Figure skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Olympic Games

Figure skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics was held at the Makomanai Skating Rink and Mikaho Indoor Skating Rink. Compulsory figures strongly influenced the men's and ladies' singles results. Ondrej Nepela won the men's gold medal, while Beatrix Schuba won the ladies' gold despite placing seventh in free skating. Irina Rodnina and Alexei Ulanov won the pairs competition over Liudmila Smirnova and Andrei Suraikin.

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Venues: Makomanai Skating Rink and Mikaho Indoor Skating Rink
Men's gold medalist: Ondrej Nepela
Ladies' gold medalist: Beatrix Schuba

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