1977 World Figure Skating Championships

{{Short description|Annual figure skating competition held in 1977}}

{{Infobox Figure Skating Competition

| title = 1977 World Figure Skating Championships

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| comptype = ISU Championship

| startdate = March 1

| enddate = 6

| skatingseason = 1976–77

| location = Tokyo, Japan

| host =

| venue = Yoyogi National Stadium

| prizemoney =

| championmen = {{flagicon|URS}} Vladimir Kovalev

| championladies = {{flagicon|USA}} Linda Fratianne

| championpairs = {{flagicon|URS}} Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev

| championdance = {{flagicon|URS}} Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov

| previouscomp = 1976 World Championships

| nextcomp = 1978 World Championships

}}

The 1977 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Tokyo, Japan from March 1 to 6. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

Medal tables

=Medalists=

Men's singles

| {{flagicon|URS}} Vladimir Kovalev

| {{flagicon|GDR}} Jan Hoffmann

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Minoru Sano

Ladies' singles

| {{flagicon|USA}} Linda Fratianne

| {{flagicon|GDR}} Anett Pötzsch

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Dagmar Lurz

Pair skating

| {{flagicon|URS}} Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev

| {{flagicon|URS}} Irina Vorobieva / Aleksandr Vlasov

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tai Babilonia / Randy Gardner

Ice dancing

| {{flagicon|URS}} Irina Moiseeva / Andrej Minenkov

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Janet Thompson / Warren Maxwell

| {{flagicon|URS}} Natalia Linichuk / Gennadi Karponosov

=Medals by country=

{{Medals table

| caption =

| host =

| flag_template =

| event =

| team =

| gold_URS = 3 | silver_URS = 1 | bronze_URS = 1

| gold_USA = 1 | silver_USA = 0 | bronze_USA = 1

| gold_GDR = 0 | silver_GDR = 2 | bronze_GDR = 0

| gold_GBR = 0 | silver_GBR = 1 | bronze_GBR = 0

| gold_FRG = 0 | silver_FRG = 0 | bronze_FRG = 1

| gold_JPN = 0 | silver_JPN = 0 | bronze_JPN = 1

}}

Results

=Men=

class="wikitable"
Rank ! Name ! Nation ! Age ! colspan=2 \| CP ! colspan=2 \| SP ! colspan=2 \| FP ! Points ! Places
bgcolor=gold \| align=center \| 1 \| Vladimir Kovalev \| {{URS}} \| align=center \| 24 \| align=center \| 1 \| align=center \| 44.40 \| align=center \| 2 \| align=center \| 41.24 \| align=center \| 3 \| align=center \| 102.40 \| align=center \| 188.04 \| align=center \| 16
bgcolor=silver \| align=center \| 2 \| Jan Hoffmann \| {{GDR}} \| align=center \| 21 \| align=center \| 2 \| align=center \| 42.52 \| align=center \| 1 \| align=center \| 41.04 \| align=center \| 2 \| align=center \| 103.40 \| align=center \| 186.96 \| align=center \| 18
bgcolor=cc9966 \| align=center \| 3 \| Minoru Sano \| {{JPN}} \| align=center \| 21 \| align=center \| 6 \| align=center \| 39.44 \| align=center \| 4 \| align=center \| 39.96 \| align=center \| 1 \| align=center \| 105.70 \| align=center \| 185.10 \| align=center \| 24
4 \| David Santee \| {{USA}} \| align=center \| 19 \| align=center \| 4 \| align=center \| 42.04 \| align=center \| 9 \| align=center \| 37.92 \| align=center \| 5 \| align=center \| 99.70 \| align=center \| 179.66 \| align=center \| 40
