The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion.
The 1933 men competition took place February 18 to 19, 1933 in Zurich, Switzerland. The 1933 ladies and pairs competitions took place February 11 to 12, 1933 in Stockholm, Sweden.
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