Competition Notes
The compulsory dance was the Golden Waltz. 2010 Worlds were the final event to include a compulsory dance. The last compulsory dance in competition was skated by Federica Faiella and Massimo Scali. Canada's Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir set a world record for the original dance, earning 70.27 points, 2010 Worlds were also the final event to include an original dance.
Daisuke Takahashi became the first Japanese man to win a world title. He attempted a quad flip which made him the first gold medalist to try a quad since 2007 Worlds, but he underrotated the jump, making him the third champion in a row not to land one successfully.
Mao Asada became the first figure skater from Asia to win multiple world titles.
Laura Lepistö became the first Finn to medal in ladies' singles at the World Championships.
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