5 \| Charles Tickner \| {{USA}} \| align=center \| 23 \| align=center \| 5 \| align=center \| 39.52 \| align=center \| 3 \| align=center \| 40.56 \| align=center \| 7 \| align=center \| 98.80 \| align=center \| 178.88 \| align=center \| 42
6 \| Ron Shaver \| {{CAN}} \| align=center \| 25 \| align=center \| 9 \| align=center \| 37.84 \| align=center \| 8 \| align=center \| 37.48 \| align=center \| 6 \| align=center \| 99.40 \| align=center \| 174.72 \| align=center \| 61
7 \| Yuri Ovchinnikov \| {{URS}} \| align=center \| 26 \| align=center \| 7 \| align=center \| 38.12 \| align=center \| 6 \| align=center \| 38.16 \| align=center \| 8 \| align=center \| 97.60 \| align=center \| 173.88 \| align=center \| 64
8 \| Mitsuru Matsumura \| {{JPN}} \| align=center \| 19 \| align=center \| 15 \| align=center \| 35.00 \| align=center \| 11 \| align=center \| 36.13 \| align=center \| 4 \| align=center \| 101.20 \| align=center \| 172.33 \| align=center \| 73
9 \| Scott Cramer \| {{USA}} \| align=center \| 18 \| align=center \| 8 \| align=center \| 38.20 \| align=center \| 10 \| align=center \| 37.60 \| align=center \| 9 \| align=center \| 95.90 \| align=center \| 171.70 \| align=center \| 73
10 \| Pekka Leskinen \| {{FIN}} \| align=center \| 23 \| align=center \| 3 \| align=center \| 42.00 \| align=center \| 12 \| align=center \| 35.12 \| align=center \| 11 \| align=center \| 92.90 \| align=center \| 170.02 \| align=center \| 89
11 \| Konstantin Kokora \| {{URS}} \| align=center \| 19 \| align=center \| 11 \| align=center \| 37.12 \| align=center \| 7 \| align=center \| 38.20 \| align=center \| 10 \| align=center \| 93.00 \| align=center \| 168.32 \| align=center \| 94
12 \| Ronald Koppelent \| {{AUT}} \| align=center \| 21 \| align=center \| 14 \| align=center \| 37.00 \| align=center \| 14 \| align=center \| 33.24 \| align=center \| 13 \| align=center \| 86.40 \| align=center \| 156.64 \| align=center \| 118
13 \| Kurt Kurzinger \| {{FRG}} \| align=center \| \| align=center \| 13 \| align=center \| 36.32 \| align=center \| 13 \| align=center \| 33.88 \| align=center \| 14 \| align=center \| 85.00 \| align=center \| 155.20 \| align=center \| 121
14 \| Brian Pockar \| {{CAN}} \| align=center \| 17 \| align=center \| 16 \| align=center \| 34.72 \| align=center \| 15 \| align=center \| 33.00 \| align=center \| 12 \| align=center \| 87.30 \| align=center \| 155.02 \| align=center \| 122
15 \| Jean-Christophe Simond \| {{FRA}} \| align=center \| 16 \| align=center \| 12 \| align=center \| 36.44 \| align=center \| 16 \| align=center \| 32.60 \| align=center \| 15 \| align=center \| 84.80 \| align=center \| 154.84 \| align=center \| 134
16 \| William Schober \| {{AUS}} \| align=center \| \| align=center \| 17 \| align=center \| 32.64 \| align=center \| 17 \| align=center \| 34.80 \| align=center \| 16 \| align=center \| 77.30 \| align=center \| 144.74 \| align=center \| 144
17 \| Han Soo-bong \| {{KOR}} \| align=center \| \| align=center \| 18 \| align=center \| 31.20 \| align=center \| 18 \| align=center \| 26.52 \| align=center \| 17 \| align=center \| 71.90 \| align=center \| 129.62 \| align=center \| 153
WD \| Robin Cousins \| {{GBR}} \| align=center \| 19 \| align=center \| 10 \| align=center \| 37.72 \| align=center \| 5 \| align=center \| 40.08 \| align=center \| \| align=center \| \| align=center \| DNF \| align=center \|

