The corresponding competitions for synchronized skating are the World Synchronized Skating Championships and the World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships.
Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Ulrich Salchow of Sweden holds the record for winning the most World Championship titles in men's singles (with ten), while Sonja Henie of Norway holds the record in women's singles (also with ten). Irina Rodnina and Alexander Zaitsev of the Soviet Union hold the record in pair skating (with six), although Rodnina won an additional four titles with a previous partner. Lyudmila Pakhomova and Aleksandr Gorshkov of the Soviet Union hold the record in ice dance (with six), while Guillaume Cizeron of France has also won six titles in ice dance, but not with the same partner.
History
The International Skating Union (ISU) was formed in 1892 to govern international competition in speed skating and figure skating.
Since competitive skating was generally viewed as a male sport, the championships were presumed to be an exclusive male event. However, there were no specific rules barring women from competing. In 1902, Madge Syers of Great Britain entered the championships and won the silver medal.
The 1930 World Championships in New York City were the first to be held outside Europe and combined all three competitions – men's singles, women's singles, and pair skating – into one event for the first time. Ice dance made its debut at the 1952 World Championships.
As the Winter Olympics are usually held in February, every four years the World Championships occur roughly a month after Olympic events have ended. Historically, a number of Olympic medalists have chosen to skip the following World Championships; many skaters need time to rest due to physical and mental exhaustion, and some Olympic medalists chose to capitalize on their success by becoming professional skaters with companies such as the Ice Capades or Champions on Ice. Prior to 1993, professional skaters were barred from competing at the Olympics by the ISU, so choosing to pursue skating professionally had once meant the end of one's competitive career.
The World Championships have been interrupted four times in the competition's history: from 1915 through 1921 due to World War I, and in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2027 World Championships are scheduled to be held from March 15 to 21 in Tampere, Finland.
Qualifying
Skaters may compete at the World Championships if they represent a member nation of the International Skating Union (ISU) and are selected by their federation. Member nations select their entries according to their own criteria. Some countries rely on the results of their national championships, while others have more varied criteria, which may include success at certain international events or specific technical requirements. All of the selected skaters must have earned the minimum total element scores, which are determined and published each season by the ISU, during the current or immediately previous season. Member nations may enter at least one competitor or team in each discipline; while a points system allows nations to enter additional competitors or teams, up to a total of three per discipline, based on the nation's performance in that discipline at the previous World Championships.
Age restrictions have changed throughout the history of the World Championships. Originally there were no age restrictions. For example, Sonja Henie of Norway – a three-time Olympic champion and ten-time World Champion in women's singles – debuted at the World Championships in 1924 at the age of 11. However, the ISU allowed for two exceptions. Firstly, skaters younger than 15 who had already competed in senior-level international events could continue. For example, Tara Lipinski of the United States – the 1998 Olympic champion in women's singles who debuted at the World Championships in 1996 at the age of 13 – was allowed to participate at the 1997 World Championships, where she won a gold medal at the age of 14. That exception expired naturally after a couple of seasons. Secondly, skaters who had won medals at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships were permitted to compete as seniors at the ISU Championships. That exception lasted through the 1999–2000 season.
At the ISU Congress held in June 2022, members of the ISU Council – the ISU's executive body responsible for determining policies – accepted a proposal to gradually increase the minimum age limit for senior competition to 17 beginning with the 2024–25 season. To avoid forcing skaters who had already competed in the senior category to return to juniors, the age limit remained unchanged during the 2022–23 season, before increasing to 16 during the 2023–24 season, and then to 17 during the 2024–25 season.
Medalists
Men's singles
{| class="wikitable unsortable" style="text-align:left; width:85%"
|+Men's event medalists
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" style="width:20%"| Location
! scope="col" style="width:25%; background:gold" | Gold
! scope="col" style="width:25%; background:silver" | Silver
! scope="col" style="width:25%; background:#c96" | Bronze
! scope="col" |
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1896
| St. Petersburg
| Gilbert Fuchs
| Gustav Hügel
| Georg Sanders
| rowspan="93" |
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1897
| Stockholm
| Gustav Hügel
| Ulrich Salchow
| Johan Lefstad
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1898
| London
| Henning Grenander
| Gustav Hügel
| Gilbert Fuchs
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1899
| Davos
| Gustav Hügel
| Ulrich Salchow
| Edgar Syers
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1900
| Davos
| Gustav Hügel
| Ulrich Salchow
| rowspan="2" align="center" bgcolor="e5e4e2" | No other competitors
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1901
| Stockholm
| Ulrich Salchow
| Gilbert Fuchs
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1902
| London
| Ulrich Salchow
| Madge Syers
| Martin Gordan
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1903
| St. Petersburg
| Ulrich Salchow
| Nikolai Panin Kolomenkin
| Max Bohatsch
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1904
| Berlin
| Ulrich Salchow
| Heinrich Burger
| Martin Gordan
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1905
| Stockholm
| Ulrich Salchow
| Max Bohatsch
| Per Thorén
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1906
| Munich
| Gilbert Fuchs
| Heinrich Burger
| Bror Meyer
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1907
| Vienna
| Ulrich Salchow
| Max Bohatsch
| Gilbert Fuchs
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1908
| Troppau
| Ulrich Salchow
| Gilbert Fuchs
| Heinrich Burger
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1909
| Stockholm
| Ulrich Salchow
| Per Thorén
| Ernst Herz
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1910
| Davos
| Ulrich Salchow
| Werner Rittberger
| Andor Szende
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1911
| Berlin
| Ulrich Salchow
| Werner Rittberger
| Fritz Kachler
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1912
| Manchester
| Fritz Kachler
| Werner Rittberger
| Andor Szende
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1913
| Vienna
| Fritz Kachler
| Willy Böckl
| Andor Szende
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1914
| Helsinki
| Gösta Sandahl
| Fritz Kachler
| Willy Böckl
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" |
| colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="e5e4e2" | No competitions due to World War I
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1922
| Stockholm
| Gillis Grafström
| Fritz Kachler
| Willy Böckl
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1923
| Vienna
| Fritz Kachler
| Willy Böckl
| Gösta Sandahl
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1924
| Manchester
| Gillis Grafström
| Willy Böckl
| Ernst Oppacher
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1925
| Vienna
| Willy Böckl
| Fritz Kachler
| Otto Preißecker
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1926
| Berlin
| Willy Böckl
| Otto Preißecker
| John Page
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1927
| Davos
| Willy Böckl
| Otto Preißecker
| Karl Schäfer
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1928
| Berlin
| Willy Böckl
| Karl Schäfer
| Hugo Distler
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1929
| London
| Gillis Grafström
| Karl Schäfer
| Ludwig Wrede
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1930
| New York City
| Karl Schäfer
| Roger Turner
| Georges Gautschi
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1931
| Berlin
| Karl Schäfer
| Roger Turner
| Ernst Baier
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1932
| Montreal
| Karl Schäfer
| Montgomery Wilson
| Ernst Baier
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1933
| Zürich
| Karl Schäfer
| Ernst Baier
| Marcus Nikkanen
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1934
| Stockholm
| Karl Schäfer
| Ernst Baier
| Erich Erdös
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1935
| Budapest
| Karl Schäfer
| Jack Dunn
| Dénes Pataky
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1936
| Paris
| Karl Schäfer
| Graham Sharp
| Felix Kaspar
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1937
| Vienna
| Felix Kaspar
| Graham Sharp
| Elemér Terták
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1938
| Berlin
| Felix Kaspar
| Graham Sharp
| Herbert Alward
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1939
| Budapest
| Graham Sharp
| Freddie Tomlins
| Horst Faber
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" |
| colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="e5e4e2" | No competitions due to World War II
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1947
| Stockholm
| Hans Gerschwiler
| Dick Button
| Arthur Apfel
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1948
| Davos
| Dick Button
| Hans Gerschwiler
| Ede Király
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1949
| Paris
| Dick Button
| Ede Király
| Edi Rada
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1950
| London
| Dick Button
| Ede Király
| Hayes Alan Jenkins
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1951
| Milan
| Dick Button
| James Grogan
| Hellmut Seibt
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1952
| Paris
| Dick Button
| James Grogan
| Hayes Alan Jenkins
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1953
| Davos
| Hayes Alan Jenkins
| James Grogan
| Carlo Fassi
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1954
| Oslo
| Hayes Alan Jenkins
| James Grogan
