The 1986 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Geneva, Switzerland from March 18 to 23. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
The ISU Representative was Josef Dědič (Czechoslovakia), and the ISU Technical Delegate was Elemér Terták (Hungary).
Soviet judge Natalia Danilenko was suspended for ignoring a new rule requiring mandatory deductions of 0.1 for falls; she gave Alexandr Fadeev a score of 5.9 after he fell twice, instead of a maximum of 5.8.
Medal tables
Medalists
Medals by country
Results
Men
Referee: Sonia Bianchetti
Assistant Referee: Walburga Grimm
Judges: Tatiana Danilenko Maria Zuchowicz Claire Ferguson Jean Matthews Björn Elwin Junko Hiramatsu Radovan Lipovšćak Christiane Mörth Miranda Marchi
Substitute judge: Josette Betsch
Ladies
Referee: Benjamin T. Wright
Assistant Referee: Erika Schiechtl
Judges: Elfriede Beyer Jacqueline Itschner Charles U. Foster Tjaša Andrée Reinhard Mirmseker Alexander Vedenin Alexander Penchev Leena Vainio Franco Benini
Substitute judge: Monique Georgelin
Pairs
Referee: Donald H. Gilchrist
Assistant Referee: Markus Germann
Judges: Shirley Taylor Monique Georgelin Eva von Gamm Gerhardt Bubnik Mikhail Drei E. Newbold Black IV Ralph S. McCreath Geoffrey Yates Günter Teichmann
Substitute judge: Franco Benini
Ice dancing
*: Semi-final
Referee: Hans Kutschera
Assistant Referee: Roland Wehinger
Judges: Mary Parry Judit Fürst Kazuo Ohashi Mary Louise Wright Lily Klapp Irina Absaliamova William McLachlan Lysiane Lauret Gerhard Frey
Substitute judge: Heide Maritczak