2008 World Figure Skating Championships
| 2008 World Figure Skating Championships | |
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Scandinavium arena during the championship
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| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | March 16 – 23 |
| Season: | 2007–08 |
| Location: | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Venue: | Scandinavium |
| Champions | |
Men's singles: Jeffrey Buttle
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Ladies' singles: Mao Asada
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Pair skating: Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy
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Ice dancing: Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder
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| Previous: 2007 World Championships |
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| Next: 2009 World Championships |
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The 2008 World Figure Skating Championships was a senior international figure skating competition in the 2007–08 figure skating season. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The event was held at the Scandinavium arena in Gothenburg, Sweden from March 16 to 23.
The competition was open to skaters from ISU member nations who had reached the age of 15 by July 1, 2007. The corresponding competition for younger skaters was the 2008 World Junior Championships.
Based on the results of the 2007 World Championships, each country was allowed between one and three entries per discipline. National associations selected their entries based on their own criteria.
Due to the large number of entries at the World Championships, only the top 24 single skaters and top 20 pairs advanced to the free skating after the short program. In ice dancing, the top 30 couples in the compulsory dance advanced to the original dance, and the top 24 couples after the original dance advanced to the free dance.
The compulsory dance was the Argentine Tango.
Dan Zhang / Hao Zhang from China set a new world record of 74.36 points under the ISU Judging System for pairs' short program.
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