| Alain Giletti
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1955
| Vienna
| Hayes Alan Jenkins
| Ronnie Robertson
| David Jenkins
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1956
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen
| Hayes Alan Jenkins
| Ronnie Robertson
| David Jenkins
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1957
| Colorado Springs
| David Jenkins
| Tim Brown
| Charles Snelling
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1958
| Paris
| David Jenkins
| Tim Brown
| Alain Giletti
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1959
| Colorado Springs
| David Jenkins
| Donald Jackson
| Tim Brown
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1960
| Vancouver
| Alain Giletti
| Donald Jackson
| Alain Calmat
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1961
| rowspan="2" | Prague
| colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="e5e4e2" | Competition cancelled due to the crash of Sabena Flight 548
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1962
| Donald Jackson
| Karol Divín
| Alain Calmat
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1963
| Cortina d'Ampezzo
| Donald McPherson
| Alain Calmat
| Manfred Schnelldorfer
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1964
| Dortmund
| Manfred Schnelldorfer
| Alain Calmat
| Karol Divín
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1965
| Colorado Springs
| Alain Calmat
| Scott Allen
| Donald Knight
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1966
| Davos
| Emmerich Danzer
| Wolfgang Schwarz
| Gary Visconti
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1967
| Vienna
| Emmerich Danzer
| Wolfgang Schwarz
| Gary Visconti
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1968
| Geneva
| Emmerich Danzer
| Tim Wood
| Patrick Péra
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1969
| Colorado Springs
| Tim Wood
| Ondrej Nepela
| Patrick Péra
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1970
| Ljubljana
| Tim Wood
| Ondrej Nepela
| Günter Zöller
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1971
| Lyon
| Ondrej Nepela
| Patrick Péra
| Sergei Chetverukhin
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1972
| Calgary
| Ondrej Nepela
| Sergei Chetverukhin
| Vladimir Kovalyov
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1973
| Bratislava
| Ondrej Nepela
| Sergei Chetverukhin
| Jan Hoffmann
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1974
| Munich
| Jan Hoffmann
| Sergei Volkov
| Toller Cranston
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1975
| Colorado Springs
| Sergei Volkov
| Vladimir Kovalyov
| John Curry
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1976
| Gothenburg
| John Curry
| Vladimir Kovalyov
| Jan Hoffmann
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1977
| Tokyo
| Vladimir Kovalyov
| Jan Hoffmann
| Minoru Sano
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1978
| Ottawa
| Charles Tickner
| Jan Hoffmann
| Robin Cousins
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1979
| Vienna
| Vladimir Kovalyov
| Robin Cousins
| Jan Hoffmann
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1980
| Dortmund
| Jan Hoffmann
| Robin Cousins
| Charles Tickner
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1981
| Hartford
| Scott Hamilton
| David Santee
| Igor Bobrin
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1982
| Copenhagen
| Scott Hamilton
| Norbert Schramm
| Brian Pockar
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1983
| Helsinki
| Scott Hamilton
| Norbert Schramm
| Brian Orser
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1984
| Ottawa
| Scott Hamilton
| Brian Orser
| Alexandre Fadeev
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1985
| Tokyo
| Alexandre Fadeev
| Brian Orser
| Brian Boitano
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1986
| Geneva
| Brian Boitano
| Brian Orser
| Alexandre Fadeev
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1987
| Cincinnati
| Brian Orser
| Brian Boitano
| Alexandre Fadeev
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1988
| Budapest
| Brian Boitano
| Brian Orser
| Viktor Petrenko
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1989
| Paris
| Kurt Browning
| Christopher Bowman
| Grzegorz Filipowski
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1990
| Halifax
| Kurt Browning
| Viktor Petrenko
| Christopher Bowman
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1991
| Munich
| Kurt Browning
| Viktor Petrenko
| Todd Eldredge
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1992
| Oakland
| Viktor Petrenko
| Kurt Browning
| Elvis Stojko
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1993
| Prague
| Kurt Browning
| Elvis Stojko
| Alexei Urmanov
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1994
| Chiba
| Elvis Stojko
| Philippe Candeloro
| Vyacheslav Zahorodnyuk
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1995
| Birmingham
| Elvis Stojko
| Todd Eldredge
| Philippe Candeloro
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1996
| Edmonton
| Todd Eldredge
| Ilia Kulik
| Rudy Galindo
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1997
| Lausanne
| Elvis Stojko
| Todd Eldredge
| Alexei Yagudin
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1998
| Minneapolis
| Alexei Yagudin
| Todd Eldredge
| Evgeni Plushenko
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1999
| Helsinki
| Alexei Yagudin
| Evgeni Plushenko
| Michael Weiss
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 2000
| Nice
| Alexei Yagudin
| Elvis Stojko
| Michael Weiss
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 2001
| Vancouver
| Evgeni Plushenko
| Alexei Yagudin
| Todd Eldredge
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 2002
| Nagano
| Alexei Yagudin
| Timothy Goebel
| Takeshi Honda
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 2003
| Washington, D.C.
