1972 in Sports - Figure Skating

Figure Skating

  • World Figure Skating Championships –
    • Men's champion: Ondrej Nepela, Czechoslovakia
    • Ladies' champion: Trixi Schuba, Austria
    • Pair skating champions: Irina Rodnina & Alexei Ulyanov, Soviet Union
    • Ice dancing champions: Lyudmila Pakhomova & Alexandr Gorshkov, Soviet Union

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