Major achievements in figure skating by nation

This article contains lists of achievements in major international figure skating competitions according to first-place, second-place and third-place results obtained by skaters/teams representing different nations. The objective is not to create combined medal tables; the focus is on listing the best positions achieved by skaters/teams in major international competitions, ranking the nations according to the most number of podiums accomplished by skaters/teams of these nations. All five competitive disciplines currently recognized by the International Skating Union (ISU) are covered: 1) Men's single skating, 2) Ladies' single skating, 3) Pair skating, 4) Ice dance, and 5) Synchronized skating. The four disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating and ice dance also appeared as part of a team event at the Winter Olympic Games.^[1][2]

Results[]

From major senior events[]

For the making of these lists, results from following major international competitions were consulted:

Governing body	Competition
ISU & IOC	Figure skating at the Olympic Games (since 1908, quadrennially)
ISU	ISU World Figure Skating Championships (since 1896, annually)
	ISU European Figure Skating Championships (since 1891, annually)
	ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships (since 1999, annually)
	ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final (since 1995, annually)
	ISU Challenger Series (since 2014, annually)
	ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating (since 2009, biennially)
	ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships (since 2000, annually)

• IOC: International Olympic Committee
• ISU: International Skating Union
• Note: Men's special figures which is not a competitive discipline currently recognized by the ISU was discontinued after a single Olympics, and the results of men's special figures achieved in the 1908 Olympic Games were not considered.

Medals earned by athletes from defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are NOT merged with the results achieved by their immediate successor states. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) does NOT combine medals of these nations or teams.^[3]

The conventions used on this table are M for individual Men's single skating event, L for individual Ladies' single skating event, P for individual Pair skating event, D for individual ice Dance event, T for Team event, S for Synchronized skating event, WTT for World Team Trophy, WSSC for World Synchronized Skating Championships.

The table is pre-sorted by total number of first-place results, second-place results and third-place results, respectively. When equal ranks are given, nations are listed in alphabetical order.

All competitive disciplines[]

Last updated after the 2019 World Synchronized Skating Championships (As of 16 July 2019)
		Olympic Games					World Championships				European or Four Continents				Grand Prix Final				Challenger Series				WTT	WSSC	Number of
Rk.	Nation	M	L	P	D	T	M	L	P	D	M	L	P	D	M	L	P	D	M	L	P	D	T	S				Total
1	Russia																								22	1	0	23
2	Canada																								19	3	1	23
3	United States																								19	2	1	22
4	France																								15	1	2	18
5	Germany																								8	6	2	16
6	Italy																								11	0	4	15
7	Great Britain																								12	1	1	14
8	Japan																								11	1	2	14
9	China																								9	0	4	13
10	Soviet Union*																								8	3	1	12
11	Austria																								10	0	1	11
12	Switzerland																								6	3	2	11
13	Finland																								6	1	4	11
14	Ukraine																								3	4	4	11
15	Czechoslovakia*																								8	1	1	10
16	Sweden																								7	2	1	10
17	West Germany*																								7	1	2	10
18	Hungary																								6	4	0	10
19	East Germany*																								7	2	0	9
20	Norway																								3	4	1	8
21	South Korea																								5	1	2	8
22	Belgium																								4	0	3	7
23	Kazakhstan																								3	3	1	7
24	CIS*																								5	1	0	6
25	Spain																								3	2	1	6
26	Israel																								2	1	2	5
27	Poland																								1	2	2	5
		Olympic Games					World Championships				European or Four Continents				Grand Prix Final				Challenger Series				WTT	WSSC	Number of
Rk.	Nation	M	L	P	D	T	M	L	P	D	M	L	P	D	M	L	P	D	M	L	P	D	T	S				Total
28	Czech Republic																								2	2	0	4
29	Lithuania																								0	0	4	4
30	Netherlands																								3	0	0	3
30	Unified Team*																								3	0	0	3
30	Uzbekistan																								3	0	0	3
33	Bulgaria																								2	1	0	3
34	Australia																								2	0	1	3
35	Olympic Athletes from Russia*																								1	1	0	2
35	United Team of Germany*																								1	1	0	2
37	Georgia																								1	0	1	2
37	Latvia																								1	0	1	2
37	Slovakia																								1	0	1	2
40	Armenia																								0	1	1	2
40	Belarus																								0	1	1	2
42	Turkey																								1	0	0	1
43	Chinese Taipei																								0	1	0	1
43	Denmark																								0	1	0	1
43	Malaysia																								0	1	0	1
43	Philippines																								0	1	0	1
43	Yugoslavia*																								0	1	0	1
48	North Korea																								0	0	1	1