class="wikitable"

Rank

! Name

! Nation

! Age

! colspan=2 | CP

! colspan=2 | SP

! colspan=2 | FP

! Points

! Places

bgcolor=gold

| align=center | 1

| Vladimir Kovalev

| {{URS}}

| align=center | 24

| align=center | 1

| align=center | 44.40

| align=center | 2

| align=center | 41.24

| align=center | 3

| align=center | 102.40

| align=center | 188.04

| align=center | 16

bgcolor=silver

| align=center | 2

| Jan Hoffmann

| {{GDR}}

| align=center | 21

| align=center | 2

| align=center | 42.52

| align=center | 1

| align=center | 41.04

| align=center | 2

| align=center | 103.40

| align=center | 186.96

| align=center | 18

bgcolor=cc9966

| align=center | 3

| Minoru Sano

| {{JPN}}

| align=center | 21

| align=center | 6

| align=center | 39.44

| align=center | 4

| align=center | 39.96

| align=center | 1

| align=center | 105.70

| align=center | 185.10

| align=center | 24

| David Santee

| {{USA}}

| align=center | 19

| align=center | 4

| align=center | 42.04

| align=center | 9

| align=center | 37.92

| align=center | 5

| align=center | 99.70

| align=center | 179.66

| align=center | 40

| Charles Tickner

| {{USA}}

| align=center | 23

| align=center | 5

| align=center | 39.52

| align=center | 3

| align=center | 40.56

| align=center | 7

| align=center | 98.80

| align=center | 178.88

| align=center | 42

| Ron Shaver

| {{CAN}}

| align=center | 25

| align=center | 9

| align=center | 37.84

| align=center | 8

| align=center | 37.48

| align=center | 6

| align=center | 99.40

| align=center | 174.72

| align=center | 61

| Yuri Ovchinnikov

| {{URS}}

| align=center | 26

| align=center | 7

| align=center | 38.12

| align=center | 6

| align=center | 38.16

| align=center | 8

| align=center | 97.60

| align=center | 173.88

| align=center | 64

| Mitsuru Matsumura

| {{JPN}}

| align=center | 19

| align=center | 15

| align=center | 35.00

| align=center | 11

| align=center | 36.13

| align=center | 4

| align=center | 101.20

| align=center | 172.33

| align=center | 73

| Scott Cramer

| {{USA}}

| align=center | 18

| align=center | 8

| align=center | 38.20

| align=center | 10

| align=center | 37.60

| align=center | 9

| align=center | 95.90

| align=center | 171.70

| align=center | 73

| Pekka Leskinen

| {{FIN}}

| align=center | 23

| align=center | 3

| align=center | 42.00

| align=center | 12

| align=center | 35.12

| align=center | 11

| align=center | 92.90

| align=center | 170.02

| align=center | 89

| Konstantin Kokora

| {{URS}}

| align=center | 19

| align=center | 11

| align=center | 37.12

| align=center | 7

| align=center | 38.20

| align=center | 10

| align=center | 93.00

| align=center | 168.32

| align=center | 94

| Ronald Koppelent

| {{AUT}}

| align=center | 21

| align=center | 14

| align=center | 37.00

| align=center | 14

| align=center | 33.24

| align=center | 13

| align=center | 86.40

| align=center | 156.64

| align=center | 118

| Kurt Kurzinger

| {{FRG}}

| align=center |

| align=center | 13

| align=center | 36.32

| align=center | 13

| align=center | 33.88

| align=center | 14

| align=center | 85.00

| align=center | 155.20

| align=center | 121

| Brian Pockar

| {{CAN}}

| align=center | 17

| align=center | 16

| align=center | 34.72

| align=center | 15

| align=center | 33.00

| align=center | 12

| align=center | 87.30

| align=center | 155.02

| align=center | 122

| Jean-Christophe Simond

| {{FRA}}

| align=center | 16

| align=center | 12

| align=center | 36.44

| align=center | 16

| align=center | 32.60

| align=center | 15

| align=center | 84.80

| align=center | 154.84

| align=center | 134

| William Schober

| {{AUS}}

| align=center |

| align=center | 17

| align=center | 32.64

| align=center | 17

| align=center | 34.80

| align=center | 16

| align=center | 77.30

| align=center | 144.74

| align=center | 144

| Han Soo-bong

| {{KOR}}

| align=center |

| align=center | 18

| align=center | 31.20

| align=center | 18

| align=center | 26.52

| align=center | 17

| align=center | 71.90

| align=center | 129.62

| align=center | 153

| Robin Cousins

| {{GBR}}

| align=center | 19

| align=center | 10

| align=center | 37.72

| align=center | 5

| align=center | 40.08

| align=center |

| align=center | DNF

| align=center |

Referee:

Josef Dědič {{TCH}}

Assistant Referee:

Kinuko Ueno {{JPN}}

Judges:

Gerhardt Bubnik {{TCH}}
Erika Schiechtl {{FRG}}
Geoffrey Yates {{GBR}}
David Dore {{CAN}}
Valentin Piseev {{URS}}
Goro Ishimaru {{JPN}}
Edith M. Shoemaker {{USA}}
Helga von Wiecki {{GDR}}
Sydney R. Croll {{AUS}}

Substitute judge:

