2023 World Figure Skating Championships
The 2023 World Figure Skating Championships will be held in Saitama, Japan from March 20–26, 2023.[1] The competition will determine the entry quotas for each federation at the 2024 World Championships.
| 2023 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | March 20 – March 26 |
| Season: | 2022–23 |
| Location: | Saitama, Japan |
| Host: | Japan Skating Federation |
| Venue: | Saitama Super Arena |
| Defending champions | |
Men's singles:  Shoma Uno | |
| Women's singles: Kaori Sakamoto | |
Pair skating:  Alexa Knierim / Brandon Frazier | |
Ice dance:  Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron | |
| Previous: 2022 World Championships | |
| Next: 2024 World Championships | |
Qualification
Age and minimum TES requirements
Skaters will be eligible for the 2023 World Championships if they turned 15 years of age before July 1, 2022, and if they met the minimum technical elements score requirements. The ISU accepts scores if they were obtained at senior-level ISU-recognized international competitions during the ongoing season at least 21 days before the first official practice day of the championships or during the preceding season.[2]
| Discipline | SP / RD | FS / FD |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 34 | 64 |
| Women | 32 | 53 |
| Pairs | 29 | 46 |
| Ice dance | 33 | 49 |
- Must be achieved at an ISU-recognized international event in the ongoing or preceding season.
- SP/RD and FS/FD scores may be attained at different events.
Number of entries per discipline
Based on the results of the 2022 World Championships, each ISU member nation can field one to three entries per discipline.[3] China did not participate due to COVID-19 protocols, and may only field one entry. Additionally, Russia and Belarus currently remain suspended following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
| Spots | Men | Women | Pairs | Dance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Japan United States |
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France United States |
| 2 |  Georgia Italy France Canada |
Georgia Azerbaijan Germany |
Georgia Germany Austria France Netherlands Great Britain |
Italy Canada Great Britain Spain Lithuania |
- If not listed above, one entry is allowed.
Entries
Member nations began announcing their selections in December 2022.
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- Pending TES minimums.
References
- "Figure skating: Saitama to host 2023 world championships". Kyodo News. October 17, 2020.
- "Communication No. 2488 - Decisions of the Council". International Skating Union. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- "Communication No. 2500: Entries for ISU Figure Skating and Synchronized Skating Championships 2023". International Skating Union. August 2, 2022.
- "Skate Canada names teams for 2023 ISU Championships". Skate Canada. January 15, 2023.
- "Figure Worlds Skater's Announced!". British Ice Skating. February 10, 2023.
- "ISU世界フィギュアスケート選⼿権⼤会2023" [ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2023] (PDF). Japan Skating Federation (in Japanese). December 25, 2022.
- @InTheLoPodcast (January 8, 2023). "Team Korea has announced it's entries for #WorldFigure" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "SELEKTIONEN WELTMEISTERSCHAFTEN EISKUNSTLAUF 2023". Swiss Ice Skating. February 2, 2023.
- United States
- "U.S. Figure Skating Names Women's World and Four Continents Team Selections". U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone. U.S. Figure Skating. January 28, 2023.
- "U.S. Figure Skating Names Ice Dance and Pairs World, World Junior and Four Continents Team Selections". U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone. U.S. Figure Skating. January 29, 2023.
- "U.S. Figure Skating Names Men's World and Four Continents Team Selections". U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone. U.S. Figure Skating. January 29, 2023.