The ISU World Figure Skating Championships are held in Milan (ITA) for the second timeafter 1951. 192 skaters /couples from 43 ISU members have been entered for the Championships.
38-year old pair skater Zoe JONES (GBR, on the photo) is the oldest skater competing in the Championships (date of birth Jan 14, 1980). The oldest male skater is pair skater Ondrej HOTAREK (ITA) at age 34 (dob Jan 25, 1984)
The youngest competitor is 15-year old Alisa STOMAKHINA of Austria (dob Jun20, 2002). The youngest male skater competing is USA’s 17-year old Vincent ZHOU (dob Oct 25, 2000)
Three skaters celebrate their birthday during the Championship:
Pair skater Miriam ZIEGLER (AUT) celebrates her 24 th birthday on Monday, March 19
Pair skater Antonio SOUZA KORDEIRU (CRO) turns 25 on Wednesday, March 21, the day of the Pairs Short Program
Gerli LIINAMÄE (EST) will be 23 on Wednesday, March 21, the day of the Ladies Short Program
Three pairs of siblings are competing:
Chantelle KERRY (AUS) and Brendan KERRY (AUS) in Ice Dance and Men’s singles
Eliska BREZINOVA (CZE) and Michal BREZINA (CZE) in Ladies and Men’s singles
Allison REED (LTU) and Chris REED (JPN) in the Ice Dance
Three married couples are competing:
Marie Jade LAURIAULT/Romain LE GAC (FRA) in the Ice Dance event
Ice Dancer Anna CAPPELLINI (ITA) and Pair skater Ondrej HOTAREK (ITA)
Alexa SCIMECA KNIERIM/Chris KNIERIM (USA) in the Pairs
New Olympic Champions Alina ZAGITOVA (RUS) and Aljona SAVCHENKO/Bruno MASSOT (GER) are looking
to earn their first World title. Several former World Champions are competing in the event as well: 2015 and 2016 World Champions Gabriella PAPADAKIS/Guillaume CIZERON (FRA) , 2012 World Champion Carolina KOSTNER (ITA), 2014 World Ice Dance Champions, Anna CAPPELLINI/Luca LANOTTE(ITA). SAVCHENKO has won five World titles with her former partner Robin SZOLKOWY (GER).
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