1972 World Figure Skating Championships

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1972 World Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:March 7 – 11
Season:1971–72
Location: Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Calgary, Alberta,
Canada
Venue: Stampede Corral
Champions
Men's singles:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ondrej Nepela
Ladies' singles:
Flag of Austria.svg Beatrix Schuba
Pairs:
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Irina Rodnina / Aleksey Ulanov
Ice dance:
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Lyudmila Pakhomova / Aleksandr Gorshkov
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The 1972 World Figure Skating Championships were held at the Stampede Corral in Calgary, Canada from March 7 to 11. 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 (United States) and the ISU Technical Delegates were Hermann Schiechtl (West Germany) and Donald Gilchrist (Canada).

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A day before the start of the competition, Irina Rodnina / Aleksey Ulanov had an accident on a lift; Rodnina was hospitalized with a concussion and an intracranial hematoma but went on to compete and win the gold medal. [1] It was Rodnina/Ulanov's final competition together. Ulanov would team up with the silver medalist, Lyudmila Smirnova.

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Canada)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2215
2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1001
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 1001
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada*0101
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 0101
6Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 0033
Totals (6 entries)44412

Results

Men

RankNameAgeCFFSPointsPlaces
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ondrej Nepela 21132722.89
2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergey Chetverukhin 26222673.819
3 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vladimir Kovalyov 19352607.534
4 Flag of the United States.svg John Petkevich 22542585.539
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toller Cranston 22912566.145
6 Flag of East Germany.svg Jan Hoffmann 16492559.759
7 Flag of the United States.svg Kenneth Shelley 20762538.767
8 Flag of the United States.svg Gordon McKellen 181082528.369
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Curry 22672534.870
10 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergey Volkov 228102499.086
11 Flag of France.svg Jacques Mrozek 2111112448.8100
12 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdeněk Pazdírek 181412116
13 Flag of France.svg Didier Gailhauguet 191213116
14 Flag of Austria.svg Josef Schneider 1315128
15 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yutaka Higuchi 221614136
16 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jozef Žídek 1716141
17 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Bargauan 181517144
18 Flag of Germany.svg Harald Kuhn 1918166
19 Flag of Finland.svg Pekka Leskinen 181819167
WD Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Haig Oundjian 22DNS

Judges:

Ladies

RankNameAgeCFFSPointsPlaces
1 Flag of Austria.svg Beatrix Schuba 20192778.513
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Karen Magnussen 19222745.216
3 Flag of the United States.svg Janet Lynn 18312713.025
4 Flag of Hungary.svg Zsuzsa Almássy 21462643.337
5 Flag of East Germany.svg Sonja Morgenstern 17632581.152
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jean Scott 205102555.157
7 Flag of the United States.svg Dorothy Hamill 15852548.362
8 Flag of the United States.svg Suna Murray 16772517.574
9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cathy Irwin 19982499.979
10 Flag of East Germany.svg Christine Errath 151142519.981
11 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ľudmila Bezáková 10132426.9102
12 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karin Iten 1512162387.8118
13 Flag of Germany.svg Gerti Schanderl 1515112385.3119
14 Flag of Italy.svg Cinzia Frosio 13122380.1120
15 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Darya Prichun 1614142370.9127
16 Flag of France.svg Marie-Claude Bierre 17152319.9146
17 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dianne de Leeuw 1616192296.6151
18 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Chang Myung-su 1518182221.6169
19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sharon Burley 1519212195.8175
20 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shūko Takeyama 20202193.3178
21 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Marina Sanaya 1321172189.3178

Judges:

Pairs

RankNameAgeSPFSPointsPlaces
1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Irina Rodnina / Aleksey Ulanov 22/241106.21315.6421.89
2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Lyudmila Smirnova / Andrey Suraykin 22/232104.43312.3416.721.5
3 Flag of the United States.svg Alicia Starbuck / Kenneth Shelley 20/20599.62312.6412.228.5
4 Flag of East Germany.svg Manuela Groß / Uwe Kagelmann 15/213102.04307.8409.838
5 Flag of Germany.svg Almut Lehmann / Herbert Wiesinger 18/234100.95306.9407.842
6 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Irina Chernyayeva / Vasiliy Blagov 16/17699.56304.5404.055
7 Flag of East Germany.svg Annette Kansy / Axel Salzmann 16/21898.27300.9399.168
8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sandra Bezic / Val Bezic 15/19798.38301.2399.570
9 Flag of the United States.svg Melissa Militano / Mark Militano 16/17996.69298.5395.176
10 Flag of Germany.svg Corinna Halke / Eberhard Rausch 14/241194.810268.9363.795
11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mary Petrie / John Hubbell 20/231392.711285.0377.7102
12 Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Grażyna Osmańska / Adam Brodecki 21/221096.512284.1380.6106
13 Flag of Germany.svg Gabriele Cieplik / Reinhard Ketterer /241294.413280.8375.2114
14 Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Brown / Douglas Berndt 18/221490.914278.4369.3123
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Linda Connolly / Colin Taylforth 19/181590.515272.4362.9132

Judges:

Ice dance

RankNameAgeCDFDPointsPlaces
1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Lyudmila Pakhomova / Aleksandr Gorshkov 25/251251.91262.7514.614
2 Flag of Germany.svg Angelika Buck / Erich Buck 21/232250.72261.3512.017
3 Flag of the United States.svg Judy Schwomeyer / James Sladky 21/253248.73260.0508.724
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Janet Sawbridge / Peter Dalby 24/254242.04255.0495.038
5 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tetyana Voytyuk / Vyacheslav Zhyhalyn 20/225234.95250.8485.746
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hilary Green / Glynn Watts 21/236233.36250.9484.250
7 Flag of the United States.svg Anne Millier / Harvey Millier 7221.97244.9466.867
8 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yelena Zharkova / Gennadiy Karponosov 18/218219.18242.3461.475
9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Louise Lind / Barry Soper 9217.99241.0458.980
10 Flag of the United States.svg Mary Campbell / Johnny Johns /2110216.110237.2453.391
11 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Diana Skotnická / Martin Skotnický /2511212.611234.8447.499
12 Flag of France.svg Anne-Claude Wolfers / Roland Mars 12209.513226.7436.2108
13 Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Teresa Weyna / Piotr Bojańczyk 21/2513208.012226.7434.7110
14 Flag of Germany.svg Sylvia Fuchs / Michael Fuchs 14197.714215.5413.2126
15 Flag of Germany.svg Astrid Kopp / Axel Kopp 15195.315208.2403.5135
16 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Keiko Achiwa / Yasuyuki Noto 16182.316195.8378.1144

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  1. Pushkina, Oksana (October 3, 2004). Ирина Константиновна Роднина [Irina Konstantinovna Rodnina]. peoples.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.

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