Anett Pötzsch is a German former figure skater. She is the 1980 Olympic champion, two-time World champion, four-time European champion (1977–1980), and five-time East German champion (1976–1980).
The figure skating events at the 1972 Winter Olympics were held at the Makomanai Skating Rink and the Mikaho Indoor Skating Rink.
Linda Sue Fratianne is an American former figure skater known for winning two World Championship titles, four consecutive U.S. Championships (1977–1980), and a silver medal in the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Christine Errath is a German former figure skater who represented East Germany in competition. She is the 1976 Olympic bronze medalist, the 1974 World champion, and a three-time European champion.
Gabriele "Gaby" Seyfert is a German former figure skater. She is a two-time World champion, and the 1968 Olympic silver medalist.
Ingo Steuer is a German pair skater and skating coach. With Mandy Wötzel, he is the 1998 Olympic bronze medalist, the 1997 World champion, the 1995 European champion, and a four-time German national champion. As a coach, he led Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany to multiple world and European titles.
Claudia Pfrengle is a German former figure skater. She is a two-time World silver medalist and the 1989 European champion.
Manuela Manja Groß is a German former competitive pair skater. With partner Uwe Kagelmann, she is a two-time Olympic bronze medalist, and she is the youngest female figure skating Olympic medalist. She turned 15 just four days before the opening of the 1972 Winter Olympics, held in Sapporo, Japan, where she won her first bronze medal in pairs skating.
Uwe Kagelmann is a German former competitive pair skater. Competing with Manuela Groß, he was twice bronze medalist at the Olympics. He later became a figure skating coach.
Romy Kermer is a German figure skating coach and former competitive pair skater. With Rolf Oesterreich, she is the 1976 Olympic silver medalist.
Marika Kilius is a German former pair skater. With Hans-Jürgen Bäumler, she is a two-time Olympic silver medalist, a two-time World champion, and a six-time European champion. Earlier in her career, she competed with Franz Ningel.
Uwe Bewersdorf is a German former pair skater.
Karin Richter is a former speed skater, one of the most dominant of the 1980s. She is a three-time Olympic gold medallist, winning the 500 metres in 1980, the 1000 metres in 1984 and the 1500 metres in 1984. She won a total of eight Olympic medals.
Herma Szabo was an Austrian figure skater who competed in ladies' singles and pairs. As a single skater, she became the 1924 Olympic champion and a five-time world champion (1922–1926). She also won two world titles in pairs with Ludwig Wrede.
Manuela Landgraf is a former East German pair skater. She won the 1984 World Junior Figure Skating Championships with partner Ingo Steuer.
The 1972 European Figure Skating Championships was a senior-level international competition held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden on January 11–15. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU member nations competed for the title of European Champion in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
Axel Rauschenbach is a German pair skater who competed for Germany and, before its reunification, East Germany. With Mandy Wötzel, he is the 1989 European silver medalist, the 1989 & 1990 East German national champion, and 1991 German national champion.
Tobias Schröter is a former East German pair skater. With partner Babette Preußler, he won the bronze medal at the 1984 East German Figure Skating Championships. The pair finished 11th at the 1984 Winter Olympics, sixth at that year's European Figure Skating Championships, and ninth at that year's World Figure Skating Championships.
Manuela Ruben is a former figure skater who competed in ladies' singles for West Germany. She is the 1984 European silver medalist and three-time West German national champion (1982–84). She placed seventh at the 1984 Winter Olympics and sixth at the 1984 World Championships.
Bianca Walter is a German short track speed skater. She competed in the women's 500 metres at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
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