1968 World Figure Skating Championships

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1968 World Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:February 27 – March 3
Season:1967–68
Location: Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Geneva, Switzerland
Venue: Patinoire des Vernets
Champions
Men's singles:
Flag of Austria.svg Emmerich Danzer
Ladies' singles:
Flag of the United States.svg Peggy Fleming
Pair skating:
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Lyudmila Belousova / Oleg Protopopov
Ice dance:
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Diane Towler / Bernard Ford
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The 1968 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Geneva, Switzerland from February 27 to March 3. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The ISU representative was John R. Shoemaker from the USA and the ISU Technical Delegate was Elemér Terták from Hungary.

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On the ladies' singles skating Peggy Fleming finished first in the CF and in the FS too, before Gabriele Seyfert. The South African Margaret Betts finished on the last place in both program. On the pair skating Lyudmila Belousova and Oleg Protopopov finished first also in the SP and in the FS, before Tatyana Zhuk and Aleksandr Gorelik. On the ice dance competition Diane Towler and Bernard Ford won in the CD and FD too.

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Switzerland)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1113
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1113
3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1102
4Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1001
5Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 0101
6Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 0011
Flag of France.svg  France 0011
Totals (7 entries)44412

Results

Men

RankNamePointsPlaces
1 Flag of Austria.svg Emmerich Danzer 2195.212
2 Flag of the United States.svg Timothy Wood 2180.915
3 Flag of France.svg Patrick Péra 2090.138
4 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Allen 2095.138
5 Flag of the United States.svg Gary Visconti 2086.141
6 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ondrej Nepela 2052.552
7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jay Humphry 2047.357
8 Flag of Germany.svg Peter Krick 1989.479
9 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergey Chetverukhin 1978.183
10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David McGillivray 1963.793
11 Flag of East Germany.svg Günter Zöller 94
12 Flag of France.svg Philippe Pélissier 106
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Williams 117
14 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tsuguhiko Kodzuka 128
15 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marian Filc 133
16 Flag of Italy.svg Giordano Abbondati 142
17 Flag of Germany.svg Reinhard Ketterer 154
18 Flag of Austria.svg Günter Anderl 162
19 Flag of Hungary.svg Jenő Ébert 167
20 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Daniel Höner 179

Judges:

Ladies

RankNamePointsPlaces
1 Flag of the United States.svg Peggy Fleming 2269.79
2 Flag of East Germany.svg Gabriele Seyfert 2179.819
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hana Mašková 2121.329
4 Flag of Austria.svg Beatrix Schuba 2094.135
5 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kumiko Ōkawa 2054.246
6 Flag of the United States.svg Albertina Noyes 2025.559
7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Karen Magnussen 2016.662
8 Flag of Hungary.svg Zsuzsa Almássy 1985.774
9 Flag of the United States.svg Janet Lynn 1961.589
10 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yelena Shcheglova 1954.589
11 Flag of Germany.svg Monika Feldmann 94
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Patricia Dodd 107
13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Linda Carbonetto 117
14 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marie Víchová 133
15 Flag of Austria.svg Elisabeth Nestler 139
16 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Charlotte Walter 148
17 Flag of East Germany.svg Martina Clausner 147
18 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Kazumi Yamashita 156
19 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Haruko Ishida 158
20 Flag of East Germany.svg Sonja Morgenstern 183
21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mary-Ellen Holland 186
22 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Margaret Betts 198

Judges:

Pairs

RankNamePointsPlaces
1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Lyudmila Belousova / Oleg Protopopov 315.99
2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tatyana Zhuk / Aleksandr Gorelik 311.219
3 Flag of the United States.svg Cynthia Kauffman / Ronald Kauffman 304.331
4 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tamara Moskvina / Aleksey Mishin 303.635
5 Flag of East Germany.svg Heidemarie Steiner / Heinz-Ulrich Walther 299.048
6 Flag of Germany.svg Gudrun Hauss / Walter Häfner 295.054
7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohunka Šrámková / Jan Šrámek 293.958
8 Flag of the United States.svg Sandi Sweitzer / Roy Wagelein 290.272
9 Flag of East Germany.svg Irene Müller / Hans-Georg Dallmer 286.780
10 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Liana Drahová / Peter Bartosiewicz 279.498
11 Flag of the United States.svg Alicia Starbuck / Kenneth Shelley 99
12 Flag of Germany.svg Marianne Streifler / Herbert Wiesinger 110
13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Betty McKilligan / John McKilligan 118
14 Flag of East Germany.svg Brigitte Weise / Michael Brychy 128
15 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Mónika Szabó / Péter Szabó 129
16 Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Janina Poremska / Piotr Szczypa 136
17 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Glenda O'Shea / Brian O'Shea 153
WD Flag of Germany.svg Margot Glockshuber / Wolfgang Danne DNF

Judges:

Ice dance

RankNamePointsPlaces
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Diane Towler / Bernard Ford 332.99
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Yvonne Suddick / Malcolm Cannon 319.824
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Janet Sawbridge / Jon Lane 319.724
4 Flag of the United States.svg Judy Schwomeyer / James Sladky 311.840
5 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Irina Grishkova / Viktor Ryzhkin 310.943
6 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Lyudmila Pakhomova / Aleksandr Gorshkov 307.949
7 Flag of the United States.svg Vicki Camper / Eugene Heffron 298.365
8 Flag of Germany.svg Angelika Buck / Erich Buck 291.478
9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Joni Graham / Don Phillips 289.082
10 Flag of East Germany.svg Annerose Baier / Eberhard Rüger 285.085
11 Flag of Hungary.svg Edit Mató / Károly Csanádi 101
12 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Milena Tůmová / Josef Pešek 111
13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Donna Taylor / Bruce Lennie 112
14 Flag of Italy.svg Susanna Carpani / Sergio Pirelli 124
15 Flag of France.svg Claude Couste / Jean-Pierre Noullet 133

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