The 2001 World Figure Skating Championships were held at the GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from March 17 to 25.

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

This event was the primary means of deciding the number of entries each country would have to the 2002 Olympics.

Group B skated both compulsory dances, followed immediately by Group A skating both compulsory dances.

The national anthem of Russia was played for the first time at a World Figure Skating Championships.