| Evgeni Plushenko
| Timothy Goebel
| Takeshi Honda
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 2004
| Dortmund
| Evgeni Plushenko
| Brian Joubert
| Stefan Lindemann
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 2005
| Moscow
| Stéphane Lambiel
| Jeffrey Buttle
| Evan Lysacek
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 2006
| Calgary
| Stéphane Lambiel
| Brian Joubert
| Evan Lysacek
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 2007
| Tokyo
| Brian Joubert
| Daisuke Takahashi
| Stéphane Lambiel
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 2008
| Gothenburg
| Jeffrey Buttle
| Brian Joubert
| Johnny Weir
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 2009
| Los Angeles
| Evan Lysacek
| Patrick Chan
| Brian Joubert
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 2010
| Turin
| Daisuke Takahashi
| Patrick Chan
| Brian Joubert
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 2011
| Moscow
| Patrick Chan
| Takahiko Kozuka
| Artur Gachinski
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 2012
| Nice
| Patrick Chan
| Daisuke Takahashi
| Yuzuru Hanyu
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 2013
| London
| Patrick Chan
| Denis Ten
| Javier Fernández
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 2014
| Saitama
| Yuzuru Hanyu
| Tatsuki Machida
| Javier Fernández
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 2015
| Shanghai
| Javier Fernández
| Yuzuru Hanyu
| Denis Ten
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 2016
| Boston
| Javier Fernández
| Yuzuru Hanyu
| Jin Boyang
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 2017
| Helsinki
| Yuzuru Hanyu
| Shoma Uno
| Jin Boyang
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 2018
| Milan
| Nathan Chen
| Shoma Uno
| Mikhail Kolyada
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 2019
| Saitama
| Nathan Chen
| Yuzuru Hanyu
| Vincent Zhou
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 2020
| Montreal
| colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="e5e4e2" | Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 2021
| Stockholm
| Nathan Chen
| Yuma Kagiyama
| Yuzuru Hanyu
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 2022
| Montpellier
| Shoma Uno
| Yuma Kagiyama
| Vincent Zhou
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 2023
| Saitama
| Shoma Uno
| Cha Jun-hwan
| Ilia Malinin
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 2024
| Montreal
| Ilia Malinin
| Yuma Kagiyama
| Adam Siao Him Fa
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 2025
| Boston
| Ilia Malinin
| Mikhail Shaidorov
| Yuma Kagiyama
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 2026
| Prague
| Ilia Malinin
| Yuma Kagiyama
| Shun Sato
|
|}
Women's singles
{| class="wikitable unsortable" style="text-align:left; width:85%"
|+Women's event medalists
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" style="width:20%"| Location
! scope="col" style="width:25%; background:gold" | Gold
! scope="col" style="width:25%; background:silver" | Silver
! scope="col" style="width:25%; background:#c96" | Bronze
! scope="col" |
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1906
| Davos
| Madge Syers
| Jenny Herz
| Lily Kronberger
| rowspan="83" |
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1907
| Vienna
| Madge Syers
| Jenny Herz
| Lily Kronberger
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1908
| Troppau
| Lily Kronberger
| Elsa Rendschmidt
| align="center" bgcolor="e5e4e2" | No other competitors
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1909
| Budapest
| Lily Kronberger
| colspan=2 align="center" bgcolor="e5e4e2" | No other competitors
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1910
| Berlin
| Lily Kronberger
| Elsa Rendschmidt
| align="center" bgcolor="e5e4e2" | No other competitors
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1911
| Vienna
| Lily Kronberger
| Opika von Méray Horváth
| Ludowika Eilers
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1912
| Davos
| Opika von Méray Horváth
| Dorothy Greenhough-Smith
| Phyllis Johnson
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1913
| Stockholm
| Opika von Méray Horváth
| Phyllis Johnson
| Svea Norén
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1914
| St. Moritz
| Opika von Méray Horváth
| Angela Hanka
| Phyllis Johnson
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" |
| colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="e5e4e2" | No competitions due to World War I
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1922
| Stockholm
| Herma Szabo
| Svea Norén
| Margot Moe
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1923
| Vienna
| Herma Szabo
| Gisela Reichmann
| Svea Norén
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1924
| Kristiania
| Herma Szabo
| Ellen Brockhöft
| Beatrix Loughran
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1925
| Davos
| Herma Szabo
| Ellen Brockhöft
| Elisabeth Böckel
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1926
| Stockholm
| Herma Szabo
| Sonja Henie
| Kathleen Shaw
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1927
| Oslo
| Sonja Henie
| Herma Szabo
| Karen Simensen
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1928
| London
| Sonja Henie
| Maribel Vinson
| Fritzi Burger
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1929
| Budapest
| Sonja Henie
| Fritzi Burger
| Melitta Brunner
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1930
| New York City
| Sonja Henie
| Cecil Smith
| Maribel Vinson
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1931
| Berlin
| Sonja Henie
| Hilde Holovsky
| Fritzi Burger
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1932
| Montreal
| Sonja Henie
