The World Figure Skating Championships

World Figure Skating Championships

The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...

is an annual figure skating competition

Figure skating competition

-International:* International competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union. These competitions are held using ISU rules; skaters are entered by their respective national skating federations....

 sanctioned by the International Skating Union

International Skating Union

The International Skating Union is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Netherlands in 1892, making it one of the oldest international...

 in which figure skaters

Figure skating

Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...

 compete for the title of World Champion.

The 1969 championships took place on February 26 to March 3, 1973 in Bratislava

Bratislava

Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...

, Slovakia

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

, Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...

. The opening ceremony was held at the Philharmonic of Bratislava. The Chairman of the organising committee was Miroslav Cerveka.

It was Irina Rodnina

Irina Rodnina

Irina Konstantinovna Rodnina is one of the most successful figure skaters ever and the only pair skater to win 10 successive World Championships and three successive Olympic gold medals . She initially competed with Alexei Ulanov and later teamed up with Alexander Zaitsev...

's first World title with her new partner, Alexander Zaitsev after her previous partner Alexei Ulanov

Alexei Ulanov

Alexei Nikolaevich Ulanov is a retired pair skater who represented the Soviet Union. With Irina Rodnina, he is the 1972 Olympic champion and a four-time World champion. They were coached by Stanislav Zhuk and trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow. He later competed with wife...

 chose to skate with Lyudmila Smirnova

Lyudmila Smirnova

Lyudmila Stanislavovna Smirnova was a Russian figure skater. She won the silver medal in pair skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics with Andrei Suraikin. They were coached by Maya Belenkaya....

. The music stopped during Rodnina/Zaitsev's free program but the pair successfully completed the program in silence and received a standing ovation.

Medal table

1		2	2	0	4
2		1	0	0	1
2		1	0	0	1
4		0	1	0	1
4		0	1	0	1
6		0	0	3	3
7		0	0	1	1

Men

Rank	Name	Nation	CP	SP	FP	Total Points	Placings
1	Ondrej Nepela Ondrej Nepela Ondrej Nepela was an Olympic gold medalist and three-time World champion Slovak figure skater who competed for Czechoslovakia in the late 1960s and early 1970s.-Career:...		1	2	2		10
2	Sergei Chetverukhin Sergei Chetverukhin Sergei Alexandrovich Chetverukhin is a former Soviet figure skater. He trained at VSS Trud in Moscow. He is a three-time medalist at the World Figure Skating Championships and a four-time medalist at the European Figure Skating Championships, each time coming in behind Ondrej Nepela...		2	3	1		17
3	Jan Hoffmann Jan Hoffmann Jan Hoffmann is a German figure skater who represented East Germany in competition. A four-time Olympian, he is the 1980 Olympic silver medalist, the 1974 & 1980 World Champion, and a four-time European Champion.He was one of a handful of figure skaters who rotated clockwise, landing on his left...		3	7	6		35
4	John Curry John Curry John Anthony Curry, OBE was a British figure skater. He was the 1976 Olympic and World Champion. He was famous for combining ballet and modern dance influences into his skating.-Early life:...		4	8	7		39
5	Toller Cranston Toller Cranston Toller Shalitoe Montague Cranston, CM is a Canadian figure skater and painter. He is the 1971-1976 Canadian national champion, the 1974 World bronze medalist, and the 1976 Olympic bronze medalist....		6	1	5		46
6	Yuri Ovchinnikov Yuri Ovchinnikov (figure skater) Yuri Lvovich Ovchinnikov is a Russian figure skater who competed for the Soviet Union. He is the 1975 European bronze medalist. He represented the Soviet Union at the 1972 Winter Olympics, where he placed 12th, and at the 1976 Winter Olympics, where he placed 8th.-Results:-References:* -Navigation:...		8	5	3		54
7	Gordon McKellen, Jr.		5	4	8		62
8	Ron Shaver Ron Shaver Ronald "Ron" Shaver is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 1977 Canadian national champion and the 1974-76 national silver medalist...		12	6	4		61
9	Jacques Mrozek Jacques Mrozek Jacques Mrozek is a former French figure skater who competed in men's singles. He competed at the Winter Olympic Games in 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics and won the gold medal at the 1973 French Figure Skating Championships....		9	10	11		91
10	Zdeněk Pazdírek Zdeněk Pazdírek Zdeněk Pazdírek is a former Czechoslovakian figure skater. He was the 1974-75 national champion. After his competitive career, he toured professionally with Holiday on Ice from 1981-89. He currently is a coach at the Coquitlam Skating Club in British Columbia, Canada.-Results:-References:* *...		10	12	9		95
11	Daniel Höner		7	11	12		97
12	Robert Bradshaw		13	9	10		103
13	László Vajda		11	14	13		112
14	Minoru Sano Minoru Sano is a former Japanese figure skater. He won the Japan Figure Skating Championships from 1972 to 1976 and represented Japan in the World Figure Skating Championships from 1973 to 1977....		14	13	14		130
15	Erich Reifschneider		15	15	16		144
16	Igor Lisovski		18	17	17		147
17	Bernd Wunderlich		20	18	15		148
18	Miroslav Soska		17	16	18		151
19	Robert Rubens Robert Rubens Robert Rubens is a former Canadian figure skater. He was the 1973-74 bronze and 1975 silver national medalist.-Results:-References:*...		19	19	19		168
20	Gunther Hilgarth		16	20	21		187
21	Jacek Tascher		23	23	20		191
22	Rolando Bragaglia		22	21	22		193
23	Ghorghe Fazekas		21	24	24		205
24	Silvo Svajger		24	22	23		214

