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.
Medal tables
Medalists
Medals by country
Competition notes
Due to the large number of participants, the men's and ladies' qualifying groups were split into groups A and B.
Results
Men
Referee: Walburga Grimm
Assistant Referee: Charles Foster
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
Assistant Referee: Gerhardt Bubnik
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
Assistant Referee: Marie Lundmark
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
Assistant Referee: Ludmila Mikhailovskaya
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