1973 World Figure Skating Championships
The 1973 World Figure Skating Championships were held from February 26 to March 3 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, sanctioned by the International Skating Union. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. It was the last year in which solid gold medals were awarded in figure skating.[1]
| 1973 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 26 – March 3 |
| Season: | 1972–73 |
| Location: | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Ondrej Nepela | |
Ladies' singles: .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Karen Magnussen | |
Pair skating:  Irina Rodnina / Alexandr Zaitsev | |
| Ice dance: Lyudmila Pakhomova / Alexandr Gorshkov | |
| Previous: 1972 World Championships | |
| Next: 1974 World Championships | |
The opening ceremony was held at the Philharmonic of Bratislava. The Chairman of the organising committee was Miroslav Cerveka.
Irina Rodnina won her first World title with her new partner, Alexander Zaitsev after her previous partner, Alexei Ulanov, chose to skate with Lyudmila Smirnova. The music was sabotaged and stopped during Rodnina/Zaitsev's free program but the pair successfully completed the program in silence and received a standing ovation.[2][3]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 |  East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 nations) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Results
Men
Referee:
- Sonia Bianchetti
Italy
Assistant Referee:
- Miroslav Hasenöhrl Czechoslovakia
Judges:
- Boris Anokhin Soviet Union
- Dorothy Leamen Canada
- Luciana Brasa Italy
- Walburga Grimm East Germany
- Kazuo Ohashi
Japan - Dagmar Rehakova Czechoslovakia
- Ramona McIntyre United States
- Irina Minculescu
Romania - Geoffrey Yates United Kingdom
Substitute judge:
- Jürg Wilhelm
Switzerland
Ladies
Sonja Balun of Austria and Krisztina Homolya of Hungary withdrew before the opening ceremony.
| Rank | Name | Nation | CP | SP | FP | Points | Placings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karen Magnussen | Canada | 1 | 1 | 2 | 356.39 | 9 |
| 2 | Janet Lynn | United States | 2 | 12 | 1 | 347.85 | 18 |
| 3 | Christine Errath | East Germany | 5 | 2 | 5 | 340.90 | 31 |
| 4 | Dorothy Hamill | United States | 8 | 3 | 4 | 337.93 | 35 |
| 5 | Jean Scott | United Kingdom | 4 | 10 | 11 | 332.10 | 47 |
| 6 | Karin Iten | Switzerland | 3 | 14 | 14 | 329.08 | 60 |
| 7 | Liana Drahová | Czechoslovakia | 9 | 9 | 6 | 327.53 | 69 |
| 8 | Sonja Morgenstern | East Germany | 10 | 5 | 7 | 326.53 | 76 |
| 9 | Juli McKinstry | United States | 12 | 7 | 9 | 323.26 | 91 |
| 10 | Lynn Nightingale | Canada | 15 | 4 | 3 | 325.61 | 78 |
| 11 | Maria McLean | United Kingdom | 7 | 11 | 13 | 322.68 | 96 |
| 12 | Cathy Lee Irwin | Canada | 11 | 13 | 10 | 320.95 | 108 |
| 13 | Gerti Schanderl | West Germany | 14 | 6 | 8 | 319.69 | 114 |
| 14 | Anett Pötzsch | East Germany | 13 | 8 | 12 | 316.21 | 125 |
| 15 | Dianne de Leeuw |  Netherlands | 6 | 15 | 16 | 316.11 | 123 |
| 16 | Marina Sanaya | Soviet Union | 23 | 16 | 15 | 296.67 | 149 |
| 17 | Emi Watanabe | Japan | 18 | 23 | 17 | 294.35 | 154 |
| 18 | Marie-Claude Bierre |  France | 16 | 18 | 22 | 288.34 | 171 |
| 19 | Cinzia Frosio | Italy | 19 | 19 | 19 | 287.45 | 175 |
| 20 | Liselotte Öberg |  Sweden | 21 | 17 | 18 | 285.55 | 177 |
| 21 | Sharon Burley | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 20 | 20 | 21 | 286.58 | 178 |