| Fritzi Burger
| Constance Wilson-Samuel
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1933
| Stockholm
| Sonja Henie
| Vivi-Anne Hultén
| Hilde Holovsky
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1934
| Oslo
| Sonja Henie
| Megan Taylor
| Liselotte Landbeck
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1935
| Vienna
| Sonja Henie
| Cecilia Colledge
| Vivi-Anne Hultén
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1936
| Paris
| Sonja Henie
| Megan Taylor
| Vivi-Anne Hultén
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1937
| London
| Cecilia Colledge
| Megan Taylor
| Vivi-Anne Hultén
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1938
| Stockholm
| Megan Taylor
| Cecilia Colledge
| Hedy Stenuf
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1939
| Prague
| Megan Taylor
| Hedy Stenuf
| Daphne Walker
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" |
| colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="e5e4e2" | No competitions due to World War II
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1947
| Stockholm
| Barbara Ann Scott
| Daphne Walker
| Gretchen Merrill
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1948
| Davos
| Barbara Ann Scott
| Eva Pawlik
| Jiřina Nekolová
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1949
| Paris
| Alena Vrzáňová
| Yvonne Sherman
| Jeannette Altwegg
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1950
| London
| Alena Vrzáňová
| Jeannette Altwegg
| Yvonne Sherman
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1951
| Milan
| Jeannette Altwegg
| Jacqueline du Bief
| Sonya Klopfer
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1952
| Paris
| Jacqueline du Bief
| Sonya Klopfer
| Virginia Baxter
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1953
| Davos
| Tenley Albright
| Gundi Busch
| Valda Osborn
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1954
| Oslo
| Gundi Busch
| Tenley Albright
| Erica Batchelor
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1955
| Vienna
| Tenley Albright
| Carol Heiss
| Hanna Eigel
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1956
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen
| Carol Heiss
| Tenley Albright
| Ingrid Wendl
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1957
| Colorado Springs
| Carol Heiss
| Hanna Eigel
| Ingrid Wendl
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1958
| Paris
| Carol Heiss
| Ingrid Wendl
| Hanna Walter
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1959
| Colorado Springs
| Carol Heiss
| Hanna Walter
| Sjoukje Dijkstra
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1960
| Vancouver
| Carol Heiss
| Sjoukje Dijkstra
| Barbara Ann Roles
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1961
| rowspan="2" | Prague
| colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="e5e4e2" | Competition cancelled due to the crash of Sabena Flight 548
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1962
| Sjoukje Dijkstra
| Wendy Griner
| Regine Heitzer
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1963
| Cortina d'Ampezzo
| Sjoukje Dijkstra
| Regine Heitzer
| Nicole Hassler
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1964
| Dortmund
| Sjoukje Dijkstra
| Regine Heitzer
| Petra Burka
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1965
| Colorado Springs
| Petra Burka
| Regine Heitzer
| Peggy Fleming
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1966
| Davos
| Peggy Fleming
| Gabriele Seyfert
| Petra Burka
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1967
| Vienna
| Peggy Fleming
| Gabriele Seyfert
| Hana Mašková
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1968
| Geneva
| Peggy Fleming
| Gabriele Seyfert
| Hana Mašková
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1969
| Colorado Springs
| Gabriele Seyfert
| Beatrix Schuba
| Zsuzsa Almássy
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1970
| Ljubljana
| Gabriele Seyfert
| Beatrix Schuba
| Julie Lynn Holmes
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1971
| Lyon
| Beatrix Schuba
| Julie Lynn Holmes
| Karen Magnussen
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1972
| Calgary
| Beatrix Schuba
| Karen Magnussen
| Janet Lynn
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1973
| Bratislava
| Karen Magnussen
| Janet Lynn
| Christine Errath
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1974
| Munich
| Christine Errath
| Dorothy Hamill
| Dianne de Leeuw
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1975
| Colorado Springs
| Dianne de Leeuw
| Dorothy Hamill
| Christine Errath
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1976
| Gothenburg
| Dorothy Hamill
| Christine Errath
| Dianne de Leeuw
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1977
| Tokyo
| Linda Fratianne
| Anett Pötzsch
| Dagmar Lurz
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1978
| Ottawa
| Anett Pötzsch
| Linda Fratianne
| Susanna Driano
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1979
| Vienna
| Linda Fratianne
| Anett Pötzsch
| Emi Watanabe
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1980
| Dortmund
| Anett Pötzsch
| Dagmar Lurz
| Linda Fratianne
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1981
| Hartford
| Denise Biellmann
| Elaine Zayak
| Claudia Kristofics-Binder
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1982
| Copenhagen
| Elaine Zayak
| Katarina Witt
| Claudia Kristofics-Binder
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1983
| Helsinki
| Rosalynn Sumners
| Claudia Leistner
| Elena Vodorezova
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1984
| Ottawa
| Katarina Witt
| Anna Kondrashova
| Elaine Zayak
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1985
