Figure Skating Worlds Woen's Singles: Historical Gold, Silver & Bronze Medalists Since 1906
Women's singles debuted at the World Championships in 1906. Although the men's event started in 1896, women were excluded until Madge Syers challenged the rules by entering the 1902 "open" competition. Her silver-medal finish forced the ISU to finally create a separate category for female skaters.
All Women’s Singles Medalists in World Figure Skating Championships (1906–2025) – Full History
1906 – Davos, Switzerland
Gold: Madge Syers | Silver: Jenny Herz | Bronze: Lily Kronberger
1907 – Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Gold: Madge Syers | Silver: Jenny Herz | Bronze: Lily Kronberger
1908 – Troppau, Austria-Hungary
Gold: Lily Kronberger | Silver: Elsa Rendschmidt | Bronze: None
1909 – Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Gold: Lily Kronberger | Silver: None | Bronze: None
1910 – Berlin, German Empire
Gold: Lily Kronberger | Silver: Elsa Rendschmidt | Bronze: None
1911 – Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Gold: Lily Kronberger | Silver: Opika von Méray Horváth | Bronze: Ludowika Eilers
1912 – Davos, Switzerland
Gold: Opika von Méray Horváth | Silver: Dorothy Greenhough-Smith | Bronze: Phyllis Johnson
1913 – Stockholm, Sweden
Gold: Opika von Méray Horváth | Silver: Phyllis Johnson | Bronze: Svea Norén
1914 – St. Moritz, Switzerland
Gold: Opika von Méray Horváth | Silver: Angela Hanka | Bronze: Phyllis Johnson
1915–1921
No competitions (World War I)
1922 – Stockholm, Sweden
Gold: Herma Szabo | Silver: Svea Norén | Bronze: Margot Moe
1923 – Vienna, Austria
Gold: Herma Szabo | Silver: Gisela Reichmann | Bronze: Svea Norén
1924 – Kristiania (Oslo), Norway
Gold: Herma Szabo | Silver: Ellen Brockhöft | Bronze: Beatrix Loughran
1925 – Davos, Switzerland
Gold: Herma Szabo | Silver: Ellen Brockhöft | Bronze: Elisabeth Böckel
1926 – Stockholm, Sweden
Gold: Herma Szabo | Silver: Sonja Henie | Bronze: Kathleen Shaw
1927 – Oslo, Norway
Gold: Sonja Henie | Silver: Herma Szabo | Bronze: Karen Simensen
1928 – London, United Kingdom
Gold: Sonja Henie | Silver: Maribel Vinson | Bronze: Fritzi Burger
1929 – Budapest, Hungary
Gold: Sonja Henie | Silver: Fritzi Burger | Bronze: Melitta Brunner
1930 – New York City, USA
Gold: Sonja Henie | Silver: Cecil Smith | Bronze: Maribel Vinson
1931 – Berlin, Germany
Gold: Sonja Henie | Silver: Hilde Holovsky | Bronze: Fritzi Burger
1932 – Montreal, Canada
Gold: Sonja Henie | Silver: Fritzi Burger | Bronze: Constance Wilson-Samuel
1933 – Stockholm, Sweden
Gold: Sonja Henie | Silver: Vivi-Anne Hultén | Bronze: Hilde Holovsky
1934 – Oslo, Norway
Gold: Sonja Henie | Silver: Megan Taylor | Bronze: Liselotte Landbeck
1935 – Vienna, Austria
Gold: Sonja Henie | Silver: Cecilia Colledge | Bronze: Vivi-Anne Hultén
1936 – Paris, France
Gold: Sonja Henie | Silver: Megan Taylor | Bronze: Vivi-Anne Hultén
1937 – London, United Kingdom
Gold: Cecilia Colledge | Silver: Megan Taylor | Bronze: Vivi-Anne Hultén
1938 – Stockholm, Sweden
Gold: Megan Taylor | Silver: Cecilia Colledge | Bronze: Hedy Stenuf
1939 – Prague, Czechoslovakia
Gold: Megan Taylor | Silver: Hedy Stenuf | Bronze: Daphne Walker
1940–1946
No competitions (World War II)
1947 – Stockholm, Sweden
Gold: Barbara Ann Scott | Silver: Daphne Walker | Bronze: Gretchen Merrill
1948 – Davos, Switzerland
Gold: Barbara Ann Scott | Silver: Eva Pawlik | Bronze: Jiřina Nekolová
1949 – Paris, France
Gold: Alena Vrzáňová | Silver: Yvonne Sherman | Bronze: Jeannette Altwegg
1950 – London, United Kingdom
Gold: Alena Vrzáňová | Silver: Jeannette Altwegg | Bronze: Yvonne Sherman