Monique Georgelin {{FRA}}

=Ladies=

class="wikitable"
Rank ! Name ! Nation ! Age ! colspan=2 \| CP ! colspan=2 \| SP ! colspan=2 \| FP ! Points ! Places
bgcolor=gold \| align=center \| 1 \| Linda Fratianne \| {{USA}} \| align=center \| 16 \| align=center \| 4 \| align=center \| 44.44 \| align=center \| 1 \| align=center \| 41.72 \| align=center \| 2 \| align=center \| 103.10 \| align=center \| 189.26 \| align=center \| 10
bgcolor=silver \| align=center \| 2 \| Anett Pötzsch \| {{GDR}} \| align=center \| 16 \| align=center \| 1 \| align=center \| 45.56 \| align=center \| 6 \| align=center \| 38.92 \| align=center \| 3 \| align=center \| 100.70 \| align=center \| 185.18 \| align=center \| 22
bgcolor=cc9966 \| align=center \| 3 \| Dagmar Lurz \| {{FRG}} \| align=center \| 18 \| align=center \| 2 \| align=center \| 45.08 \| align=center \| 3 \| align=center \| 39.20 \| align=center \| 8 \| align=center \| 98.20 \| align=center \| 182.48 \| align=center \| 43
4 \| Barbara Smith \| {{USA}} \| align=center \| \| align=center \| 5 \| align=center \| 43.04 \| align=center \| 4 \| align=center \| 39.80 \| align=center \| 7 \| align=center \| 99.60 \| align=center \| 182.44 \| align=center \| 43
5 \| Wendy Burge \| {{USA}} \| align=center \| 19 \| align=center \| 7 \| align=center \| 41.48 \| align=center \| 2 \| align=center \| 40.32 \| align=center \| 4 \| align=center \| 101.10 \| align=center \| 182.90 \| align=center \| 41
6 \| Susanna Driano \| {{ITA}} \| align=center \| 19 \| align=center \| 3 \| align=center \| 43.88 \| align=center \| 7 \| align=center \| 38.88 \| align=center \| 9 \| align=center \| 98.20 \| align=center \| 180.96 \| align=center \| 50
7 \| Elena Vodorezova \| {{URS}} \| align=center \| 13 \| align=center \| 13 \| align=center \| 36.80 \| align=center \| 5 \| align=center \| 39.92 \| align=center \| 1 \| align=center \| 103.10 \| align=center \| 179.82 \| align=center \| 59
8 \| Lynn Nightingale \| {{CAN}} \| align=center \| 20 \| align=center \| 8 \| align=center \| 40.84 \| align=center \| 9 \| align=center \| 38.32 \| align=center \| 5 \| align=center \| 100.60 \| align=center \| 179.76 \| align=center \| 66
9 \| Marion Weber \| {{GDR}} \| align=center \| 17 \| align=center \| 6 \| align=center \| 42.12 \| align=center \| 12 \| align=center \| 38.04 \| align=center \| 10 \| align=center \| 97.20 \| align=center \| 177.36 \| align=center \| 80
10 \| Denise Biellmann \| {{SUI}} \| align=center \| 14 \| align=center \| 12 \| align=center \| 37.68 \| align=center \| 8 \| align=center \| 38.44 \| align=center \| 6 \| align=center \| 100.10 \| align=center \| 176.22 \| align=center \| 87
11 \| Claudia Kristofics-Binder \| {{AUT}} \| align=center \| 15 \| align=center \| 9 \| align=center \| 39.96 \| align=center \| 10 \| align=center \| 37.72 \| align=center \| 12 \| align=center \| 95.00 \| align=center \| 172.68 \| align=center \| 103
12 \| Emi Watanabe \| {{JPN}} \| align=center \| 14 \| align=center \| 11 \| align=center \| 40.04 \| align=center \| 11 \| align=center \| 38.08 \| align=center \| 13 \| align=center \| 95.00 \| align=center \| 173.12 \| align=center \| 106
13 \| Heather Kemkaran \| {{CAN}} \| align=center \| 20 \| align=center \| 14 \| align=center \| 35.56 \| align=center \| 13 \| align=center \| 35.98 \| align=center \| 11 \| align=center \| 97.60 \| align=center \| 169.14 \| align=center \| 113
14 \| Garnet Ostermeier \| {{FRG}} \| align=center \| 17 \| align=center \| 10 \| align=center \| 39.20 \| align=center \| 14 \| align=center \| 36.12 \| align=center \| 14 \| align=center \| 91.20 \| align=center \| 166.52 \| align=center \| 124
15 \| Karena Richardson \| {{GBR}} \| align=center \| 17 \| align=center \| 19 \| align=center \| 32.36 \| align=center \| 16 \| align=center \| 35.52 \| align=center \| 15 \| align=center \| 91.80 \| align=center \| 159.68 \| align=center \| 133
16 \| Susan Broman \| {{FIN}} \| align=center \| 17 \| align=center \| 15 \| align=center \| 34.60 \| align=center \| 15 \| align=center \| 36.08 \| align=center \| 16 \| align=center \| 83.40 \| align=center \| 154.08 \| align=center \| 150
17 \| Robyn Burley \| {{AUS}} \| align=center \| \| align=center \| 16 \| align=center \| 34.64 \| align=center \| 18 \| align=center \| 32.84 \| align=center \| 17 \| align=center \| 84.00 \| align=center \| 151.48 \| align=center \| 154
18 \| Maria-Claude Bierre \| {{FRA}} \| align=center \| \| align=center \| 17 \| align=center \| 34.08 \| align=center \| 17 \| align=center \| 32.92 \| align=center \| 18 \| align=center \| 83.40 \| align=center \| 150.40 \| align=center \| 159
19 \| Franca Bianconi \| {{ITA}} \| align=center \| 15 \| align=center \| 21 \| align=center \| 31.52 \| align=center \| 20 \| align=center \| 30.80 \| align=center \| 19 \| align=center \| 82.30 \| align=center \| 144.62 \| align=center \| 176
20 \| Lee Hyun-joo \| {{KOR}} \| align=center \| \| align=center \| 18 \| align=center \| 32.72 \| align=center \| 21 \| align=center \| 30.88 \| align=center \| 21 \| align=center \| 80.60 \| align=center \| 144.20 \| align=center \| 178
21 \| Lotta Crispin \| {{SWE}} \| align=center \| \| align=center \| 20 \| align=center \| 31.64 \| align=center \| 19 \| align=center \| 31.44 \| align=center \| 20 \| align=center \| 80.30 \| align=center \| 143.38 \| align=center \| 182

class="wikitable"