^*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Men's single skating[]

Last updated after the 2019 World Figure Skating Championships (As of 16 July 2019)
		Men's single skating					Number of
Rk.	Nation	Olympic Games	World Championships	European or Four Continents	Grand Prix Final	Challenger Series				Total
1	Japan						5	0	0	5
1	Russia						5	0	0	5
1	United States						5	0	0	5
4	Canada						4	1	0	5
5	Switzerland						3	2	0	5
6	Spain						3	1	1	5
7	Sweden						4	0	0	4
8	France						3	1	0	4
9	Germany						2	1	1	4
9	Kazakhstan						2	1	1	4
11	China						2	0	2	4
12	Austria						3	0	0	3
12	Czechoslovakia*						3	0	0	3
12	Great Britain						3	0	0	3
15	East Germany*						2	1	0	3
15	Soviet Union*						2	1	0	3
17	Italy						2	0	1	3
		Men's single skating					Number of
Rk.	Nation	Olympic Games	World Championships	European or Four Continents	Grand Prix Final	Challenger Series				Total
18	Belgium						1	0	2	3
18	Ukraine						1	0	2	3
20	Norway						0	2	1	3
21	West Germany*						2	0	0	2
22	CIS*						1	1	0	2
22	Czech Republic						1	1	0	2
22	Hungary						1	1	0	2
22	Israel						1	1	0	2
26	Poland						0	1	1	2
26	South Korea						0	1	1	2
28	Finland						0	0	2	2
29	Georgia						1	0	0	1
29	Unified Team*						1	0	0	1
29	United Team of Germany*						1	0	0	1
29	Uzbekistan						1	0	0	1
33	Chinese Taipei						0	1	0	1
33	Malaysia						0	1	0	1
33	Philippines						0	1	0	1
36	Australia						0	0	1	1
36	Latvia						0	0	1	1

^*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Ladies' single skating[]

Last updated after the 2019 World Figure Skating Championships (As of 16 July 2019)
		Ladies' single skating					Number of
Rk.	Nation	Olympic Games	World Championships	European or Four Continents	Grand Prix Final	Challenger Series				Total
1	Japan						5	0	0	5
1	Russia						5	0	0	5
1	South Korea						5	0	0	5
1	United States						5	0	0	5
5	Italy						4	0	1	5
6	Canada						3	1	1	5
7	Germany						1	4	0	5
8	Sweden						2	1	1	4
9	France						2	0	2	4
9	Switzerland						2	0	2	4
11	Austria						3	0	0	3
11	East Germany*						3	0	0	3
11	Great Britain						3	0	0	3
11	Netherlands						3	0	0	3
11	Norway						3	0	0	3
		Ladies' single skating					Number of
Rk.	Nation	Olympic Games	World Championships	European or Four Continents	Grand Prix Final	Challenger Series				Total
16	Ukraine						2	1	0	3
17	Czechoslovakia*						2	0	1	3
17	Finland						2	0	1	3
17	West Germany*						2	0	1	3
20	Kazakhstan						1	2	0	3
21	China						1	0	2	3
22	Soviet Union*						0	2	1	3
23	Hungary						2	0	0	2
23	Uzbekistan						2	0	0	2
25	Australia						1	0	0	1
25	Latvia						1	0	0	1
25	Olympic Athletes from Russia*						1	0	0	1
28	Armenia						0	1	0	1
28	Yugoslavia*						0	1	0	1
30	Belgium						0	0	1	1
30	Georgia						0	0	1	1
30	Slovakia						0	0	1	1

^*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Pair skating[]

Last updated after the 2019 World Figure Skating Championships (As of 16 July 2019)
		Pair skating					Number of
Rk.	Nation	Olympic Games	World Championships	European or Four Continents	Grand Prix Final	Challenger Series				Total
1	Canada						5	0	0	5
1	China						5	0	0	5
1	France						5	0	0	5
1	Germany						5	0	0	5
1	Russia						5	0	0	5
6	Austria						4	0	0	4
7	United States						3	1	0	4
8	Great Britain						2	1	1	4
9	Belgium						3	0	0	3
9	Soviet Union*						3	0	0	3
11	East Germany*						2	1	0	3
11	Hungary						2	1	0	3
13	West Germany*						2	0	1	3
14	CIS*						2	0	0	2
14	Finland						2	0	0	2
		Pair skating					Number of
Rk.	Nation	Olympic Games	World Championships	European or Four Continents	Grand Prix Final	Challenger Series				Total
16	Czech Republic						1	1	0	2
16	Czechoslovakia*						1	1	0	2
16	Switzerland						1	1	0	2
19	Italy						1	0	1	2
20	Norway						0	2	0	2
21	Poland						0	1	1	2
22	Australia						1	0	0	1
22	Unified Team*						1	0	0	1
24	Sweden						0	1	0	1
24	United Team of Germany*						0	1	0	1
26	Belarus						0	0	1	1
26	Israel						0	0	1	1
26	Japan						0	0	1	1
26	Lithuania						0	0	1	1
26	North Korea						0	0	1	1

