| 2000 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | March 23 – April 3 |
| Season: | 1999–2000 |
| Location: | Nice,France |
| Venue: | Palais des Exposition Nice |
| Champions | |
Men's singles: Alexei Yagudin | |
Ladies' singles: Michelle Kwan | |
| Pairs:Maria Petrova /Alexei Tikhonov | |
Ice dance: Marina Anissina /Gwendal Peizerat | |
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| Previous: 1999 World Championships | |
| Next: 2001 World Championships | |
The2000World Figure Skating Championships had been held at thePalais des Exposition Nice inNice,France from March 23 to April 3.[1] The event was sanctioned by theInternational Skating Union. Medals were awarded inmen's singles, ladies' singles,pair skating, andice dancing.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Due to a large number of participants, the men's and ladies' qualifying groups were split into groups A and B.
This event had originally been awarded toBrisbane, Australia. However, in late August 1999, the ISU reassigned the event to Nice, allegedly due to the Australian organizers' failure to provide adequate broadcast services.[2][3]
There were two accidents resulting in withdrawals.Julia Obertas /Dmitri Palamarchuk, who were 10th after the short program, withdrew from the pairs event after a fall during the free skating. Palamarchuk caught an edge (right skate) while executing an overhead lift with Obertas – she was uninjured in the resulting fall but he hit his head on the ice.[4] Palamarchuk lay on the ice for several minutes before getting up and leaving the ice on his own but then lost consciousness and was taken to hospital – no damage was found but he was kept overnight for observation.[4]
In the ice dancing event,Albena Denkova /Maxim Staviski, who were 8th after the original dance also forced to withdraw. She was seriously injured in the practice before the free dance whenPeter Tchernyshev's blade slashed her leg above her boot, severing two tendons and a muscle.[5]
Pair skaterStéphane Bernadis said he was attacked on March 28 by an unknown assailant with a razor – resulting in an eight-inch cut down his left forearm – when he opened his hotel room door.[6][7][8] Bernadis said he had received a death threat three weeks earlier.[9]
Over 52,000 tickets were sold.[10]
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