Rank

! Name

! Nation

! Age

! colspan=2 | CP

! colspan=2 | SP

! colspan=2 | FP

! Points

! Places

bgcolor=gold

| align=center | 1

| Linda Fratianne

| {{USA}}

| align=center | 16

| align=center | 4

| align=center | 44.44

| align=center | 1

| align=center | 41.72

| align=center | 2

| align=center | 103.10

| align=center | 189.26

| align=center | 10

bgcolor=silver

| align=center | 2

| Anett Pötzsch

| {{GDR}}

| align=center | 16

| align=center | 1

| align=center | 45.56

| align=center | 6

| align=center | 38.92

| align=center | 3

| align=center | 100.70

| align=center | 185.18

| align=center | 22

bgcolor=cc9966

| align=center | 3

| Dagmar Lurz

| {{FRG}}

| align=center | 18

| align=center | 2

| align=center | 45.08

| align=center | 3

| align=center | 39.20

| align=center | 8

| align=center | 98.20

| align=center | 182.48

| align=center | 43

| Barbara Smith

| {{USA}}

| align=center |

| align=center | 5

| align=center | 43.04

| align=center | 4

| align=center | 39.80

| align=center | 7

| align=center | 99.60

| align=center | 182.44

| align=center | 43

| Wendy Burge

| {{USA}}

| align=center | 19

| align=center | 7

| align=center | 41.48

| align=center | 2

| align=center | 40.32

| align=center | 4

| align=center | 101.10

| align=center | 182.90

| align=center | 41

| Susanna Driano

| {{ITA}}

| align=center | 19

| align=center | 3

| align=center | 43.88

| align=center | 7

| align=center | 38.88

| align=center | 9

| align=center | 98.20

| align=center | 180.96

| align=center | 50

| Elena Vodorezova

| {{URS}}

| align=center | 13

| align=center | 36.80

| align=center | 5

| align=center | 39.92

| align=center | 1

| align=center | 103.10

| align=center | 179.82

| align=center | 59

| Lynn Nightingale

| {{CAN}}

| align=center | 20

| align=center | 8

| align=center | 40.84

| align=center | 9

| align=center | 38.32

| align=center | 5

| align=center | 100.60

| align=center | 179.76

| align=center | 66

| Marion Weber

| {{GDR}}

| align=center | 17

| align=center | 6

| align=center | 42.12

| align=center | 12

| align=center | 38.04

| align=center | 10

| align=center | 97.20

| align=center | 177.36

| align=center | 80

| Denise Biellmann

| {{SUI}}

| align=center | 14

| align=center | 12

| align=center | 37.68

| align=center | 8

| align=center | 38.44

| align=center | 6

| align=center | 100.10

| align=center | 176.22

| align=center | 87

| Claudia Kristofics-Binder

| {{AUT}}

| align=center | 15

| align=center | 9

| align=center | 39.96

| align=center | 10

| align=center | 37.72

| align=center | 12

| align=center | 95.00

| align=center | 172.68

| align=center | 103

| Emi Watanabe

| {{JPN}}

| align=center | 14

| align=center | 11

| align=center | 40.04

| align=center | 11

| align=center | 38.08

| align=center | 13

| align=center | 95.00

| align=center | 173.12

| align=center | 106

| Heather Kemkaran

| {{CAN}}

| align=center | 20

| align=center | 14

| align=center | 35.56

| align=center | 13

| align=center | 35.98

| align=center | 11

| align=center | 97.60

| align=center | 169.14

| align=center | 113

| Garnet Ostermeier

| {{FRG}}

| align=center | 17

| align=center | 10

| align=center | 39.20

| align=center | 14

| align=center | 36.12

| align=center | 14

| align=center | 91.20

| align=center | 166.52

| align=center | 124

| Karena Richardson

| {{GBR}}

| align=center | 17

| align=center | 19

| align=center | 32.36

| align=center | 16

| align=center | 35.52

| align=center | 15

| align=center | 91.80

| align=center | 159.68

| align=center | 133

| Susan Broman

| {{FIN}}

| align=center | 17

| align=center | 15

| align=center | 34.60

| align=center | 15

| align=center | 36.08

| align=center | 16

| align=center | 83.40

| align=center | 154.08

| align=center | 150

| Robyn Burley

| {{AUS}}

| align=center |

| align=center | 16

| align=center | 34.64

| align=center | 18

| align=center | 32.84

| align=center | 17

| align=center | 84.00

| align=center | 151.48

| align=center | 154

| Maria-Claude Bierre

| {{FRA}}

| align=center |

| align=center | 17

| align=center | 34.08

| align=center | 17

| align=center | 32.92

| align=center | 18

| align=center | 83.40

| align=center | 150.40

| align=center | 159

| Franca Bianconi

| {{ITA}}

| align=center | 15

| align=center | 21

| align=center | 31.52

| align=center | 20

| align=center | 30.80

| align=center | 19

| align=center | 82.30

| align=center | 144.62

| align=center | 176

| Lee Hyun-joo

| {{KOR}}

| align=center |

| align=center | 18

| align=center | 32.72

| align=center | 21

| align=center | 30.88

| align=center | 21

| align=center | 80.60

| align=center | 144.20

| align=center | 178

| Lotta Crispin

| {{SWE}}

| align=center |

| align=center | 20

| align=center | 31.64

| align=center | 19

| align=center | 31.44

| align=center | 20

| align=center | 80.30

| align=center | 143.38

| align=center | 182

Referee:

Sonia Bianchetti {{ITA}}

Assistant Referee:

Benjamin Wright {{GBR}}

Judges:

Giovanni De Mori {{ITA}}
Günter Teichmann {{GDR}}
Jürg Wilhelm {{SUI}}
Geoffrey Yates {{GBR}}
Yvonne S. McGowan {{USA}}
Ludwig Gassner {{AUT}}
Norris Bowden {{CAN}}
Leena Vainio {{FIN}}
Eugen Romminger {{FRG}}

Substitute judge:

Tsukasa Kimura {{JPN}}

=Pairs=

class="wikitable"
Rank ! Name ! Nation ! Age ! colspan=2 \| SP ! colspan=2 \| FP ! Points ! Places
bgcolor=gold \| align=center \| 1 \| Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev \| {{URS}} \| align=center \| 27/24 \| align=center \| 1 \| align=center \| 34.90 \| align=center \| 1 \| align=center \| 105.60 \| align=center \| 140.50 \| align=center \| 9
bgcolor=silver \| align=center \| 2 \| Irina Vorobieva / Alexandr Vlasov \| {{URS}} \| align=center \| 18/20 \| align=center \| 2 \| align=center \| 34.56 \| align=center \| 3 \| align=center \| 101.60 \| align=center \| 136.16 \| align=center \| 23
bgcolor=cc9966 \| align=center \| 3 \| Tai Babilonia / Randy Gardner \| {{USA}} \| align=center \| 16/18 \| align=center \| 3 \| align=center \| 33.45 \| align=center \| 2 \| align=center \| 102.20 \| align=center \| 135.65 \| align=center \| 29
4 \| Marina Cherkasova / Sergei Shakhrai \| {{URS}} \| align=center \| 12/18 \| align=center \| 4 \| align=center \| 33.68 \| align=center \| 5 \| align=center \| 97.80 \| align=center \| 131.48 \| align=center \| 39
5 \| Manuela Mager / Uwe Bewersdorf \| {{GDR}} \| align=center \| 20/26 \| align=center \| 5 \| align=center \| 32.37 \| align=center \| 4 \| align=center \| 99.30 \| align=center \| 131.67 \| align=center \| 42
6 \| Ingrid Spieglová / Alan Spiegl \| {{TCH}} \| align=center \| 16/17 \| align=center \| 6 \| align=center \| 31.57 \| align=center \| 6 \| align=center \| 95.00 \| align=center \| 126.57 \| align=center \| 57
7 \| Gail Hamula / Frank Sweiding \| {{USA}} \| align=center \| \| align=center \| 7 \| align=center \| 30.70 \| align=center \| 7 \| align=center \| 94.40 \| align=center \| 125.10 \| align=center \| 63
8 \| Susanne Scheibe / Andreas Nischwitz \| {{FRG}} \| align=center \| /19 \| align=center \| 8 \| align=center \| 30.58 \| align=center \| 9 \| align=center \| 91.40 \| align=center \| 121.98 \| align=center \| 78
9 \| Sheryl Franks / Michael Botticelli \| {{USA}} \| align=center \| 14/17 \| align=center \| 9 \| align=center \| 30.34 \| align=center \| 8 \| align=center \| 93.10 \| align=center \| 123.44 \| align=center \| 73
10 \| Sherri Baier / Robin Cowan \| {{CAN}} \| align=center \| \| align=center \| 11 \| align=center \| 27.90 \| align=center \| 10 \| align=center \| 88.50 \| align=center \| 116.40 \| align=center \| 91
11 \| Gabrielle Beck / Jochen Stahl \| {{FRG}} \| align=center \| \| align=center \| 10 \| align=center \| 28.74 \| align=center \| 11 \| align=center \| 87.80 \| align=center \| 116.54 \| align=center \| 96
12 \| Elizabeth Cain / Peter Cain \| {{AUS}} \| align=center \| 14/18 \| align=center \| 13 \| align=center \| 26.87 \| align=center \| 12 \| align=center \| 85.50 \| align=center \| 112.37 \| align=center \| 106
13 \| Kyoko Hagiwara / Sumio Murata \| {{JPN}} \| align=center \| \| align=center \| 12 \| align=center \| 27.44 \| align=center \| 13 \| align=center \| 79.50 \| align=center \| 106.94 \| align=center \| 116

class="wikitable"

