2003 World Figure Skating Championships
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| 2003 World Figure Skating Championships | |
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| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | March 24 – 30 |
| Season: | 2002–03 |
| Location: | Washington, D.C., USA |
| Venue: | MCI Center |
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Men's singles: Evgeni Plushenko |
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Ladies' singles: Michelle Kwan |
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Pair skating: Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo |
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Ice dancing: Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz |
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The 2003 World Figure Skating Championships were held at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C., USA from March 24 to 30. The senior-level international figure skating competition was sanctioned by the International Skating Union. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
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Competition notes
The competition was open to skaters representing an ISU member nation.
The compulsory dance was the Austrian Waltz. Due to the large number of participants, the men's and ladies' qualifying groups and the ice dancing compulsory dance were split into groups A and B. Ice dancers in both groups performed the same compulsory dance.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Russia |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | United States |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Canada |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | China |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Japan |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 |  Bulgaria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
