Figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place at the Stampede Corral, the Olympic Saddledome and the Father David Bauer Olympic Arena in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This would be the last Olympic competition where compulsory figures would be contested for the Men's and Ladies' events. Medal table Participating NOCs Twenty-five nations sent figure skaters to compete in the events at Calgary. Results Men Free skating final standings (top 8) Referee: Sonia Bianchetti Assistant Referee: Benjamin T. Wright Judges: Elfriede Beyer Janet G. Allen Linda Petersen Alexander Vedenin Jacqueline Itschner Junko Hiramatsu Günter Teichmann Jean Matthews Gerhardt Bubník Maria Zuchowicz (substitute) Ladies Katarina Witt became the first woman to repeat as champion since Sonja Henie. Free skating final standings (top 8) Referee: Donald H. Gilchrist Assistant Referee: Jürg Wilhelm Judges: Peter Moser Lucy C. Brennan Sally-Anne Stapleford Kazuo Ohashi Reinhard Mirmseker Willi Wernz Sergei Kononykhin Dennis McFarlane Vera Spurná Monique Georgelin (substitute) Pairs During Watson and Oppegard's free skating, a photographer dropped his camera bag onto the ice and an usher walked onto the ice to pick it up while the pair was performing a death spiral on the other side of the rink. Free skating final standings (top 8) Referee: Elemér Terták Assistant Referee: Walburga Grimm Judges: Mikhail Drei Elfriede Beyer Claire W. Ferguson Sally-Anne Stapleford Suzanne Francis Shirley Taylor Gerhardt Bubník Günter Teichmann Maria Zuchowicz Junko Hiramatsu (substitute) Ice dance Free dance final standings (top 8) Referee: Hans Kutschera Assistant Referee: Alexander Gorshkov Judges: Irina Absaliamova Ann Shaw Nancy Meiss Willi Wernz Cia Bordogna Heide Maritczak Roy Mason István Sugár Daniel de Paix de Coeur Maria Miller (substitute) See also Battle of the Brians Battle of the Carmens References External links Official Olympic Report The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics by David Wallechinsky WINTER OLYMPICS : Orser Satisfied to Be Third After Figures; Boitano Second WINTER OLYMPICS : Women's Figure Skating : Thomas Is 2nd, Witt 3rd After Figures 1988 Winter Olympics events 1988 1988 in figure skating International figure skating competitions hosted by Canada