2009 World Figure Skating Championships
- 2009 World Figure Skating Championships
Infobox Figure Skating Competition
title= 2009 World Figure Skating Championships
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comptype= ISU Championship
startdate= March 23
enddate= March 29
skatingseason= 2008-2009
location= flagicon|USA Los Angeles, California, USA
host=
venue= Staples Center (L.A. Live)
prizemoney=
defendmen= flagicon|CAN Jeffrey Buttle
defendladies= flagicon|JPN Mao Asada
defendpairs= flagicon|GER Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy
defenddance= flagicon|FRA Isabel Delobel & Olivier Schoenfelder
previouscomp= 2008 World Figure Skating Championships
nextcomp= 2010 World Figure Skating ChampionshipsThe 2009 World Figure Skating Championships will be the World Figure Skating Championships for the 2008/2009 figure skating season. Commonly called "Worlds", they are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. The event is open to figure skaters from ISU member nations. They are provisionally scheduled to be held in Staples Center at L.A. Live, Los Angeles, California, United States from 23–29 March 2009. [cite web |url=http://www.isu.org/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,4844-182959-200177-nav-list,00.html |title=Calendar of Events |accessdate=2008-04-24 |work=International Skating Union ]
Results from these World Championships will be used to determine the majority of the spots available for each country for the 2010 Winter Olympics, as well as determining as usual the entries by country for the 2010 World Figure Skating Championships. 24 spots in singles, 16 in pairs, and 19 in ice dancing for the Olympics will be determined at the 2009 World Championships. The remaining spots will be determined at an Olympic qualifying event in the fall of 2009.
Multiple entries
Skaters qualify for the World Championships by belonging to a member nation of the ISU. Each country gets one entry in every discipline by default. Countries earn a second or third entry for the following year's competition by earning points through skater placement. The following countries have earned more than one entry to the 2009 World Championships based on their placement at the 2008 event.
References
External links
* [http://www.isuworlds2009.com/ Official site]
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