1972 World Figure Skating Championships
| 1972 World Figure Skating Championships | |
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| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | March 7 – 11 |
| Season: | 1971–72 |
| Location: | Calgary, Canada |
| Venue: | Stampede Corral |
| Champions | |
Men's singles: Ondrej Nepela
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Ladies' singles: Beatrix Schuba
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Pair skating: Irina Rodnina / Alexei Ulanov
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| Ice dancing: Lyudmila Pakhomova / Alexandr Gorshkov
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| Previous: 1971 World Championships |
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| Next: 1973 World Championships |
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The 1972 World Figure Skating Championships were held at the Stampede Corral in Calgary, Canada from March 7 to 11. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
The ISU Representative was John R. Shoemaker (United States) and the ISU Technical Delegates were Hermann Schiechtl (West Germany) and Donald H. Gilchrist (Canada).
A day before the start of the competition, Irina Rodnina / Alexei Ulanov had an accident on a lift; she was hospitalized with a concussion and an intracranial hematoma but went on to compete and win the gold medal. It was Rodnina/Ulanov's final competition together; he would team up with the silver medalist, Lyudmila Smirnova.
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