Russia wins its first medals at 2011 World Figure Skating Championships

The men’s singles events in the 2011 International Skating Union World Figure Skating Championships ended on Thursday, April 28.

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The men’s singles events in the 2011 International Skating Union World Figure Skating Championships ended on Thursday, April 28. Photo: Russian figure skater Artur Gachinsky

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Russia’s Artur Gachinsky, photo, won the bronze, the country’s first medal at the championship.

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Canada’s Patrick Chan, photo, won the men’s world figure skating title with 280.98 points. Chan set world records in the free skate and short program events.

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Japan’s Takahito Kozuka, photo, won the silver with 258.41 points

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The pairs’ events at the World Figure Skating Championships also ended on Thursday, April 28. Photo: Russian figure skaters Tatyana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov.

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Russia’s Tatyana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov, photo, won silver medals.

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Volosozhar and Trankov, photo, earned 210.73 points with their performances

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Germany’s two-time world champions Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy, photo, retained the world figure skating title.

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Former champions Pang Qing and Tong Jian of China, photo, failed to hold onto the lead after the short program, settling instead for the bronze.