Figure Skating
- World Figure Skating Championships –
- Men's champion: John Curry, Britain
- Ladies' champion: Dorothy Hamill, United States
- Pair skating champions: Irina Rodnina & Alexander Zaitsev, Soviet Union
- Ice dancing champions: Lyudmila Pakhomova & Alexandr Gorshkov, Soviet Union
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