Figure Skating
- World Figure Skating Championships
- Men's champion: Stéphane Lambiel, Switzerland
- Ladies' champion: Irina Slutskaya, Russia
- Pair skating champions: Tatiana Totmianina and Maxim Marinin, Russia
- Ice dancing champions: Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov, Russia
Read more about this topic: 2005 In Sports
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