• Referee: Sonia Bianchetti 
• Assistant Referee: Miroslav Hasenöhrl 

Judges were

• Boris Anokhin 
• Dorothy Leamen 
• Luciana Brasa 
• Walburga Grimm 
• Kazuo Ohashi 
• Dagmar Rehakova 
• Ramona McIntyre 
• Irina Minculescu 
• Geoffrey Yates 

Substitute judge:

• Jürg Wilhelm 

Ladies

Rank	Name	Nation	CP	SP	FP	Placings
1	Karen Magnussen Karen Magnussen Karen Diane Magnussen, OC is a Canadian figure skater. She won the silver medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics, and is 1973 World Champion....		1	1	2	9
2	Janet Lynn Janet Lynn Janet Lynn Nowicki is an American figure skater and Olympic bronze medalist.-Amateur career:Lynn began to skate almost as soon as she could walk and took part in her first exhibition performance at the age of four in a group number at Chicago Stadium...		2	12	1	18
3	Christine Errath Christine Errath Christine Errath is a German figure skater who represented East Germany in competition. She is the 1976 Olympic bronze medalist.-Biography:...		5	2	5	31
4	Dorothy Hamill Dorothy Hamill Dorothy Stuart Hamill is an American figure skater. She is the 1976 Olympic champion in Ladies' Singles and 1976 World Champion.-Early life:...		8	3	4	35
5	Jean Scott Jean Scott (figure skater) Jean A. Scott is a British former figure skater. She won the silver medal at the 1973 European Figure Skating Championships and was the 1971 & 1973 British national champion. She placed 11th at the 1972 Winter Olympics.-Results:-References:...		4	10	11	47
6	Karin Iten Karin Iten Karin Iten was a Swiss figure skater. She won the bronze medal at the 1973 European Figure Skating Championships. She died on May 18, 2010 in Winterthur....		3	14	14	60
7	Liana Drahová		9	9	6	69
8	Sonja Morgenstern Sonja Morgenstern thumb|Sonja Morgenstern is a German figure skater and figure skating coach.Morgenstern was coached by Jutta Müller in Chemnitz and represented the SC Karl-Marx-Stadt club and East Germany . In 1966 she won the Spartakiade in figure skating. Two years later she participated in the Winter Olympics...		10	5	7	76
9	Juli McKinstry		12	7	9	91
10	Lynn Nightingale Lynn Nightingale Lynn Nightingale was a Canadian figure skater. She is the 1974-1977 Canadian national champion. She represented Canada at the 1976 Winter Olympics, where she placed 9th. She graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 1985.-Results:-Links:*...		15	4	3	78
11	Maria McLean		7	11	13	96
12	Cathy Lee Irwin Cathy Lee Irwin Cathy Lee Irwin was a Canadian figure skater who competed in ladies singles. She was a two-time silver medalist at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships and competed in the 1972 Winter Olympics....		11	13	10	108
13	Gerti Schanderl		14	6	8	114
14	Anett Pötzsch Anett Pötzsch Anett Pötzsch is a retired German figure skater. She is the 1980 Olympic Champion in Ladies Singles, two-time world champion , four-time European champion and five-time East German champion ....		13	8	12	125
15	Dianne de Leeuw Dianne de Leeuw Dianne Margaret de Leeuw is a Dutch figure skater. She is the 1975 World champion, the 1976 European champion, and the 1976 Olympic silver medalist.-Career:...		6	15	16	123
16	Marina Sanaya Marina Sanaya Marina Valterovna Sanaya is a figure skater who competed representing the Soviet Union. She placed 18th at the 1972 Winter Olympics. She was 13 years old at that time....		23	16	15	149
17	Emi Watanabe Emi Watanabe is a Japanese figure skater of Filipino ancestry. Her father is Japanese, and mother is Filipino. She won eight consecutive Japanese championships and earned the first World Championship medal in ladies' singles for Japan in 1979...		18	23	17	154
18	Marie-Claude Bierre Marie-Claude Bierre Marie-Claude Bierre is a former French figure skater who competed in ladies singles. She is the 1972-77 French champion.-Results:-Navigation:...		16	18	22	171
19	Cinzia Frosio		19	19	19	175
20	Lise-Lotte Öberg		21	17	18	177
21	Sharon Burley Sharon Burley Sharon Kay Burley Sullivan is an Australian figure skater who completed in ladies singles. She finished first at the Australian Figure Skating Championships four times and competed at the 1976 Winter Olympic Games, coming in twentieth.Burley is the daughter of Olympic figure skater Nancy Burley...		20	20	21	178
22	Hannele Koskinen		27	22	20	204
23	Grażyna Dudek		26	21	23	201
24	Helena Gazvoda		25	26	24	220
25	Myung Su Chang		17	28	27	227
26	Bente Tverran		24	27	26	235
27	Ágnes Erös		28	24	25	231