Rank

! Name

! Nation

! Age

! colspan=2 | SP

! colspan=2 | FP

! Points

! Places

bgcolor=gold

| align=center | 1

| Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev

| {{URS}}

| align=center | 27/24

| align=center | 1

| align=center | 34.90

| align=center | 1

| align=center | 105.60

| align=center | 140.50

| align=center | 9

bgcolor=silver

| align=center | 2

| Irina Vorobieva / Alexandr Vlasov

| {{URS}}

| align=center | 18/20

| align=center | 2

| align=center | 34.56

| align=center | 3

| align=center | 101.60

| align=center | 136.16

| align=center | 23

bgcolor=cc9966

| align=center | 3

| Tai Babilonia / Randy Gardner

| {{USA}}

| align=center | 16/18

| align=center | 3

| align=center | 33.45

| align=center | 2

| align=center | 102.20

| align=center | 135.65

| align=center | 29

| Marina Cherkasova / Sergei Shakhrai

| {{URS}}

| align=center | 12/18

| align=center | 4

| align=center | 33.68

| align=center | 5

| align=center | 97.80

| align=center | 131.48

| align=center | 39

| Manuela Mager / Uwe Bewersdorf

| {{GDR}}

| align=center | 20/26

| align=center | 5

| align=center | 32.37

| align=center | 4

| align=center | 99.30

| align=center | 131.67

| align=center | 42

| Ingrid Spieglová / Alan Spiegl

| {{TCH}}

| align=center | 16/17

| align=center | 6

| align=center | 31.57

| align=center | 6

| align=center | 95.00

| align=center | 126.57

| align=center | 57

| Gail Hamula / Frank Sweiding

| {{USA}}

| align=center |

| align=center | 7

| align=center | 30.70

| align=center | 7

| align=center | 94.40

| align=center | 125.10

| align=center | 63

| Susanne Scheibe / Andreas Nischwitz

| {{FRG}}

| align=center | /19

| align=center | 8

| align=center | 30.58

| align=center | 9

| align=center | 91.40

| align=center | 121.98

| align=center | 78

| Sheryl Franks / Michael Botticelli

| {{USA}}

| align=center | 14/17

| align=center | 9

| align=center | 30.34

| align=center | 8

| align=center | 93.10

| align=center | 123.44

| align=center | 73

| Sherri Baier / Robin Cowan

| {{CAN}}

| align=center |

| align=center | 11

| align=center | 27.90

| align=center | 10

| align=center | 88.50

| align=center | 116.40

| align=center | 91

| Gabrielle Beck / Jochen Stahl

| {{FRG}}

| align=center |

| align=center | 10

| align=center | 28.74

| align=center | 11

| align=center | 87.80

| align=center | 116.54

| align=center | 96

| Elizabeth Cain / Peter Cain

| {{AUS}}

| align=center | 14/18

| align=center | 13

| align=center | 26.87

| align=center | 12

| align=center | 85.50

| align=center | 112.37

| align=center | 106

| Kyoko Hagiwara / Sumio Murata

| {{JPN}}

| align=center |

| align=center | 12

| align=center | 27.44

| align=center | 13

| align=center | 79.50

| align=center | 106.94

| align=center | 116

Referee:

Donald H. Gilchrist {{CAN}}

Assistant Referee:

Kikuko Minami {{JPN}}

Judges:

Gerhardt Bubnik {{TCH}}
Erika Schiechtl {{FRG}}
Geoffrey Yates {{GBR}}
David Dore {{CAN}}
Valentin Piseev {{URS}}
Goro Ishimaru {{JPN}}
Edith M. Shoemaker {{USA}}
Helga von Wiecki {{GDR}}
Sydney R. Croll {{AUS}}

Substitute judge:

Monique Georgelin {{FRA}}

=Ice dancing=

class="wikitable"
Rank ! Name ! Nation ! Age ! colspan=2 \| CD ! colspan=2 \| FD ! Points ! Places
bgcolor=gold \| align=center \| 1 \| Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov \| {{URS}} \| align=center \| 21/22 \| align=center \| 1 \| align=center \| 102.32 \| align=center \| 1 \| align=center \| 105.50 \| align=center \| 207.82 \| align=center \| 9
bgcolor=silver \| align=center \| 2 \| Janet Thompson / Warren Maxwell \| {{GBR}} \| align=center \| 21/24 \| align=center \| 2 \| align=center \| 99.16 \| align=center \| 2 \| align=center \| 102.50 \| align=center \| 201.66 \| align=center \| 24
bgcolor=cc9966 \| align=center \| 3 \| Natalia Linichuk / Gennadi Karponosov \| {{URS}} \| align=center \| 20/26 \| align=center \| 4 \| align=center \| 97.72 \| align=center \| 3 \| align=center \| 102.20 \| align=center \| 199.92 \| align=center \| 28
4 \| Krisztina Regőczy / András Sallay \| {{HUN}} \| align=center \| 21/23 \| align=center \| 3 \| align=center \| 98.80 \| align=center \| 4 \| align=center \| 101.90 \| align=center \| 200.70 \| align=center \| 29
5 \| Marina Zueva / Andrei Vitman \| {{URS}} \| align=center \| 20/ \| align=center \| 5 \| align=center \| 94.56 \| align=center \| 5 \| align=center \| 100.10 \| align=center \| 194.66 \| align=center \| 45
6 \| Susan Carscallen / Eric Gillies \| {{CAN}} \| align=center \| 22/24 \| align=center \| 6 \| align=center \| 92.80 \| align=center \| 7 \| align=center \| 96.10 \| align=center \| 188.90 \| align=center \| 58
7 \| Kay Barsdell / Kenneth Foster \| {{GBR}} \| align=center \| \| align=center \| 7 \| align=center \| 91.32 \| align=center \| 6 \| align=center \| 95.90 \| align=center \| 187.22 \| align=center \| 65
8 \| Liliana Řeháková / Stanislav Drastich \| {{TCH}} \| align=center \| 18/22 \| align=center \| 9 \| align=center \| 89.68 \| align=center \| 8 \| align=center \| 95.30 \| align=center \| 184.98 \| align=center \| 73
9 \| Judi Genovesi / Kent Weigle \| {{USA}} \| align=center \| 19/21 \| align=center \| 8 \| align=center \| 88.92 \| align=center \| 9 \| align=center \| 94.30 \| align=center \| 183.22 \| align=center \| 77
10 \| Lorna Wighton / John Dowding \| {{CAN}} \| align=center \| 18/19 \| align=center \| 10 \| align=center \| 87.08 \| align=center \| 10 \| align=center \| 92.60 \| align=center \| 179.68 \| align=center \| 90
11 \| Isabella Rizzi / Luigi Freroni \| {{ITA}} \| align=center \| \| align=center \| 11 \| align=center \| 83.88 \| align=center \| 11 \| align=center \| 90.20 \| align=center \| 174.08 \| align=center \| 100
12 \| Susan Kelley / Andrew Stroukoff \| {{USA}} \| align=center \| 22/26 \| align=center \| 13 \| align=center \| 82.12 \| align=center \| 12 \| align=center \| 88.90 \| align=center \| 171.02 \| align=center \| 108
13 \| Susi Handschmann / Peter Handschmann \| {{AUT}} \| align=center \| 18/19 \| align=center \| 12 \| align=center \| 83.40 \| align=center \| 13 \| align=center \| 85.60 \| align=center \| 169.00 \| align=center \| 116
14 \| Misa Kage / Masanori Takeda \| {{JPN}} \| align=center \| \| align=center \| 14 \| align=center \| 80.32 \| align=center \| 14 \| align=center \| 84.50 \| align=center \| 164.82 \| align=center \| 123

class="wikitable"

