Men’s world figure skating championships winners
The table provides a list of the men’s world figure skating championships winners.
| year | winner |
|---|---|
| 1The entire U.S. team died in an airplane crash, and the championships were canceled. | |
| 2Unified Team, consisting of athletes from the Commonwealth of Independent States plus Georgia. | |
| 3The championships were canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. | |
| 1896 | Gilbert Fuchs (Ger.) |
| 1897 | Gustav Hügel (Austria) |
| 1898 | Henning Grenander (Swed.) |
| 1899 | Gustav Hügel (Austria) |
| 1900 | Gustav Hügel (Austria) |
| 1901 | Ulrich Salchow (Swed.) |
| 1902 | Ulrich Salchow (Swed.) |
| 1903 | Ulrich Salchow (Swed.) |
| 1904 | Ulrich Salchow (Swed.) |
| 1905 | Ulrich Salchow (Swed.) |
| 1906 | Gilbert Fuchs (Ger.) |
| 1907 | Ulrich Salchow (Swed.) |
| 1908 | Ulrich Salchow (Swed.) |
| 1909 | Ulrich Salchow (Swed.) |
| 1910 | Ulrich Salchow (Swed.) |
| 1911 | Ulrich Salchow (Swed.) |
| 1912 | Fritz Kachler (Austria) |
| 1913 | Fritz Kachler (Austria) |
| 1914 | Gösta Sandahl (Swed.) |
| 1915–21 | not held |
| 1922 | Gillis Grafström (Swed.) |
| 1923 | Fritz Kachler (Austria) |
| 1924 | Gillis Grafström (Swed.) |
| 1925 | Wilhelm Böckl (Austria) |
| 1926 | Wilhelm Böckl (Austria) |
| 1927 | Wilhelm Böckl (Austria) |
| 1928 | Wilhelm Böckl (Austria) |
| 1929 | Gillis Grafström (Swed.) |
| 1930 | Karl Schäfer (Austria) |
| 1931 | Karl Schäfer (Austria) |
| 1932 | Karl Schäfer (Austria) |
| 1933 | Karl Schäfer (Austria) |
| 1934 | Karl Schäfer (Austria) |
| 1935 | Karl Schäfer (Austria) |
| 1936 | Karl Schäfer (Austria) |
| 1937 | Felix Kaspar (Austria) |
| 1938 | Felix Kaspar (Austria) |
| 1939 | Graham Sharp (U.K.) |
| 1940–46 | not held |
| 1947 | Hans Gerschwiler (Switz.) |
| 1948 | Richard Button (U.S.) |
| 1949 | Richard Button (U.S.) |
| 1950 | Richard Button (U.S.) |
| 1951 | Richard Button (U.S.) |
| 1952 | Richard Button (U.S.) |
| 1953 | Hayes Jenkins (U.S.) |
| 1954 | Hayes Jenkins (U.S.) |
| 1955 | Hayes Jenkins (U.S.) |
| 1956 | Hayes Jenkins (U.S.) |
| 1957 | David Jenkins (U.S.) |
| 1958 | David Jenkins (U.S.) |
| 1959 | David Jenkins (U.S.) |
| 1960 | Alain Giletti (France) |
| 1961 | not held1 |
| 1962 | Don Jackson (Can.) |
| 1963 | Donald McPherson (Can.) |
| 1964 | Manfred Schnelldorfer (W.Ger.) |
| 1965 | Alain Calmat (France) |
| 1966 | Emmerich Danzer (Austria) |
| 1967 | Emmerich Danzer (Austria) |
| 1968 | Emmerich Danzer (Austria) |
| 1969 | Timothy Wood (U.S.) |
| 1970 | Timothy Wood (U.S.) |
| 1971 | Ondrej Nepela (Czech.) |
| 1972 | Ondrej Nepela (Czech.) |
| 1973 | Ondrej Nepela (Czech.) |
| 1974 | Jan Hoffmann (E.Ger.) |
| 1975 | Sergey Volkov (U.S.S.R.) |