• Referee: Major Josef Dědič
  Josef Dědič
  Josef Dědič was a Czechoslovak figure skater and sport official. He placed 9th at the 1948 European Figure Skating Championships and retired from competitive skating in that year....
  
   
• Assistant Referee: Oskar Madl 

Judges were

• Helga von Wiecki 
• Mary Louise Wright
  Mary Louise Wright
  Mary Louise Lyle Wright was an American figure skater and figure skating official.She never participated in Worlds or Olympics as a skater, but she served as a figure skating judge for many years....
  
   
• Ludwig Gassner
  Ludwig Gassner
  Ludwig Gassner is an Austrian luger who competed in the early 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1962 FIL European Luge Championships in Weissenbach, Austria.-References:*...
  
   
• Vera Lynfield 
• Elsbeth Bon 
• Inkeri Soininen 
• Jakob Biedermann 
• Joan Maclagan 
• Márta Léces 

Substitute judge:

• Sydney Croll 

Pairs

Rank	Name	Nation	SP	FP	Placings
1	Irina Rodnina Irina Rodnina Irina Konstantinovna Rodnina is one of the most successful figure skaters ever and the only pair skater to win 10 successive World Championships and three successive Olympic gold medals . She initially competed with Alexei Ulanov and later teamed up with Alexander Zaitsev...  / Alexander Zaitsev		1	1	9
2	Liudmila Smirnova / Alexei Ulanov Alexei Ulanov Alexei Nikolaevich Ulanov is a retired pair skater who represented the Soviet Union. With Irina Rodnina, he is the 1972 Olympic champion and a four-time World champion. They were coached by Stanislav Zhuk and trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow. He later competed with wife...		2	2	18
3	Manuela Groß Manuela Groß Manuela Groß is a German pair skater. With partner Uwe Kagelmann, she is a two-time Olympic bronze medalist. She later became a figure skating coach....  / Uwe Kagelmann Uwe Kagelmann Uwe Kagelmann is a German pair skater. Competing with Manuela Groß, he was twice bronze medalist at the Olympics. He later became a figure skating coach....		3	3	29
4	Almut Lehmann Almut Lehmann Almut Lehmann is a German pair skater.With partner Herbert Wiesinger, she is a three-time German national champion and 1973 European bronze medalist. They placed 5th at the 1972 Winter Olympics...  / Herbert Wiesinger Herbert Wiesinger Herbert Wiesinger is a German former pair skater.He partnered with Marianne Streifler until 1969. They were two-time German silver medalists and placed 11th at the 1968 Winter Olympics. The pair represented the Frankfurter REC club.He teamed up with Almut Lehmann in 1970 and competed with her...		6	5	43
5	Romy Kermer Romy Kermer Romy Kermer married name Österreich is a German pair skater and figure skating coach. With Rolf Österreich, she is the 1976 Olympic silver medalist....  / Rolf Österreich Rolf Österreich Rolf Österreich is a German pair skater and figure skating coach. With Romy Kermer, he is the 1976 Olympic silver medalist....		4	4	46
6	Sandra Bezic Sandra Bezic Sandra Marie Bezic is a Canadian pair skater, figure skating choreographer, and television commentator. With partner and brother Val Bezic, she won the Canadian Figure Skating Championships from 1970–1974 and placed ninth at the 1972 Winter Olympics...  / Val Bezic Val Bezic Val Nickolas Bezic is a Canadian pair skater. With partner and sister Sandra Bezic, he won the Canadian Figure Skating Championships from 1970–1974 and placed ninth at the 1972 Winter Olympics.-Results:...		7	6	51
