The Czech team with Tomas Verner at the opening ceremony in the Akasaka Prince Hotel

India's Ami Parekh is the first skater to represent her country at World Figure Skating Championships

Jeffrey Buttle, Brian Joubert and Daisuke Takahashi received the "small medals" after the Short Program

Aliona Savchenko/Robin Solkwoy present proudly their bronze medals

Coach Bin Yao and his successful students Xue Shen/Hongbo Zhao

Aliona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy and coach Ingo Steuer in the Kiss & Cry

Men's Podium

The new World Champion Brian Joubert is talking to the French minister of sports after the victory ceremony. Coach Jean-Christophe Simond looks on

Stéphane Lambiel and referee Paolo Pizzocari

Daisuke Takahashi is thrilled about his silver medal

Daisuke and coach Utako Shigematsu in the Kiss & Cry

Dance podium

Two-time World Champions Albena Denkova/Maxim Staviski

A successful team: Denkova/Staviski and their coaches Natalia Linichuk and Gennadi Karpanossov

Let's start a rumour: Marie-France Dubreuil has a new partner!

Marie-France also tries out with Maxim Staviski

Finally she found her right partner again!

Ladies at the draw after the Short Program

James Cowling interviews Tomas Verner

The World Championships Quick Quote team worked hard and was very successful

Ladies Podium

Coach Rafael Arutunian with his student Mao Asada and World Champion Miki Ando

Yu-Na Kim with coach Brian Orser (left) and choreographer David Wilson

Ten years lie between the two Pair Skating World Champions Hongbo Zhao (2007) and Ingo Steuer (1997)

Miki Ando at the exhibition practice

Mao Asada signs an autograph for Sachi

Daisuke relaxes on the floor

Maxim Staviski always loves to pose for a picture

Kimmie Meissner backstage during the exhibition

Oksana Domnina/Maxim Shabalin pose in their exhibtion costumes

Tatiana Volosozhar/Stanislav Morozov after the exhibition

Mari-Doris Vartmann dressed in a Kimono for the banquet!

Nobunari Oda enjoys the company of the Kimono girls

Maria Petrova/Alexei Tikhonov, Maria Mukhortova/Maxim Trankov and Albena Denkova/Maxim Staviski at the closing banquet

The Chinese and Russian pair skating veterans are good friends

Michael with Stephane Lambiel and Carolina Kostner

Scottish kilt (John Kerr) meets Japanese Kimono (Mao Asada and Miki Ando)

Always in a good mood: Dai and Nobu

Mari-Doris Vartmann, Florian Just, Nobunari Oda, Miki Ando and Stefan Lindemann

Arina Martynova and Johnny Weir are having fun during the banquet

Ice dancers Nelli Zhiganshchina and Alexander Gaszi

The two European Champions Brian Joubert and Carolina Kostner

Carolina Kostner and Yu-Na Kim - two wonderful young skaters

Brian Joubert at the short program press conference

Albena Denkova/Maxim Staviski have a seat in the Kiss & Cry one more time

The President of the Japanese Skating Federation congratulates Brian Joubert at the small medal and prize giving award during the closing banquet