2009 World Figure Skating Championships
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The 2009 World Figure Skating Championships was a senior international figure skating competition in the 2008–09 season. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
The men's podium. From left: Patrick Chan (2nd), Evan Lysacek (1st), Brian Joubert (3rd).
The men's podium. From left: Patrick Chan (2nd), Evan Lysacek (1st), Brian Joubert (3rd).
The ladies podium. From left: Joannie Rochette (2nd), Kim Yuna (1st), Miki Ando (3rd).
The pairs podium. From left: Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao (2nd), Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy (1st), Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov (3rd).
Single skating
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Single skating is a discipline of figure skating in which male and female skaters compete individually. Men's singles and women's singles are governed by the International Skating Union (ISU). Figure skating is the oldest winter sport contested at the Olympics, with men's and women's single skating appearing as two of the four figure skating events at the London Games in 1908.
Carolina Kostner at the 2009 World Championships
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Yu-Na Kim performs a bent-leg layover spin at the 2008 Grand Prix Final.