7	Irina Cherniaeva Irina Cherniaeva Irina Cherniaeva is a Russian pair skater who competed for the Soviet Union. With partner Vasili Blagov, she represented the Soviet Union at the 1972 Winter Olympics where they placed 6th.She is the mother of Marina Anissina and Mikhail Anisin....  / Vasili Blagov Vasili Blagov Vasili Vyacheslavovich Blagov is a Russian pair skater who competed for the Soviet Union. With partner Irina Cherniaeva, he represented the Soviet Union at the 1972 Winter Olympics where they placed 6th....		5	7	56
8	Melissa Militano Melissa Militano Melissa Mary Militano is an American figure skater who competed as a single skater and pair skater. As a pair skater, she won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships three times, in 1973 with her brother Mark Militano and in 1974 and 1975 with Johnny Johns...  / Mark Militano Mark Militano Mark William Militano is an American pair skater. With sister Melissa Militano, he is the 1973 U.S. national champion. They represented the United States at the 1972 Winter Olympics where they placed 7th....		8	8	73
9	Marian Murray / Glenn Moore		9	9	80
10	Karin Künzle / Christian Künzle		11	10	92
11	Ilona Urbanová / Alex Zach		10	11	106
12	Corinna Halke Corinna Halke Corinna Halke-Teichmann is a German former pair skater and current sport journalist.With partner Eberhard Rausch, she is the 1974-1976 German national champion. They competed five times at the European Figure Skating Championships and the World Figure Skating Championships...  / Eberhard Rausch Eberhard Rausch Eberhard Rausch is a former German pair skater.With partner Corinna Halke, he is the 1974-1976 German national champion. They competed five times at the European Figure Skating Championships and the World Figure Skating Championships...		12	12	108
13	Gale Fuhrman / Joel Fuhrman Joel Fuhrman Joel Fuhrman, MD , is an American board-certified family physician who specializes in nutrition-based treatments for obesity and chronic disease. He is a member of the board of directors of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and serves as Research Director of the Nutritional Research...		15	13	121
14	Florence Cahn / Jean-Roland Racle		13	14	120
15	Ursula Nemec Ursula Nemec Ursula Nemec is an Austrian pair skater. With partner Michael Nemec, she represented Austria at the 1976 Winter Olympics, where they placed 10th.She is the mother of Manuel Koll.-Competitive highlights:...  / Michael Nemec Michael Nemec Michael Nemec is an Austrian pair skater. With partner Ursula Nemec, he represented Austria at the 1976 Winter Olympics, where they placed 10th.-Competitive highlights:-References:* -Navigation:...		16	15	137
16	Teresa Skrzek / Piotr Sczypa Piotr Sczypa Piotr Jan Sczypa, also known as Peter Sczypa is a Polish former pair skater who competed with Janina Poremska and Teresa Skrzek. He is currently a figure skating coach. He coaches Sarah Hecken....		14	16	135

• Referee: Karl Enderlin
  Karl Enderlin
  Karl Enderlin was a Swiss figure skater. He was a four-time Swiss national champion. He represented Switzerland at the 1948 Winter Olympics where he placed 14th.-Results:-References:...
  