1951 – Milan, Italy
Gold: Jeannette Altwegg | Silver: Jacqueline du Bief | Bronze: Sonya Klopfer
1952 – Paris, France
Gold: Jacqueline du Bief | Silver: Sonya Klopfer | Bronze: Virginia Baxter
1953 – Davos, Switzerland
Gold: Tenley Albright | Silver: Gundi Busch | Bronze: Valda Osborn
1954 – Oslo, Norway
Gold: Gundi Busch | Silver: Tenley Albright | Bronze: Erica Batchelor
1955 – Vienna, Austria
Gold: Tenley Albright | Silver: Carol Heiss | Bronze: Hanna Eigel
1956 – Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany
Gold: Carol Heiss | Silver: Tenley Albright | Bronze: Ingrid Wendl
1957 – Colorado Springs, USA
Gold: Carol Heiss | Silver: Hanna Eigel | Bronze: Ingrid Wendl
1958 – Paris, France
Gold: Carol Heiss | Silver: Ingrid Wendl | Bronze: Hanna Walter
1959 – Colorado Springs, USA
Gold: Carol Heiss | Silver: Hanna Walter | Bronze: Sjoukje Dijkstra
1960 – Vancouver, Canada
Gold: Carol Heiss | Silver: Sjoukje Dijkstra | Bronze: Barbara Ann Roles
1961 – Prague, Czechoslovakia
Cancelled (Sabena Flight 548 crash)
1962 – (No fixed host listed)
Gold: Sjoukje Dijkstra | Silver: Wendy Griner | Bronze: Regine Heitzer
1963 – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy
Gold: Sjoukje Dijkstra | Silver: Regine Heitzer | Bronze: Nicole Hassler
1964 – Dortmund, West Germany
Gold: Sjoukje Dijkstra | Silver: Regine Heitzer | Bronze: Petra Burka
1965 – Colorado Springs, USA
Gold: Petra Burka | Silver: Regine Heitzer | Bronze: Peggy Fleming
1966 – Davos, Switzerland
Gold: Peggy Fleming | Silver: Gabriele Seyfert | Bronze: Petra Burka
1967 – Vienna, Austria
Gold: Peggy Fleming | Silver: Gabriele Seyfert | Bronze: Hana Mašková
1968 – Geneva, Switzerland
Gold: Peggy Fleming | Silver: Gabriele Seyfert | Bronze: Hana Mašková
1969 – Colorado Springs, USA
Gold: Gabriele Seyfert | Silver: Beatrix Schuba | Bronze: Zsuzsa Almássy
1970 – Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
Gold: Gabriele Seyfert | Silver: Beatrix Schuba | Bronze: Julie Lynn Holmes
1971 – Lyon, France
Gold: Beatrix Schuba | Silver: Julie Lynn Holmes | Bronze: Karen Magnussen
1972 – Calgary, Canada
Gold: Beatrix Schuba | Silver: Karen Magnussen | Bronze: Janet Lynn
1973 – Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Gold: Karen Magnussen | Silver: Janet Lynn | Bronze: Christine Errath
1974 – Munich, West Germany
Gold: Christine Errath | Silver: Dorothy Hamill | Bronze: Dianne de Leeuw
1975 – Colorado Springs, USA
Gold: Dianne de Leeuw | Silver: Dorothy Hamill | Bronze: Christine Errath
1976 – Gothenburg, Sweden
Gold: Dorothy Hamill | Silver: Christine Errath | Bronze: Dianne de Leeuw
1977 – Tokyo, Japan
Gold: Linda Fratianne | Silver: Anett Pötzsch | Bronze: Dagmar Lurz
1978 – Ottawa, Canada
Gold: Anett Pötzsch | Silver: Linda Fratianne | Bronze: Susanna Driano
1979 – Vienna, Austria
Gold: Linda Fratianne | Silver: Anett Pötzsch | Bronze: Emi Watanabe
1980 – Dortmund, West Germany
Gold: Anett Pötzsch | Silver: Dagmar Lurz | Bronze: Linda Fratianne
1981 – Hartford, USA
Gold: Denise Biellmann | Silver: Elaine Zayak | Bronze: Claudia Kristofics-Binder
1982 – Copenhagen, Denmark
Gold: Elaine Zayak | Silver: Katarina Witt | Bronze: Claudia Kristofics-Binder
1983 – Helsinki, Finland
Gold: Rosalynn Sumners | Silver: Claudia Leistner | Bronze: Elena Vodorezova
1984 – Ottawa, Canada
Gold: Katarina Witt | Silver: Anna Kondrashova | Bronze: Elaine Zayak
1985 – Tokyo, Japan
Gold: Katarina Witt | Silver: Kira Ivanova | Bronze: Tiffany Chin
1986 – Geneva, Switzerland
Gold: Debi Thomas | Silver: Katarina Witt | Bronze: Tiffany Chin
