The 2011 World Figure Skating Championships was a senior international figure skating competition in the 2010–2011 season. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
The competition was originally assigned to Nagano, Japan, and later moved to Tokyo, to be held from March 21–27, 2011 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium with the Japan Skating Federation as the host organization. It was postponed in the wake of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and later reassigned to Moscow, Russia.
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