^*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Ice dance[]

Last updated after the 2019 World Figure Skating Championships (As of 16 July 2019)
		Ice dance					Number of
Rk.	Nation	Olympic Games	World Championships	European or Four Continents	Grand Prix Final	Challenger Series				Total
1	Canada						5	0	0	5
1	France						5	0	0	5
1	Russia						5	0	0	5
1	United States						5	0	0	5
5	Italy						4	0	1	5
6	Ukraine						0	3	2	5
7	Great Britain						4	0	0	4
8	Soviet Union*						3	0	0	3
9	Bulgaria						2	1	0	3
10	Hungary						1	2	0	3
11	Finland						1	1	1	3
12	Lithuania						0	0	3	3
13	CIS*						2	0	0	2
13	Czechoslovakia*						2	0	0	2
15	West Germany*						1	1	0	2
16	Israel						1	0	1	2
17	Germany						0	1	1	2
17	Japan						0	1	1	2
19	China						1	0	0	1
19	Poland						1	0	0	1
19	Slovakia						1	0	0	1
19	Turkey						1	0	0	1
19	Unified Team*						1	0	0	1
24	Belarus						0	1	0	1
24	Denmark						0	1	0	1
24	Spain						0	1	0	1
27	Armenia						0	0	1	1
27	Austria						0	0	1	1
27	South Korea						0	0	1	1

^*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Team event[]

Last updated after the 2019 ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating (As of 16 July 2019)
		Team event		Number of
Rk.	Nation	Olympic Games	World Team Trophy				Total
1	Canada			1	1	0	2
1	Russia			1	1	0	2
3	United States			1	0	1	2
4	Japan			1	0	0	1
5	Olympic Athletes from Russia*			0	1	0	1

^*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Synchronized skating[]

Last updated after the 2019 World Synchronized Skating Championships (As of 16 July 2019)
		Synchronized skating	Number of
Rk.	Nation	World Championships				Total
1	Canada		1	0	0	1
1	Finland		1	0	0	1
1	Russia		1	0	0	1
1	Sweden		1	0	0	1
5	United States		0	1	0	1

From major youth and junior events[]

For the making of these lists, results from following major international competitions were consulted:

Organization	Competition
ISU & IOC	Youth Olympic Games (since 2012, quadrennially)
ISU	ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships (since 1976, annually)
	ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final (since 1997, annually)
	ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships (since 2013, annually)
	ISU Junior World Challenge Cup (2001–2016, defunct)

• IOC: International Olympic Committee
• ISU: International Skating Union
• Note: Results achieved in Mixed-NOCs team events at the Youth Olympic Games were not considered.

Medals earned by athletes from defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are NOT merged with the results achieved by their immediate successor states. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) does NOT combine medals of these nations or teams.^[3]

The conventions used on this table are M for individual Men's single skating event, L for individual Ladies' single skating event, P for individual Pair skating event, D for individual ice Dance event, S for Synchronized skating event, WJSSC for World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships, and JWCC for Synchronized Skating Junior World Challenge Cup.

The table is pre-sorted by total number of first-place results, second-place results and third-place results, respectively. When equal ranks are given, nations are listed in alphabetical order.

All competitive disciplines[]

Last updated after the 2019 ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships (As of 16 July 2019)
		Youth Olympic Games				World Junior Championships				Junior Grand Prix Final				WJSSC	JWCC	Number of
Rk.	Nation	M	L	P	D	M	L	P	D	M	L	P	D	S	S				Total
1	Russia															12	1	1	14
2	United States															8	2	1	11
3	Canada															8	0	1	9
4	China															6	0	3	9
5	Japan															6	1	0	7
6	Ukraine															3	1	2	6
7	France															2	3	1	6
8	Italy															1	2	2	5
9	Soviet Union*															4	0	0	4
10	Czech Republic															1	3	0	4
11	Hungary															1	2	1	4
12	Germany															1	1	2	4
13	East Germany*															2	0	1	3
13	Finland															2	0	1	3
13	South Korea															2	0	1	3
		Youth Olympic Games				World Junior Championships				Junior Grand Prix Final				WJSSC	JWCC	Number of
Rk.	Nation	M	L	P	D	M	L	P	D	M	L	P	D	S	S				Total
16	Great Britain															1	1	1	3
17	Australia															2	0	0	2
18	Belgium															0	1	1	2
18	Sweden															0	1	1	2
20	Switzerland															0	0	2	2
21	Israel															1	0	0	1
21	Poland															1	0	0	1
23	Austria															0	1	0	1
23	Bulgaria															0	1	0	1
23	Czechoslovakia*															0	1	0	1
23	Estonia															0	1	0	1
23	Latvia															0	1	0	1
23	South Africa															0	1	0	1
23	West Germany*															0	1	0	1
30	Kazakhstan															0	0	1	1