| 1976 | John Curry (U.K.) |
| 1977 | Vladimir Kovalev (U.S.S.R.) |
| 1978 | Charles Tickner (U.S.) |
| 1979 | Vladimir Kovalev (U.S.S.R.) |
| 1980 | Jan Hoffmann (E.Ger.) |
| 1981 | Scott Hamilton (U.S.) |
| 1982 | Scott Hamilton (U.S.) |
| 1983 | Scott Hamilton (U.S.) |
| 1984 | Scott Hamilton (U.S.) |
| 1985 | Aleksandr Fadeyev (U.S.S.R.) |
| 1986 | Brian Boitano (U.S.) |
| 1987 | Brian Orser (Can.) |
| 1988 | Brian Boitano (U.S.) |
| 1989 | Kurt Browning (Can.) |
| 1990 | Kurt Browning (Can.) |
| 1991 | Kurt Browning (Can.) |
| 1992 | Viktor Petrenko (U.T.2) |
| 1993 | Kurt Browning (Can.) |
| 1994 | Elvis Stojko (Can.) |
| 1995 | Elvis Stojko (Can.) |
| 1996 | Todd Eldredge (U.S.) |
| 1997 | Elvis Stojko (Can.) |
| 1998 | Aleksey Yagudin (Russia) |
| 1999 | Aleksey Yagudin (Russia) |
| 2000 | Aleksey Yagudin (Russia) |
| 2001 | Yevgeny Plushchenko (Russia) |
| 2002 | Aleksey Yagudin (Russia) |
| 2003 | Yevgeny Plushchenko (Russia) |
| 2004 | Yevgeny Plushchenko (Russia) |
| 2005 | Stéphane Lambiel (Switz.) |
| 2006 | Stéphane Lambiel (Switz.) |
| 2007 | Brian Joubert (France) |
| 2008 | Jeffrey Buttle (Can.) |
| 2009 | Evan Lysacek (U.S.) |
| 2010 | Takahashi Daisuke (Japan) |
| 2011 | Patrick Chan (Can.) |
| 2012 | Patrick Chan (Can.) |
| 2013 | Patrick Chan (Can.) |
| 2014 | Hanyu Yuzuru (Japan) |
| 2015 | Javier Fernández (Spain) |
| 2016 | Javier Fernández (Spain) |
| 2017 | Hanyu Yuzuru (Japan) |
| 2018 | Nathan Chen (U.S.) |
| 2019 | Nathan Chen (U.S.) |
| 2020 | not held3 |
| 2021 | Nathan Chen (U.S.) |
Women’s world figure skating championships winners
The table provides a list of the women’s world figure skating championships winners.
| year | winner |
|---|---|
| *The entire U.S. team died in an airplane crash, and the championships were canceled. | |
| **Canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. | |
| ***Because of sanctions, Russian skaters competed as members of the Figure Skating Federation of Russia (FSR) team. | |
| 1906 | Madeleine Syers (U.K.) |
| 1907 | Madeleine Syers (U.K.) |
| 1908 | Lilly Kronberger (Hung.) |
| 1909 | Lilly Kronberger (Hung.) |
| 1910 | Lilly Kronberger (Hung.) |
| 1911 | Lilly Kronberger (Hung.) |
| 1912 | Opkia von Méray Horváth (Hung.) |
| 1913 | Opkia von Méray Horváth (Hung.) |
| 1914 | Opkia von Méray Horváth (Hung.) |
| 1915–21 | not held |
| 1922 | Herma Planck-Szabo (Austria) |
| 1923 | Herma Planck-Szabo (Austria) |
| 1924 | Herma Planck-Szabo (Austria) |
| 1925 | Herma Planck-Szabo (Austria) |
| 1926 | Herma Planck-Szabo (Austria) |
| 1927 | Sonja Henie (Nor.) |
| 1928 | Sonja Henie (Nor.) |
| 1929 | Sonja Henie (Nor.) |
| 1930 | Sonja Henie (Nor.) |
| 1931 | Sonja Henie (Nor.) |
| 1932 | Sonja Henie (Nor.) |
