The 1989 World Figure Skating Championships was held March 14–19 at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris.

Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

Kurt Browning became the first man to win a world championship while completing a quadruple jump.

[1] Midori Ito was the first Japanese skater to win gold and the first woman to do a triple axel in a major ISU competition.

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