1972 Blue Swords

1972 Blue Swords
Kermer and Osterreich at the 1972 Blue Swords
Date:	15 – 18 November 1972
Season:	1972–73
Location:	Dresden
Champions
Men's singles:   Jan Hoffmann  (GDR)
Ladies' singles:   Christine Errath  (GDR)
Pairs:   Manuela Groß / Uwe Kagelmann  (GDR)
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The 1972 Blue Swords Cup international figure skating competition ( Pokal der Blauen Schwerter) was held in Dresden, East Germany. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles and pair skating.

Romy Kermer and Rolf Österreich of East Germany placed second in their first-ever pair skating competition together, while Manuela Groß and Uwe Kagelmann, also from East Germany, won the cup. ^[1]

Men

Rank	Name	Nation
1	Jan Hoffmann	East Germany
2	Bernd Wunderlich	East Germany
3	Konstantin Kokora	Soviet Union
4	Igor Lisovski	Soviet Union
5	Michael Glaubitz	East Germany
6	Harald Kuhn	West Germany
...

Ladies

Rank	Name	Nation
1	Christine Errath	East Germany
2	Steffi Knoll	East Germany
3	Marion Weber	East Germany
4	Tatiana Oleneva	Soviet Union
5	Anett Pötzsch	East Germany
6	Kerstin Stolfig	East Germany
...

Pairs

Rank	Name	Nation
1	Manuela Groß / Uwe Kagelmann	East Germany
2	Romy Kermer / Rolf Österreich	East Germany
3	Marina Leonidova / Vladimir Bogolyubov	Soviet Union
4	Sylvia Konzack / Veit Kempe	East Germany
5	Florence Cahn / Jean-Roland Racle	France
6	Teresa Skrzek / Piotr Sczypa	Poland
...

References

1. Häßler, Ulrich (19 November 1972). "Eiskunstläufer, Paarlauf (Bild 183-L1119-0013)". Das Bundesarchiv (in German). ADN-ZB . Retrieved 21 June 2025.