The 1982 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Copenhagen, Denmark from March 9 to 14. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
The ISU Representative was Olaf Poulsen and the ISU Technical Delegate was Josef Dědič. It was the first worlds with different judging panels for compulsory figures, short programs, and compulsory dance on one side and for the free skatings and free dance on the other.
Referee:
Sonia Bianchetti Italy
Assistant Referee:
Martin Flesenreich Austria
Judges for the compulsory figures and the short program:
Markus Germann Switzerland
Maria Zuchowicz Poland
Elaine DeMore United States
Walburga Grimm East Germany
Monique Georgelin France
Giordano Abbondati Italy
Ludwig Gassner Austria
Substitute judge:
Dennis McFarlane Canada
Judges for the free skating:
Oskar Urban Czechoslovakia
Tjaša Andrée Yugoslavia
Sally-Anne Stapleford United Kingdom
Britta Lindgren Sweden
Kinuko Ueno Japan
Norris Bowden Canada
Leena Vainio Finland
Substitute judge:
Günter Teichmann East Germany
Referee:
Elemér Terták Hungary
Assistant Referee:
Berit Årnes Norway
Judges for the compulsory figures and the short program:
Leena Vainio Finland
Margaret Berezowski Canada
Elsbeth Bon Netherlands
Toshio Suzuki Japan
Jacqueline Kendall-Baker Australia
Eugen Romminger West Germany
Tatiana Danilenko Soviet Union
Substitute judge:
Sally-Anne Stapleford United Kingdom
Judges for the free skating:
Markus Germann Switzerland
Maria Zuchowicz Poland
Elaine DeMore United States
Walburga Grimm East Germany
Monique Georgelin France
Giordano Abbondati Italy
Ludwig Gassner Austria
Substitute judge:
Dennis McFarlane Canada
Referee:
Benjamin T. Wright United States
Assistant Referee:
Jürg Wilhelm Switzerland
Judges for the short program:
Virginia LeFevre United States
Sergei Kononykhin Soviet Union
Norris Bowden Canada
Markus Germann Switzerland
Pamela Davis United Kingdom
Kinuko Ueno Japan
Giordano Abbondati Italy
Substitute judge:
Britta Lindgren Sweden
Judges for the free skating:
Elfriede Beyer West Germany
Günter Teichmann East Germany
Thérèse Maisel France
Tjaša Andrée Yugoslavia
Jacqueline Kendall-Baker Australia
Elsbeth Bon Netherlands
Gerhardt Bubnik Czechoslovakia
Substitute judge:
Britta Lindgren Sweden
Referee:
Lawrence Demmy United Kingdom
Assistant Referee:
Hans Kutschera Austria
Judges for the compulsory dance:
Joyce Hisey Canada
István Sugár Hungary
Gerhardt Bubnik Czechoslovakia
Lysiane Lauret France
Brenda Long United Kingdom
Ludwig Gassner Austria
Lily Klapp Switzerland
Substitute judge:
Tsukasa Kimura Japan
Judges for the free dance:
Gerhard Frey West Germany
Igor Kabanov Soviet Union
Lily Klapp Switzerland
Mary Louise Wright United States
Cia Bordogna Italy
Tsukasa Kimura Japan
Maria Zuchowicz Poland
Substitute judge:
Ludwig Gassner Austria
