The 1982 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Copenhagen, Denmark from March 9 to 14. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
The ISU Representative was Olaf Poulsen and the ISU Technical Delegate was Josef DÃÂdiÃÂ. It was the first worlds with different judging panels for compulsory figures, short programs, and compulsory dance on one side and for the free skatings and free dance on the other.
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Elaine Zayak, the 1981 World silver medalist, rose from seventh place after the compulsory figures and short program to win the event, although she did not initially appear to be in the lead after her free skate scores were given, due to the system of ordinal placements used at the time. The broadcast of the event in the US on the Wide World of Sports had to put additional effort into editing in order to explain to viewers how the judging system worked and explain her rise in the standings.
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