| Tokyo
| Katarina Witt
| Kira Ivanova
| Tiffany Chin
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1986
| Geneva
| Debi Thomas
| Katarina Witt
| Tiffany Chin
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1987
| Cincinnati
| Katarina Witt
| Debi Thomas
| Caryn Kadavy
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1988
| Budapest
| Katarina Witt
| Elizabeth Manley
| Debi Thomas
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1989
| Paris
| Midori Ito
| Claudia Leistner
| Jill Trenary
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1990
| Halifax
| Jill Trenary
| Midori Ito
| Holly Cook
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1991
| Munich
| Kristi Yamaguchi
| Tonya Harding
| Nancy Kerrigan
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1992
| Oakland
| Kristi Yamaguchi
| Nancy Kerrigan
| Chen Lu
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1993
| Prague
| Oksana Baiul
| Surya Bonaly
| Chen Lu
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1994
| Chiba
| Yuka Sato
| Surya Bonaly
| Tanja Szewczenko
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1995
| Birmingham
| Chen Lu
| Surya Bonaly
| Nicole Bobek
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1996
| Edmonton
| Michelle Kwan
| Chen Lu
| Irina Slutskaya
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1997
| Lausanne
| Tara Lipinski
| Michelle Kwan
| Vanessa Gusmeroli
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1998
| Minneapolis
| Michelle Kwan
| Irina Slutskaya
| Maria Butyrskaya
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1999
| Helsinki
| Maria Butyrskaya
| Michelle Kwan
| Julia Soldatova
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 2000
| Nice
| Michelle Kwan
| Irina Slutskaya
| Maria Butyrskaya
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 2001
| Vancouver
| Michelle Kwan
| Irina Slutskaya
| Sarah Hughes
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1909
| Stockholm
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1910
| Berlin
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1911
| Vienna
|
| colspan=2 align="center" bgcolor="e5e4e2" | No other competitors
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1912
| Manchester
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1913
| Stockholm
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1914
| St. Moritz
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" |
| colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="e5e4e2" | No competitions due to World War I
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1922
| Davos
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1923
| Kristiania
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1924
| Manchester
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1925
| Vienna
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1926
| Berlin
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1927
| Vienna
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1928
| London
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1929
| Budapest
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1930
| New York City
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1931
| Berlin
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1932
| Montreal
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1933
| Stockholm
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1934
| Helsinki
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1935
| Budapest
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1936
| Paris
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1937
| London
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1938
| Berlin
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1939
| Budapest
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" |
| colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="e5e4e2" | No competitions due to World War II
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1947
| Stockholm
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1948
| Davos
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1949
| Paris
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1950
| London
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1951
| Milan
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1952
| Paris
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1953
| Davos
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1954
| Oslo
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1955
| Vienna
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1956
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1957
| Colorado Springs
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1958
| Paris
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1959
| Colorado Springs
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1960
| Vancouver
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1961
| rowspan="2" | Prague
| colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="e5e4e2" | Competition cancelled due to the crash of Sabena Flight 548
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1962
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1963
| Cortina d'Ampezzo
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1964
| Dortmund
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1965
| Colorado Springs
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1966
| Davos
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1967
| Vienna
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1968
| Geneva
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1969
| Colorado Springs
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1970
| Ljubljana