1987 – Cincinnati, USA
Gold: Katarina Witt | Silver: Debi Thomas | Bronze: Caryn Kadavy
1988 – Budapest, Hungary
Gold: Katarina Witt | Silver: Elizabeth Manley | Bronze: Debi Thomas
1989 – Paris, France
Gold: Midori Ito | Silver: Claudia Leistner | Bronze: Jill Trenary
1990 – Halifax, Canada
Gold: Jill Trenary | Silver: Midori Ito | Bronze: Holly Cook
1991 – Munich, Germany
Gold: Kristi Yamaguchi | Silver: Tonya Harding | Bronze: Nancy Kerrigan
1992 – Oakland, USA
Gold: Kristi Yamaguchi | Silver: Nancy Kerrigan | Bronze: Chen Lu
1993 – Prague, Czech Republic
Gold: Oksana Baiul | Silver: Surya Bonaly | Bronze: Chen Lu
1994 – Chiba, Japan
Gold: Yuka Sato | Silver: Surya Bonaly | Bronze: Tanja Szewczenko
1995 – Birmingham, United Kingdom
Gold: Chen Lu | Silver: Surya Bonaly | Bronze: Nicole Bobek
1996 – Edmonton, Canada
Gold: Michelle Kwan | Silver: Chen Lu | Bronze: Irina Slutskaya
1997 – Lausanne, Switzerland
Gold: Tara Lipinski | Silver: Michelle Kwan | Bronze: Vanessa Gusmeroli
1998 – Minneapolis, USA
Gold: Michelle Kwan | Silver: Irina Slutskaya | Bronze: Maria Butyrskaya
1999 – Helsinki, Finland
Gold: Maria Butyrskaya | Silver: Michelle Kwan | Bronze: Julia Soldatova
2000 – Nice, France
Gold: Michelle Kwan | Silver: Irina Slutskaya | Bronze: Maria Butyrskaya
2001 – Vancouver, Canada
Gold: Michelle Kwan | Silver: Irina Slutskaya | Bronze: Sarah Hughes
2002 – Nagano, Japan
Gold: Irina Slutskaya | Silver: Michelle Kwan | Bronze: Fumie Suguri
2003 – Washington, D.C., USA
Gold: Michelle Kwan | Silver: Elena Sokolova | Bronze: Fumie Suguri
2004 – Dortmund, Germany
Gold: Shizuka Arakawa | Silver: Sasha Cohen | Bronze: Michelle Kwan
2005 – Moscow, Russia
Gold: Irina Slutskaya | Silver: Sasha Cohen | Bronze: Carolina Kostner
2006 – Calgary, Canada
Gold: Kimmie Meissner | Silver: Fumie Suguri | Bronze: Sasha Cohen
2007 – Tokyo, Japan
Gold: Miki Ando | Silver: Mao Asada | Bronze: Yuna Kim
2008 – Gothenburg, Sweden
Gold: Mao Asada | Silver: Carolina Kostner | Bronze: Yuna Kim
2009 – Los Angeles, USA
Gold: Yuna Kim | Silver: Joannie Rochette | Bronze: Miki Ando
2010 – Turin, Italy
Gold: Mao Asada | Silver: Yuna Kim | Bronze: Laura Lepistö
2011 – Moscow, Russia
Gold: Miki Ando | Silver: Yuna Kim | Bronze: Carolina Kostner
2012 – Nice, France
Gold: Carolina Kostner | Silver: Alena Leonova | Bronze: Akiko Suzuki
2013 – London, Canada
Gold: Yuna Kim | Silver: Carolina Kostner | Bronze: Mao Asada
2014 – Saitama, Japan
Gold: Mao Asada | Silver: Yulia Lipnitskaya | Bronze: Carolina Kostner
2015 – Shanghai, China
Gold: Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Silver: Satoko Miyahara | Bronze: Elena Radionova
2016 – Boston, USA
Gold: Evgenia Medvedeva | Silver: Ashley Wagner | Bronze: Anna Pogorilaya
2017 – Helsinki, Finland
Gold: Evgenia Medvedeva | Silver: Kaetlyn Osmond | Bronze: Gabrielle Daleman
2018 – Milan, Italy
Gold: Kaetlyn Osmond | Silver: Wakaba Higuchi | Bronze: Satoko Miyahara
2019 – Saitama, Japan
Gold: Alina Zagitova | Silver: Elizabet Tursynbaeva | Bronze: Evgenia Medvedeva
2020 – Montreal, Canada
Cancelled (COVID-19)
2021 – Stockholm, Sweden
Gold: Anna Shcherbakova | Silver: Elizaveta Tuktamysheva | Bronze: Alexandra Trusova
2022 – Montpellier, France
Gold: Kaori Sakamoto | Silver: Loena Hendrickx | Bronze: Alysa Liu
2023 – Saitama, Japan
Gold: Kaori Sakamoto | Silver: Lee Hae-in | Bronze: Loena Hendrickx
2024 – Montreal, Canada
Gold: Kaori Sakamoto | Silver: Isabeau Levito | Bronze: Kim Chae-yeon
2025 – Boston, USA
Gold: Alysa Liu | Silver: Kaori Sakamoto | Bronze: Mone Chiba
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