▁World ▁Championships ▁in ▁C open hagen ▁in ▁March , ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁There , ▁she ▁made ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁errors ▁in ▁comp uls ories , ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁placed ▁a ▁disappoint ing ▁ 2 4 th . ▁In ▁her ▁short ▁program , ▁she ▁missed ▁the ▁triple ▁loop ▁jump ▁in ▁her ▁combination , ▁which ▁only ▁allowed ▁her ▁to ▁pull ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 1 st ▁after ▁this ▁segment ▁of ▁the ▁competition . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁rule ▁instit uted ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 2 – 1 9 8 3 ▁season ▁( which , ▁incident ally , ▁was ▁abol ished ▁after ▁that ▁season ), ▁Os ada ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁sk ate ▁her ▁free ▁program ▁in ▁" Group ▁A ," ▁or ▁the ▁main ▁competition ▁consisting ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁placed ▁ 1 5 th ▁or ▁above ▁after ▁short ▁program . ▁Instead , ▁she ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁" Group ▁B " ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁free ▁sk ate , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 rd - place ▁finish ▁in ▁" Group ▁B " -- or ▁ 1 8 th ▁overall . ▁ ▁Os ada ' s ▁pla cement ▁there ▁was ▁noted ▁in ▁IS U ' s ▁decision ▁not ▁to ▁continue ▁this ▁dual - group ing ▁policy , ▁because ▁her ▁scores ▁in ▁free ▁sk ating ▁would ▁have ▁placed ▁her ▁ 7 th ▁in ▁" Group ▁A " ▁in ▁that ▁segment , ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁placed ▁her ▁significantly ▁higher ▁overall . ▁However , ▁she ▁was ▁never ▁given ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁place ▁above ▁ 1 6