2016 World Figure Skating Championships
| 2016 World Figure Skating Championships | |
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| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | 28 March – 3 April |
| Season: | 2015–16 |
| Location: | Boston, USA |
| Host: | U.S. Figure Skating |
| Venue: | TD Garden |
| Champions | |
Men's singles: Javier Fernández
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Ladies' singles: Evgenia Medvedeva
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Pair skating: Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford
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Ice dancing: Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron
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| Previous: 2015 World Championships |
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| Next: 2017 World Championships |
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The 2016 ISU World Figure Skating Championships took place March 28 – April 3, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. Figure skaters competed for the title of World champion in men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs and ice dancing. This marked the first time Boston was host to the World Figure Skating Championships. The competition determined the number of athlete slots for each federation at the 2017 World Championships.
The World Figure Skating Championships is the sport's most important annual competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU). In June 2013, the city of Boston was announced as the host city of the 2016 event. The competition was organized by U.S. Figure Skating, and the Skating Club of Boston served as the local organizing committee. Founded in 1912, it is the third-oldest skating club in the United States and is a founding member of U.S. Figure Skating.
The TD Garden was the primary arena for the 2016 ISU World Figure Skating Championships. The venue hosted all competitions and several practice sessions. The second official practice venue for the event was DCR Steriti Rink.
The TD Garden is a multipurpose arena located in Boston, Massachusetts. The arena hosted a maximum capacity of approximately 15,000 seats for the event. The TD Garden also serves as the home arena for two of Boston's professional sports teams, the Boston Celtics and the Boston Bruins.
DCR Steriti Rink is a local area rink managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. It is located in the North End neighborhood of Boston and is a short distance from the main venue. This rink served as the practice venue and was open only to credentialed participants of the event.
The following new ISU best scores were set during this competition:
Argentina was represented by a skater at the ISU World Championships for the first time in history.
Skaters were eligible for the event if they represented an ISU member nation and had reached the age of 15 before 1 July 2015 in their place of birth. National associations selected their entries according to their own criteria but the ISU mandated that their selections achieved a minimum technical elements score (TES) at an international event prior to the World Championships.
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