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 1937 men competition took place February 12 to 13, 1937 in Vienna, Austria. The 1937 ladies and pairs competitions took place March 1 to 2, 1937 also in London, Great Britain.
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