Rank

! Name

! Nation

! Age

! colspan=2 | CD

! colspan=2 | FD

! Points

! Places

bgcolor=gold

| align=center | 1

| Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov

| {{URS}}

| align=center | 21/22

| align=center | 1

| align=center | 102.32

| align=center | 1

| align=center | 105.50

| align=center | 207.82

| align=center | 9

bgcolor=silver

| align=center | 2

| Janet Thompson / Warren Maxwell

| {{GBR}}

| align=center | 21/24

| align=center | 2

| align=center | 99.16

| align=center | 2

| align=center | 102.50

| align=center | 201.66

| align=center | 24

bgcolor=cc9966

| align=center | 3

| Natalia Linichuk / Gennadi Karponosov

| {{URS}}

| align=center | 20/26

| align=center | 4

| align=center | 97.72

| align=center | 3

| align=center | 102.20

| align=center | 199.92

| align=center | 28

| Krisztina Regőczy / András Sallay

| {{HUN}}

| align=center | 21/23

| align=center | 3

| align=center | 98.80

| align=center | 4

| align=center | 101.90

| align=center | 200.70

| align=center | 29

| Marina Zueva / Andrei Vitman

| {{URS}}

| align=center | 20/

| align=center | 5

| align=center | 94.56

| align=center | 5

| align=center | 100.10

| align=center | 194.66

| align=center | 45

| Susan Carscallen / Eric Gillies

| {{CAN}}

| align=center | 22/24

| align=center | 6

| align=center | 92.80

| align=center | 7

| align=center | 96.10

| align=center | 188.90

| align=center | 58

| Kay Barsdell / Kenneth Foster

| {{GBR}}

| align=center |

| align=center | 7

| align=center | 91.32

| align=center | 6

| align=center | 95.90

| align=center | 187.22

| align=center | 65

| Liliana Řeháková / Stanislav Drastich

| {{TCH}}

| align=center | 18/22

| align=center | 9

| align=center | 89.68

| align=center | 8

| align=center | 95.30

| align=center | 184.98

| align=center | 73

| Judi Genovesi / Kent Weigle

| {{USA}}

| align=center | 19/21

| align=center | 8

| align=center | 88.92

| align=center | 9

| align=center | 94.30

| align=center | 183.22

| align=center | 77

| Lorna Wighton / John Dowding

| {{CAN}}

| align=center | 18/19

| align=center | 10

| align=center | 87.08

| align=center | 10

| align=center | 92.60

| align=center | 179.68

| align=center | 90

| Isabella Rizzi / Luigi Freroni

| {{ITA}}

| align=center |

| align=center | 11

| align=center | 83.88

| align=center | 11

| align=center | 90.20

| align=center | 174.08

| align=center | 100

| Susan Kelley / Andrew Stroukoff

| {{USA}}

| align=center | 22/26

| align=center | 13

| align=center | 82.12

| align=center | 12

| align=center | 88.90

| align=center | 171.02

| align=center | 108

| Susi Handschmann / Peter Handschmann

| {{AUT}}

| align=center | 18/19

| align=center | 12

| align=center | 83.40

| align=center | 13

| align=center | 85.60

| align=center | 169.00

| align=center | 116

| Misa Kage / Masanori Takeda

| {{JPN}}

| align=center |

| align=center | 14

| align=center | 80.32

| align=center | 14

| align=center | 84.50

| align=center | 164.82

| align=center | 123

Referee:

Lawrence Demmy {{GBR}}

Assistant Referee:

George J. Blundun {{CAN}}

Judges:

Ludwig Gassner {{AUT}}
Pamela Davis {{GBR}}
Klára Kozári {{HUN}}
Mary Louise Wright {{USA}}
Ennio Bernazzali {{ITA}}
Irina Absliamova {{URS}}
Gerhardt Bubnik {{TCH}}
Tsukasa Kimura {{JPN}}
Joyce Hisey {{CAN}}

Substitute judge:

Eugen Romminger {{FRG}}

Sources

[https://www.nytimes.com/1977/03/02/archives/us-pair-is-3d-after-start-of-world-skating.html?sq=Marina%2520Cherkasova%2520%2F&scp=7&st=cse US Pair Is 3d After Start of World Skating]
[https://www.nytimes.com/1977/03/03/archives/miss-rodnina-zaitsev-win-fifth-straight-skating-title.html?sq=Marina%2520Cherkasova%2520%2F&scp=9&st=cse Miss Rodnina, Zaitsev Win Fifth Straight Skating Title]

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