Figure Skating
- World Figure Skating Championships –
- Men's champion: Scott Hamilton, United States
- Ladies' champion: Katarina Witt, East Germany
- Pair skating champions: Barbara Underhill & Paul Martini, Canada
- Ice dancing champions: Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean, Great Britain
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