The 2007 World Figure Skating Championships was a senior international figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The event was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan from March 20 to 25.
Referee:
Paolo Pizzocari Italy
Technical Controller:
Gale Tanger United States
Technical Specialist:
Ricardo Olavarrieta Mexico
Assistant Technical Specialist:
Margus Hernitz Estonia
Judges for the men's short program:
Albert Zaydman Israel
Nikolai Ianev Bulgaria
Adriana Domanska Slovakia
Nicolai Bellu Romania
Alexei Shirshov Belarus
Hermann Schulz Germany
Sviatoslav Babenko Russia
Neil Garrard South Africa
Inger Andersson Sweden
Claudia Fassora Italy
Susan Johnson United States
Ubavka Novakovic-Kutinou Serbia
Judges for the men's free skating:
Nicolai Bellu Romania
Philippe Meriguet France
Inger Andersson Sweden
Albert Zaydman Israel
Patricia Houghton United Kingdom
Claudia Fassora Italy
Hermann Schulz Germany
Nikolai Ianev Bulgaria
Alexei Shirshov Belarus
Susan Johnson United States
Deborah Islam Canada
Sviatoslav Babenko Russia
Referee:
Marina Sanaya Russia
Technical Controller:
Charles Cyr United States
Technical Specialist:
Ravi Walia Canada
Assistant Technical Specialist:
Isabel Duval de Navarre Germany
Judges for the ladies' short program:
Katalin Balczo Hungary
Robert Rosenbluth United States
Lenka Bohunicka Slovakia
Adriana Ordeanu Romania
Antica Grubisic Croatia
Chihee Rhee South Korea
Osman Sirvan Turkey
Franco Benini Italy
Deborah Islam Canada
Nikolai Salnikov Estonia
Mona Jonsson Sweden
Christiane Mörth Austria
Judges for the ladies' free skating:
Adriana Ordeanu Romania
Robert Rosenbluth United States
Katalin Balczo Hungary
Deborah Islam Canada
Elisabeth Louesdon France
Mona Jonsson Sweden
Masako Kubota Japan
Hely Abbondati Finland
Elena Fomina Russia
Lenka Bohunicka Slovakia
Nikolai Salnikov Estonia
Christiane Mörth Austria
Referee:
Igor Prokop Slovakia
Technical Controller:
Alexander Lakernik Russia
Technical Specialist:
David Kirby United Kingdom
Assistant Technical Specialist:
David Moellenkamp Canada
Judges for the pairs short program:
Chihee Rhee South Korea
Anna Sierocka Poland
Evgeni Rokhin Uzbekistan
Yumin Wang China
Jan Hoffmann Germany
Florence Catry De Surmont France
Vladislav Petukhov Ukraine
Susan Heffernan Canada
Linda Leaver United States
Alexander Kogan Russia
Alexander Penchev Bulgaria
Simone Moore Australia
Judges for the pairs free skating:
Christiane Mörth Austria
Anna Sierocka Poland
Simone Moore Australia
Alexander Kogan Russia
Lenka Bohunicka Slovakia
Franco Benini Italy
Nikolai Salnikov Estonia
Yumin Wang China
Susan Heffernan Canada
Chihee Rhee South Korea
Jan Hoffmann Germany
Evgeni Rokhin Uzbekistan
Referee:
Mieko Fujimori Japan
Technical Controller:
Gilles Vandenbroeck France
Technical Specialist:
Andrzej Dostatni Poland
Assistant Technical Specialist:
April Sargent Silverstein United States
Judges for the compulsory dance (rumba):
Rossella Ceccattini Italy
Irina Medvedeva Ukraine
Alla Shekhovtseva Russia
Garry Hoppe Israel
Maria Miller Poland
Shawn Rettstatt United States
Jodi Abbott Canada
Evgeni Rokhin Uzbekistan
Hongguo Ren China
Elizabeth Ryan Australia
Olga Zakova Czech Republic
Ulf Denzer Germany
Judges for the original dance:
Maria Miller Poland
Raia Bisserova-Bakalova Bulgaria
Laimute Krauziene Lithuania
Mayumi Kato Japan
Alla Shekhovtseva Russia
Elizabeth Ryan Australia
Ulf Denzer Germany
Irina Medvedeva Ukraine
Jodi Abbott Canada
Olga Zakova Czech Republic
Rossella Ceccattini Italy
Shawn Rettstatt United States
Judges for the free dance:
Mayumi Kato Japan
Elizabeth Ryan Australia
Raia Bisserova-Bakalova Bulgaria
Jodi Abbott Canada
Shawn Rettstatt United States
Maria Miller Poland
Rossella Ceccattini Italy
Hongguo Ren China
Ulf Denzer Germany
Olga Zakova Czech Republic
Laimute Krauziene Lithuania
Garry Hoppe Israel
The following countries secured multiple entries for the 2008 championships based on their performances at the 2007 Worlds.
The total prize money for the 2007 World Figure Skating Championships is US$710,000. Pairs and dance teams split the money. All amounts are in US dollars. The breakdown is as follows:
