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 1938 men competitions took place on February 18th to 19th, 1938 in Berlin, Germany. The 1938 ladies competitions took place on February 4th to 5th, 1938 in Stockholm, Sweden. The 1938 pairs competition took place February 18th, 1938 in Berlin, Germany.
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