| 1933 | Sonja Henie (Nor.) |
| 1934 | Sonja Henie (Nor.) |
| 1935 | Sonja Henie (Nor.) |
| 1936 | Sonja Henie (Nor.) |
| 1937 | Cecilia Colledge (U.K.) |
| 1938 | Megan Taylor (U.K.) |
| 1939 | Megan Taylor (U.K.) |
| 1940–46 | not held |
| 1947 | Barbara Ann Scott (Can.) |
| 1948 | Barbara Ann Scott (Can.) |
| 1949 | Alena Vrzánová (Czech.) |
| 1950 | Alena Vrzánová (Czech.) |
| 1951 | Jeannette Altwegg (U.K.) |
| 1952 | Jacqueline du Bief (France) |
| 1953 | Tenley Albright (U.S.) |
| 1954 | Gundola Busch (Ger.) |
| 1955 | Tenley Albright (U.S.) |
| 1956 | Carol Heiss (U.S.) |
| 1957 | Carol Heiss (U.S.) |
| 1958 | Carol Heiss (U.S.) |
| 1959 | Carol Heiss (U.S.) |
| 1960 | Carol Heiss (U.S.) |
| 1961 | not held* |
| 1962 | Sjoukje Dijkstra (Neth.) |
| 1963 | Sjoukje Dijkstra (Neth.) |
| 1964 | Sjoukje Dijkstra (Neth.) |
| 1965 | Petra Burka (Can.) |
| 1966 | Peggy Fleming (U.S.) |
| 1967 | Peggy Fleming (U.S.) |
| 1968 | Peggy Fleming (U.S.) |
| 1969 | Gabriele Seyfert (E.Ger.) |
| 1970 | Gabriele Seyfert (E.Ger.) |
| 1971 | Beatrix Schuba (Austria) |
| 1972 | Beatrix Schuba (Austria) |
| 1973 | Karen Magnussen (Can.) |
| 1974 | Christine Errath (E.Ger.) |
| 1975 | Dianne de Leeuw (Neth.) |
| 1976 | Dorothy Hamill (U.S.) |
| 1977 | Linda Fratianne (U.S.) |
| 1978 | Anett Pötzsch (E.Ger.) |
| 1979 | Linda Fratianne (U.S.) |
| 1980 | Anett Pötzsch (E.Ger.) |
| 1981 | Denise Biellmann (Switz.) |
| 1982 | Elaine Zayak (U.S.) |
| 1983 | Rosalyn Sumners (U.S.) |
| 1984 | Katarina Witt (E.Ger.) |
| 1985 | Katarina Witt (E.Ger.) |
| 1986 | Debra Thomas (U.S.) |
| 1987 | Katarina Witt (E.Ger.) |
| 1988 | Katarina Witt (E.Ger.) |
| 1989 | Ito Midori (Japan) |
| 1990 | Jill Trenary (U.S.) |
| 1991 | Kristine Yamaguchi (U.S.) |
| 1992 | Kristine Yamaguchi (U.S.) |
| 1993 | Oksana Baiul (Ukr.) |
| 1994 | Sato Yuka (Japan) |
| 1995 | Chen Lu (China) |
| 1996 | Michelle Kwan (U.S.) |
| 1997 | Tara Lipinski (U.S.) |
| 1998 | Michelle Kwan (U.S.) |
| 1999 | Mariya Butyrskaya (Russia) |
| 2000 | Michelle Kwan (U.S.) |
| 2001 | Michelle Kwan (U.S.) |
| 2002 | Irina Slutskaya (Russia) |
| 2003 | Michelle Kwan (U.S.) |
| 2004 | Arakawa Shizuka (Japan) |
| 2005 | Irina Slutskaya (Russia) |
| 2006 | Kimberley Meissner (U.S.) |
| 2007 | Ando Miki (Japan) |
| 2008 | Asada Mao (Japan) |
| 2009 | Kim Yu-Na (S.Kor.) |
| 2010 | Asada Mao (Japan) |
| 2011 | Ando Miki (Japan) |
| 2012 | Carolina Kostner (Italy) |
| 2013 | Kim Yu-Na (S.Kor.) |
| 2014 | Asada Mao (Japan) |
| 2015 | Elizaveta Tuktamysheva (Russia) |
| 2016 | Yevgeniya Medvedeva (Russia) |
| 2017 | Yevgeniya Medvedeva (Russia) |
| 2018 | Kaetlyn Osmond (Can.) |
| 2019 | Alina Zagitova (Russia) |
| 2020 | not held** |
| 2021 | Anna Shcherbakova (FSR)*** |