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1971
| Lyon
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1972
| Calgary
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1973
| Bratislava
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1974
| Munich
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1975
| Colorado Springs
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1976
| Gothenburg
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1977
| Tokyo
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1978
| Ottawa
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1979
| Vienna
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1980
| Dortmund
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1981
| Hartford
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1982
| Copenhagen
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1983
| Helsinki
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1984
| Ottawa
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1985
| Tokyo
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1986
| Geneva
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1987
| Cincinnati
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1988
| Budapest
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1989
| Paris
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1990
| Halifax
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1991
| Munich
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1992
| Oakland
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1993
| Prague
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1994
| Chiba
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1995
| Birmingham
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1996
| Edmonton
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1997
| Lausanne
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1998
| Minneapolis
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1999
| Helsinki
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 2000
| Nice
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 2001
| Vancouver
|
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1953
| Davos
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1954
| Oslo
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1955
| Vienna
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1956
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1957
| Colorado Springs
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1958
| Paris
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1959
| Colorado Springs
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1960
| Vancouver
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1961
| rowspan="2" | Prague
| colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="e5e4e2" | Competition cancelled due to the crash of Sabena Flight 548
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1962
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1963
| Cortina d'Ampezzo
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1964
| Dortmund
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1965
| Colorado Springs
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1966
| Davos
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1967
| Vienna
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1968
| Geneva
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1969
| Colorado Springs
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1970
| Ljubljana
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1971
| Lyon
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1972
| Calgary
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1973
| Bratislava
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1974
| Munich
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1975
| Colorado Springs
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1976
| Gothenburg
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1977
| Tokyo
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1978
| Ottawa
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1979
| Vienna
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1980
| Dortmund
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1981
| Hartford
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1982
| Copenhagen
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1983
| Helsinki
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1984
| Ottawa
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1985
| Tokyo
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1986
| Geneva
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1987
| Cincinnati
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1988
| Budapest
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1989
| Paris
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1990
| Halifax
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1991
| Munich
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1992
| Oakland
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1993
| Prague
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1994
| Chiba
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1995
| Birmingham
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1996
| Edmonton
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1997
| Lausanne
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1998
| Minneapolis
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 1999
| Helsinki
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 2000
| Nice
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | 2001
| Vancouver
|
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Women's singles
|
| 10
| 1927–36
|
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Pairs
|