| 22 | Hannele Koskinen |  Finland | 27 | 22 | 20 | 275.77 | 204 |
| 23 | Grażyna Dudek |  Poland | 26 | 21 | 23 | 276.57 | 201 |
| 24 | Helena Gazvoda | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 25 | 26 | 24 | 268.04 | 220 |
| 25 | Chang Myung-su |  South Korea | 17 | 28 | 27 | 264.92 | 227 |
| 26 | Bente Tverran |  Norway | 24 | 27 | 26 | 261.03 | 235 |
| 27 | Ágnes Erös |  Hungary | 28 | 24 | 25 | 262.58 | 231 |
| WD | Susanne Altura |  Austria | 22 | 25 | DNF | ||
| Krisztina Gomolya | Hungary | DNS | |||||
| Sonja Balun | Austria | DNS |
Referee:
- Major Josef Dědič Czechoslovakia
Assistant Referee:
- Oskar Madl Austria
Judges:
- Helga von Wiecki East Germany
- Mary Louise Wright United States
- Ludwig Gassner Austria
- Vera Lynfield United Kingdom
- Elisbeth Bon-Meyer Netherlands
- Inkeri Soininen Finland
- Dr. Jakob Biedermann Switzerland
- Joan Maclagan Canada
- Márta Léces Hungary
Substitute judge:
- Sydney Croll Australia
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | SP | FP | Points | Placings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 423.9 | 9 |
| 2 | Liudmila Smirnova / Alexei Ulanov | Soviet Union | 2 | 2 | 416.2 | 18 |
| 3 | Manuela Groß / Uwe Kagelmann | East Germany | 3 | 3 | 409.2 | 29 |
| 4 | Almut Lehmann / Herbert Wiesinger | West Germany | 6 | 5 | 402.9 | 43 |
| 5 | Romy Kermer / Rolf Österreich | East Germany | 4 | 4 | 401.3 | 46 |
| 6 | Sandra Bezic / Val Bezic | Canada | 7 | 6 | 399.8 | 51 |
| 7 | Irina Cherniaeva / Vasili Blagov | Soviet Union | 5 | 7 | 398.3 | 56 |
| 8 | Melissa Militano / Mark Militano | United States | 8 | 8 | 390.7 | 73 |
| 9 | Marian Murray / Glenn Moore | Canada | 9 | 9 | 386.0 | 80 |
| 10 | Karin Künzle / Christian Künzle | Switzerland | 11 | 10 | 373.9 | 92 |
| 11 | Ilona Urbanová / Alex Zach | Czechoslovakia | 10 | 11 | 369.4 | 106 |
| 12 | Corinna Halke / Eberhard Rausch | West Germany | 12 | 12 | 366.6 | 108 |
| 13 | Gale Fuhrman / Joel Fuhrman | United States | 15 | 13 | 360.9 | 121 |
| 14 | Florence Cahn / Jean-Roland Racle | France | 13 | 14 | 362.0 | 120 |
| 15 | Ursula Nemec / Michael Nemec | Austria | 16 | 15 | 346.0 | 137 |
| 16 | Teresa Skrzek / Piotr Sczypa | Poland | 14 | 16 | 350.4 | 135 |
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
Judges:
- Erich Soukup Czechoslovakia
- Valentin Piseev Soviet Union
- Wladyslaw Kolodziej Poland
- Alice Pinos Canada
- Jürg Wilhelm Switzerland
- Willi Wernz West Germany
- Walburga Grimm East Germany
- Walter Hüttner Austria
- Edith M. Shoemaker United States
Substitute judge:
- Monique Georgelin France
Ice dance
Referee:
- Hermann Schiechtl West Germany
Assistant Referee:
Judges:
- Edith M. Shoemaker United States
- Elek Riedl Hungary
- Lysiane Lauret France
- Eugen Romminger West Germany
- Helena Pachlová Czechoslovakia
- Mollie Phillips United Kingdom
- Maria Zuchowicz Poland
- Irina Absaliamova Soviet Union
- Frances Gunn Canada
Substitute judge:
- Cia Bordogna Italy
References
- McKay, Kevin (January 2010). "Top of the World". Senior Living magazine.
- Encyclopædia Britannica: Irina Rodnina
- Pushkina, Oksana (October 3, 2004). Ирина Константиновна Роднина [Irina Konstantinovna Rodnina]. peoples.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- Cross, Jeff (1973). Karen. Don Mills,Ontario: Collier-Macmillan Canada,Ltd.
Sources
- Result list provided by the ISU
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