2023 World Figure Skating Championships
The 2023 World Figure Skating Championships will be held in Saitama, Japan from March 20-26, 2023. The competition will determine the entry quotas for each federation at the 2024 World Championships.
| 2023 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | March 20 – March 26 |
| Season: | 2022–23 |
| Location: | Saitama, Japan |
| Host: | Japan Skating Federation |
| Venue: | Saitama Super Arena |
| Defending champions | |
Men's singles:  Shoma Uno | |
| Ladies' singles: Kaori Sakamoto | |
Pair skating:  Alexa Knierim / Brandon Frazier | |
Ice dance:  Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron | |
| Previous: 2022 World Championships | |
| Next: 2024 World Championships | |
Qualification
Age and minimum TES requirements
Skaters will be eligible for the 2023 World Championships if they turned 15 years of age before July 1, 2022, and if they met the minimum technical elements score requirements. The ISU accepts scores if they were obtained at senior-level ISU-recognized international competitions during the ongoing season at least 21 days before the first official practice day of the championships or during the two preceding seasons (adjusted from the traditional one due to the pandemic).
| Minimum technical scores (TES) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Discipline | SP / RD | FS / FD |
| Men | 34 | 64 |
| Women | 30 | 51 |
| Pairs | 27 | 44 |
| Ice dance | 33 | 47 |
| Must be achieved at an ISU-recognized international event in the ongoing or preceding two seasons. SP/RD and FS/FD scores may be attained at different events. | ||
Number of entries per discipline
Based on the results of the 2022 World Championships, each ISU member nation can field one to three entries per discipline. As Russia and Belarus were banned from participating due to the Russian military offensive, and China did not participate due to COVID-19 protocols, these countries may only field one entry.
| Spots | Men | Women | Pairs | Dance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Japan United States |
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France United States |
| 2 |  Georgia Italy France Canada |
Georgia Azerbaijan Germany |
Georgia Germany Austria France Netherlands Great Britain |
Italy Canada Great Britain Spain Lithuania |
| If not listed above, one entry is allowed. | ||||