^*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Men's single skating[]

Last updated after the 2019 World Junior Figure Skating Championships (As of 16 July 2019)
		Men's single skating			Number of
Rk.	Nation	Youth Olympic Games	World Junior Championships	Junior Grand Prix Final				Total
1	China				3	0	0	3
1	Japan				3	0	0	3
3	Russia				2	0	1	3
4	Canada				2	0	0	2
4	United States				2	0	0	2
6	France				1	1	0	2
6	Germany				1	1	0	2
8	Belgium				0	1	1	2
9	Israel				1	0	0	1
9	Soviet Union*				1	0	0	1
9	Ukraine				1	0	0	1
12	Bulgaria				0	1	0	1
12	Czech Republic				0	1	0	1
12	Great Britain				0	1	0	1
12	Latvia				0	1	0	1
16	East Germany*				0	0	1	1
16	Italy				0	0	1	1
16	South Korea				0	0	1	1
16	Sweden				0	0	1	1
16	Switzerland				0	0	1	1

^*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Ladies' single skating[]

Last updated after the 2019 World Junior Figure Skating Championships (As of 16 July 2019)
		Ladies' single skating			Number of
Rk.	Nation	Youth Olympic Games	World Junior Championships	Junior Grand Prix Final				Total
1	Russia				3	0	0	3
2	China				0	0	3	3
3	Japan				2	0	0	2
3	South Korea				2	0	0	2
3	United States				2	0	0	2
6	Hungary				0	1	1	2
6	Italy				0	1	1	2
8	Canada				1	0	0	1
8	East Germany*				1	0	0	1
8	France				1	0	0	1
8	Soviet Union*				1	0	0	1
12	Austria				0	1	0	1
12	Sweden				0	1	0	1
12	West Germany*				0	1	0	1
15	Finland				0	0	1	1
15	Germany				0	0	1	1
15	Great Britain				0	0	1	1
15	Kazakhstan				0	0	1	1
15	Switzerland				0	0	1	1

^*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Pair skating[]

Last updated after the 2019 World Junior Figure Skating Championships (As of 16 July 2019)
		Pair skating			Number of
Rk.	Nation	Youth Olympic Games	World Junior Championships	Junior Grand Prix Final				Total
1	China				3	0	0	3
1	Russia				3	0	0	3
3	Czech Republic				1	2	0	3
4	Australia				2	0	0	2
4	Canada				2	0	0	2
4	Ukraine				2	0	0	2
4	United States				2	0	0	2
8	Japan				1	1	0	2
9	East Germany*				1	0	0	1
9	Soviet Union*				1	0	0	1
11	Czechoslovakia*				0	1	0	1
11	South Africa				0	1	0	1
13	France				0	0	1	1

^*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Ice dance[]

Last updated after the 2019 World Junior Figure Skating Championships (As of 16 July 2019)
		Ice dance			Number of
Rk.	Nation	Youth Olympic Games	World Junior Championships	Junior Grand Prix Final				Total
1	Russia				3	0	0	3
2	United States				2	1	0	3
3	Ukraine				0	1	2	3
4	Canada				2	0	0	2
5	Hungary				1	1	0	2
5	Italy				1	1	0	2
7	France				0	2	0	2
8	Great Britain				1	0	0	1
8	Poland				1	0	0	1
8	Soviet Union*				1	0	0	1
11	Estonia				0	1	0	1
12	Germany				0	0	1	1

^*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Synchronized skating[]

Last updated after the ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships (As of 16 July 2019)
		Synchronized skating		Number of
Rk.	Nation	WJSSC	JWCC				Total
1	Finland			2	0	0	2
2	Russia			1	1	0	2
3	Canada			1	0	1	2
4	United States			0	1	1	2

See also[]

References[]

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External links[]

• International Skating Union