1998 World Figure Skating Championships

The 1998 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Minneapolis, USA from March 29 through April 5. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

Competition notes
Due to the large number of participants, the men's and ladies' qualifying groups were split into groups A and B.

Men
Referee:
 * Walburga Grimm International Skating Union.svg

Assistant Referee:
 * Charles Foster International Skating Union.svg

Judges:
 * Gavril Velchev 🇧🇬
 * Frank Parsons 🇦🇺
 * Elfriede Beyer 🇩🇪
 * Lucy J. Brennan 🇺🇸
 * Seppo Kurtti 🇫🇮
 * Prisca Binz-Moser
 * Ingelise Blangsted
 * Agnes Morvai 🇭🇺
 * Odile Guedj 🇫🇷

Substitute judge:
 * Fabio Bianchetti 🇮🇹

Ladies
Referee:
 * Ronald Pfenning International Skating Union.svg

Assistant Referee:
 * Gerhardt Bubnik International Skating Union.svg

Judges:
 * Julianna Beke 🇭🇺
 * Alfred Korytek 🇺🇦
 * Marianne Oeverby 🇸🇪
 * Hideo Sugita 🇯🇵
 * Rafaella Loccatelli 🇮🇹
 * Christa Gunsam 🇦🇹
 * Jacqueline Itschner
 * Susan Heffernan 🇨🇦
 * Liliana Strechova 🇨🇿

Substitute judge:
 * Wendy Langdon 🇦🇺

Pairs
Referee:
 * Sally-Anne Stapleford International Skating Union.svg

Assistant Referee:
 * Marie Lundmark International Skating Union.svg

Judges:
 * Maria Zuchowicz 🇵🇱
 * Jiasheng Yang 🇨🇳
 * Hugh Graham 🇺🇸
 * Igor Prokop 🇸🇰
 * Gьnther Teichmann 🇩🇪
 * Robert Worsfold 🇬🇧
 * Ubavka Novakovic-Kytinoy
 * Susan Lynch 🇦🇺
 * Alain Miguel 🇫🇷

Substitute judge:
 * Vladislav Petukhov 🇺🇦

Ice dancing
Referee:
 * Ann Shaw International Skating Union.svg

Assistant Referee:
 * Ludmila Mikhailovskaya International Skating Union.svg

Judges:
 * Katalin Alpern 🇭🇺
 * Elena Buriak 🇷🇺
 * Monika Zeidler 🇩🇪
 * Yury Balkov 🇺🇦
 * Isabella Micheli 🇮🇹
 * Armelle Van Eybergen 🇫🇷
 * Patricia S. French 🇺🇸
 * Irina Absaliamova 🇧🇾
 * Janet Coton 🇬🇧

Substitute judge:
 * Evgenia Karnolska 🇧🇬