Figure skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics

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Figure skating at the Winter Olympics
Type:Olympic Games
Venue: Le Stade Olympique de Glace
Champions
Men's singles:
Flag of Austria.svg Wolfgang Schwarz
Ladies' singles:
Flag of the United States.svg Peggy Fleming
Pairs:
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Liudmila Belousova / Oleg Protopopov
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Figure skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics was held at Le Stade Olympique de Glace in Grenoble, France. Ice dance, then known as "rhythmic skating," was a demonstration event and was won by the team of Diane Towler and Bernard Ford of Great Britain. [1] It became a medal event eight years later in 1976 Innsbruck. [2]

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American figure skater Peggy Fleming built up a huge lead after the compulsory figures and won the first-place votes of all nine judges. [3] Her victory marked the first gold medal won by an American after the death of an entire US figure skating team in an air crash in 1961, and heralded an American figure skating renaissance. [4]

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1102
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1102
3Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1001
4Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 0101
5Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 0011
Flag of France.svg  France 0011
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 0011
Totals (7 entries)3339

Results

Men

RankNameNationCFFSPointsPlaces
1 Wolfgang Schwarz Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 121904.113
2 Tim Wood Flag of the United States.svg  United States 231891.617
3 Patrick Péra Flag of France.svg  France 371864.531
4 Emmerich Danzer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 411873.029
5 Gary Visconti Flag of the United States.svg  United States 651810.252
6 John Misha Petkevich Flag of the United States.svg  United States 841806.256
7 Jay Humphry Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 961795.063
8 Ondrej Nepela Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 5101772.873
9 Sergei Chetverukhin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 11111737.093
10 Marian Filc Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 1381734.297
11 Günter Zöller Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 10141727.9100
12 Peter Krick Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 7161723.2104
13 Philippe Pélissier Flag of France.svg  France 14121706.0114
14 Giordano Abbondati Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 12181690.9117
15 Michael Williams Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 15151650.9147
16 David McGillivray Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2191663.7139
17 Haig Oundjian Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 19131639.5154
18 Sergei Volkov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 16171632.0158
19 Jenő Ébert Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 17241595.4180
20 Jacques Mrozek Flag of France.svg  France 18201601.0179
21 Tsuguhiko Kozuka Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 24191584.0189
22 Steve Hutchinson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 22211578.3193
23 Günter Anderl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 20231574.7193
24 Jürgen Eberwein Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 25221530.3219
25 Yutaka Higuchi Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 23261529.6218
26 Jan Hoffmann Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 26251437.8238
27 Thomas Callerud Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 27271399.3241
28 Lee Gwang-yeong Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 28281360.3250

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Ladies

RankNameNationCFFSPointsPlaces
1 Peggy Fleming Flag of the United States.svg  United States 111970.59
2 Gabriele Seyfert Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 221882.318
3 Hana Mašková Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 431828.831
4 Albertina Noyes Flag of the United States.svg  United States 571797.340
5 Beatrix Schuba Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 3121773.251
6 Zsuzsa Almássy Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 681757.057
7 Karen Magnussen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1041759.463
8 Kumiko Okawa Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 851763.661
9 Janet Lynn Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1461698.790
10 Monika Feldmann Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 11131687.199
11 Sally-Anne Stapleford Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 7171680.9105
12 Elena Shcheglova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 13101670.4110
13 Linda Carbonetto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2491662.9111
14 Kazumi Yamashita Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 15141639.0139
15 Patricia Dodd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 9271634.6140
16 Galina Grzhibovskaya Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 25111628.5144
17 Petra Ruhrmann Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 16181611.2161
18 Elisabeth Mikula Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 17191612.5164
19 Eileen Zillmer Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 12231600.3171
20 Micheline Joubert Flag of France.svg  France 28151594.8182
21 Marie Víchová Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 20161580.4187
22 Charlotte Walter Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 21261571.5202.5
23 Elisabeth Nestler Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 26211562.6208
24 Frances Waghorn Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 22281557.2211
25 Rita Trapanese Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 27241549.2216.5
26 Haruko Ishida Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 18251552.7218
27 Sylvaine Duban Flag of France.svg  France 19291551.4219
28 Sonja Morgenstern Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 29221475.9251
29 Beatrice Huștiu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 31201457.2257
30 Lee Hyeon-ju Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 30301359.9271
31 Kim Hye-gyeong Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 32311336.2277
WD Lyndsai Cowan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 23

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Pairs

RankNameNationSPFSPointsPlaces
1 Liudmila Belousova / Oleg Protopopov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 11315.210
2 Tatiana Zhuk / Alexander Gorelik Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 22312.317
3 Margot Glockshuber / Wolfgang Danne Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 33304.430
4 Heidemarie Steiner / Heinz-Ulrich Walther Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 44303.137
5 Tamara Moskvina / Alexei Mishin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 65300.344
6 Cynthia Kauffman / Ronald Kauffman Flag of the United States.svg  United States 57297.058
7 Sandi Sweitzer / Roy Wagelein Flag of the United States.svg  United States 86294.564.5
8 Gudrun Hauss / Walter Häfner Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 79293.667
9 Irene Müller / Hans-Georg Dallmer Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 98289.482
10 Bohunka Šrámková / Jan Šrámek Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 1010285.891.5
11 Marianne Streifler / Herbert Wiesinger Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 1211282.7100
12 Liana Drahová / Peter Bartosiewicz Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 1115276.8116
13 JoJo Starbuck / Kenneth Shelley Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1412276.0121
14 Janina Poremska / Piotr Sczypa Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 1314274.1120
15 Evelyne Schneider / Wilhelm Bietak Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1513272.2129
16 Anna Forder / Richard Stephens Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1616269.2138
17 Betty McKilligan / John McKilligan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1717254.8154
18 Linda Bernard / Ray Wilson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1818251.2160

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