   
• Assistant Referee: Donald H. Gilchrist 

Judges were

• Erich Soukup 
• Valentin Piseev 
• Wladyslaw Kolodziej 
• Alice Pinos 
• Jürg Wilhelm 
• Willi Wernz 
• Walburga Grimm 
• Walter Hüttner 
• Edith M. Shoemaker 

Substitute judge:

• Monique Georgelin 

Ice dancing

Rank	Name	Nation	CD	FD	Placings
1	Liudmila Pakhomova / Alexander Gorshkov		1	1	9
2	Angelika Buck Angelika Buck Angelika Buck was a German ice dancer. She was a team with her brother Erich Buck. They were the first Germans to capture the European title in ice dancing....  / Erich Buck Erich Buck Erich Buck was a German ice dancer. He was a team with his sister Angelika Buck. They were the first Germans to capture the European title in ice dancing....		2	2	18
3	Hilary Green Hilary Green Hilary Green is a British retired competitive ice dancer. Her partner was Glyn Watts. They are the 1974 World silver medalists and 1974 & 1975 European silver medalists...  / Glyn Watts Glyn Watts Glyn Robert Watts is a British retired competitive ice dancer. His partner was Hilary Green. They are the 1974 World silver medalists and 1974 & 1975 European silver medalists...		3	3	29
4	Janet Sawbridge / Peter Dalby		4	6	38
5	Tatiana Voitiuk / Viacheslav Zhigalin		5	4	43
6	Mary Karen Campbell / Johnny Johns Johnny Johns Johnny Johns is an American retired competitive figure skater who currently works as a coach. As a pair skater, he competed with Melissa Militano and won the 1974 and 1975 United States Figure Skating Championships. They placed 8th at the 1974 World Figure Skating Championships and 6th in 1975....		6	7	60
7	Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov Andrei Minenkov Andrei Olegovich Minenkov is a Russian retired ice dancer who represented the Soviet Union. With partner and wife Irina Moiseeva, he is the 1976 Olympic silver medalist, 1980 Olympic bronze medalist, and two-time World champion .- Career :Irina Moiseeva and Andrei Minenkov met at the rink when...		7	5	63.5
8	Diana Skotnická / Martin Skotnický Martin Skotnicky Martin Skotnicky is a former Czechoslovak ice dancer who competed with Diana Skotnicka. He is currently a figure skating coach and has worked with:* Nelli Zhiganshina and Alexander Gazsi* Kati Winkler and René Lohse* Christina Beier and William Beier...		8	8	72.5
9	Louise Soper / Barry Soper		9	9	73
10	Anne Millier Anne Millier Anne Millier is an American ice dancer. She competed with her brother Harvey Millier.-Results:-References:* USFSA media guide, 1998/99 edition...  / Harvey Millier III Harvey Millier Harvey "Skip" Millier is a former American ice dancer. He competed with his sister, Anne Millier.-Results:-References:...		10	11	93
11	Matilde Ciccia / Lamberto Ceserani		12	10	100
12	Rodalind Druce / David Baker		11	13	107
13	Krisztina Regőczy Krisztina Regöczy Krisztina Regőczy is a former ice dancer from Hungary. Competing with András Sallay, she won the gold medal at the 1980 World Figure Skating Championships and the silver at that year's Winter Olympics.-Results:...  / András Sallay Andras Sallay Andras Sallay is a former ice dancer from Hungary. Competing with Krisztina Regőczy, he won a gold medal at the 1980 World Figure Skating Championships and a silver at that year's Winter Olympics.-Results:...		13	12	115
14	Halina Gordon / Wojciech Bankowski		14	15	130
15	Barbara Berezowski Barbara Berezowski Barbara Berezowski is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner David Porter, she won two gold medals at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships and competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics. From 1994 through 2008, she served as Founding Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the Etobicoke Sports Hall...  / David Porter David Porter (figure skater) David Porter was a Canadian ice dancer. With partner Barbara Berezowski, he won two gold medals at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships and competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics....		15	14	131
16	Anne-Claude Wolfers / Roland Mars		16	16	146
17	Christina Henke / Udo Dönsdorf		17	17	151
18	Brigitte Scheijbal / Walter Leschetizky		18	18	160

• Referee: Hermann Schiechtl 
• Assistant Referee: Lawrence Demmy
  Lawrence Demmy
  Lawrence Demmy is a British ice dancer. With partner Jean Westwood, he is the 1952-1955 World Champion and 1954 & 1955 European Champion.-Results:-References:...
  
   

Judges were

• Edith M. Shoemaker 
• Elek Riedl 
• Lysiane Lauret 
• Eugen Romminger 
• Helena Pachlová 
• Mollie Phillips 
• Maria Zuchowicz
  Maria Zuchowicz
  Maria Zuchowicz - Polish lawyer and figure skating official - Chairperson of Appeal Commission of the International Skating Union, Vice-President of the Polish Figure Skating Associations...
  
   
• Irina Absaliamova 
• Frances Gunn 

Substitute judge:

• Cia Bordogna