Figure skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics

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Figure skating at the XIII Winter Olympics
Type:Olympic Games
Champions
Men's singles:
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robin Cousins
Ladies' singles:
Flag of East Germany.svg Anett Pötzsch
Pairs:
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev
Ice dance:
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natalia Linichuk / Gennadi Karponossov
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Figure skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics took place at the Olympic Center Arena in Lake Placid, New York, United States. [1]

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Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2114
2Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1113
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1001
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0112
5Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0101
6Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 0011
Totals (6 entries)44412

Participating NOCs

Twenty nations sent figure skaters to compete in the events at Lake Placid.

Results

Men

RankNameNationCFSPFSPointsPlaces
1 Robin Cousins Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 411189.4813
2 Jan Hoffmann Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 122189.7215
3 Charles Tickner Flag of the United States.svg  United States 253187.0628
4 David Santee Flag of the United States.svg  United States 335185.5234
5 Scott Hamilton Flag of the United States.svg  United States 844181.7845
6 Igor Bobrin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 768177.4055
7 Jean-Christophe Simond Flag of France.svg  France 6109175.0064
8 Mitsuru Matsumura Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 1177172.2875
9 Fumio Igarashi Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 1386172.0477
10 Konstantin Kokora Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 101110168.1891
11 Hermann Schulz Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 9913166.7098
12 Brian Pockar Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 121212163.26107
13 Rudi Cerne Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 151311159.30116
14 Thomas Öberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 141414149.80127
15 Christopher Howarth Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 161515145.66134
16 Xu Zhaoxiao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 171616117.16144
WD Vladimir Kovalev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 5

Note: Soviet officials withdrew Kovalev from the competition after he placed 5th in compulsory figures. [2]

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Ladies

RankNameNationCFSPFSPointsPlaces
1 Anett Pötzsch Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 143189.0011
2 Linda Fratianne Flag of the United States.svg  United States 312188.3016
3 Dagmar Lurz Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 256183.0428
4 Denise Biellmann Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1221180.0643
5 Lisa-Marie Allen Flag of the United States.svg  United States 834179.4245
6 Emi Watanabe Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 485179.0448
7 Claudia Kristofics-Binder Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 579176.8860
8 Susanna Driano Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 61410172.8277
9 Sandy Lenz Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1167172.7482
10 Kristiina Wegelius Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 71112172.0487
11 Sanda Dubravčić Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 13108170.30100
12 Karena Richardson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 10914168.94109
13 Karin Riediger Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 151311166.32120
14 Danielle Rieder Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 91516165.46125
15 Heather Kemkaran Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 161215164.64128
16 Kira Ivanova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 181613161.54144
17 Susan Broman Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 141717157.54152
18 Christina Riegel Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 171918149.50162
19 Franca Bianconi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 191819144.82134
20 Shin Hae-sook Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 202222128.18134
21 Gloria Mas Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 212021126.56190
22 Bao Zhenghua Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 222120126.96191

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Pairs

Medal favorites Tai Babilonia / Randy Gardner were forced to withdraw before the competition due to an injury to Gardner.

RankNameNationSPFSPointsPlaces
1 Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 11147.269
2 Marina Cherkasova / Sergei Shakhrai Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 22143.8019
3 Manuela Mager / Uwe Bewersdorff Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 43140.5233
4 Marina Pestova / Stanislav Leonovich Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 34141.1431
5 Kitty Carruthers / Peter Carruthers Flag of the United States.svg  United States 55137.3846
6 Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 66136.0053
7 Sheryl Franks / Michael Botticelli Flag of the United States.svg  United States 77133.8464
8 Christina Riegel / Andreas Nischwitz Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 88131.7071
9 Barbara Underhill / Paul Martini Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 99129.3678
10 Susy Garland / Robert Daw Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1110124.3691
11 Elizabeth Cain / Peter Cain Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1011121.3098
WD Tai Babilonia / Randy Gardner Flag of the United States.svg  United States

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Ice dance

RankNameNationCDFDPointsPlaces
1 Natalia Linichuk / Gennadi Karponosov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 12205.4813
2 Krisztina Regőczy / András Sallay Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 21204.5214
3 Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 33201.8627
4 Liliana Řeháková / Stanislav Drastich Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 44198.0239
5 Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 55197.1242
6 Lorna Wighton / John Dowding Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 66193.8054
7 Judy Blumberg / Michael Seibert Flag of the United States.svg  United States 77190.3066
8 Natalia Bestemianova / Andrei Bukin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 99188.1875
9 Stacey Smith / John Summers Flag of the United States.svg  United States 88188.3875
10 Henriette Fröschl / Christian Steiner Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1010178.3894
11 Susanne Handschmann / Peter Handschmann Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1111177.7896
12 Karen Barber / Nicky Slater Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1212176.92104

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References

  1. "Figure Skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. Vladmir Kovalyov