Italy won 13 gold medals at the Artistic Skating World Championships in France as the competition ended ©World Skate/Raniero Corbelletti

Italy finished the Artistic Skating World Championships in the French town of Mouilleron Le Captif with 13 gold medals as they won in the junior and senior pairs and quartets on the final day of competition. 

The Italians finished first and second in the junior pairs event, with Alice Esposito and Federico Rossi securing gold with 501.200 points and Gioia Fiori Francesco Mascia getting silver with 455.300.

The United States duo of Annika Bullock and Chance Becker finished with bronze after scoring 319.000.

In the senior pair event, Italy completely dominated the podium. 

Rebecca Tarlazzi and Luca Lucaroni finished first with 550.100 points, Sharon Giannini and Matteo Rizzo were in second with 500.500 and Samantha Krusza and Darius Sanders came third with 315.700.

Italy also won gold in the quartet event, with 127.800 points for their performance entitled "The Beginning of the End."

Spain's silver medal winning performance
Spain's silver medal winning performance "Here I Am" was inspired by the Where's Wally puzzle book ©World Skate/Raniero Corbelletti

Portugal came in second with "Boys Are Back" which scored them 122.600 points, while Italy claimed bronze with "Song Of The Wind", scoring 121.600 points. 

Spain managed to end Italy's dominance in the large show groups event, winning gold and silver. 

The winning performance, entitled "Without Options", got 135.300 points and "Here I Am" came second with 131.300 points. 

Italy secured a bronze medal in this event, with "Un Oceano di Ricordi" scoring 129.700 points. 

Today's action at the Vendéspace Arena concluded the competition, with Italy showing their superiority with 13 gold medals, 13 silver and eight bronze.