2009 World Figure Skating Championships

The competition was open to skaters from ISU member nations who had reached the age of 15 by July 1, 2008. The corresponding competition for younger skaters was the 2009 World Junior Championships. Based on the results of the 2008 World Championships, each country was allowed between one and three entries per discipline. National associations selected their entries based on their own criteria. Countries which qualified more than one country per discipline: ==Schedule==

(Local time, UTC-7) • Tuesday, March 24 • 13:00 - 17:05 Compulsory dance • 18:15 - 18:40 Opening ceremonies • 19:00 - 23:40 Pairs' short program • Wednesday, March 25 • 09:00 - 12:55 Men's short program (1st Half) • 13:30 - 18:20 Men's short program (2nd Half) • 19:00 - 23:00 Pairs' free skating • Thursday, March 26 • 12:30 - 16:50 Original dance • 17:35 - 21:45 Men's free skating • Friday, March 27 • 08:45 - 12:50 Ladies' short program (1st Half) • 13:20 - 17:30 Ladies' short program (2nd Half) • 18:30 - 23:00 Free dance • Saturday, March 28 • 16:00 - 20:00 Ladies' free skating • Sunday, March 29 • 14:00 - 16:30 Gala Exhibition ==Competition notes==

It was the first time that skaters represented Montenegro at an ISU Championship and the first time skaters represented Brazil and Ireland at the World Championships. Kim Yuna set an ISU world record of 76.12 points for the ladies short program and a world record of 207.71 points for the ladies overall score. In the men's short program, Sergei Voronov and Jeremy Abbott tied with a total score of 72.15. The tie was broken by the technical mark and so Voronov placed 9th in that segment and Abbott 10th. It was the second year in a row that the world champion did not attempt or complete a quadruple jump, leading to continued criticism from bronze medalist Brian Joubert. Patrick Chan, the silver medalist, would then criticize Joubert, saying he was only concerned about quads and not the whole program. See also quadruple jump controversy for more. ==Results==

Men Evan Lysacek became the first American to win since Todd Eldredge in 1996. His victory was described as unexpected, since he was not able to attempt a quadruple jump due to injury. Men's short program • TSS: Total Segment Score • TES: Technical Element Score • PCS: Program Component Score • SS: Skating Skills • TR: Transitions • PE: Performance/Execution • CH: Choreography • IN: Interpretation • Ded: Deductions • StN: Starting Number Men's free skating Men's final standings Ladies Ladies' short program Ladies' free skating Ladies' final standings • WD = Withdrawn Pairs Pairs short program Pairs free skating Pairs final standings Ice dancing Ice dancing compulsory dance • TI: Timing • PF: Performance Ice dancing original dance • MO: Linking Footwork/Movements • IT: Interpretation/Timing Ice dancing free dance Ice dancing final standings ==Medals summary==

Medals by country Medalists ==References==