The World Figure Skating Championships

World Figure Skating Championships

The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...

is an annual figure skating competition

Figure skating competition

-International:* International competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union. These competitions are held using ISU rules; skaters are entered by their respective national skating federations....

 sanctioned by the International Skating Union

International Skating Union

The International Skating Union is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Netherlands in 1892, making it one of the oldest international...

 in which figure skaters

Figure skating

Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...

 compete for the title of World Champion.

The 1969 championships took place on February 25 to March 2, 1969 in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Colorado

Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

, USA.

Medal table

1		1	2	1	4
2		1	0	1	2
3		1	0	0	1
3		1	0	0	1
5		0	1	0	1
5		0	1	0	1
7		0	0	1	1
7		0	0	1	1

Men

Rank	Name	Nation	CP	FP	Total Points	Placings
1	Tim Wood		1	1	2894.5	9
2	Ondrej Nepela Ondrej Nepela Ondrej Nepela was an Olympic gold medalist and three-time World champion Slovak figure skater who competed for Czechoslovakia in the late 1960s and early 1970s.-Career:...		2	6	2703.3	22
3	Patrick Péra Patrick Pera Patrick Péra is a French figure skater. He won the bronze medal in men's singles in the 1968 Winter Olympics and again at the 1972 Winter Olympics.-Competitive highlights:-References:* *...		3	5	2684.6	27
4	Gary Visconti Gary Visconti Gary Visconti was an American figure skater. He won the gold medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships twice and captured the bronze medal at the World Figure Skating Championships two times. He currently works as a coach.-Results:...		4	4	2622.4	45
5	John Misha Petkevich John Misha Petkevich John Misha Petkevich is an American former figure skater. He won the 1971 United States Figure Skating Championships in men's singles and the North American Figure Skating Championship in the same year. He placed 6th at the 1968 Winter Olympics and 5th at the 1972 Winter Olympics...		7	2	2623.4	47
6	Jay Humphry Jay Humphry Jay Humphry is a Canadian former figure skater who competed in men's singles. He won the gold medal at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in 1968 and 1969 and competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics...		5	3	2652.1	41
7	Günter Zöller Günter Zöller Günter Zöller is a German figure skater and figure skating coach.Zöller was a child when he began figure skating. His coach was Jutta Müller...		6	10	2544.9	68
8	Sergei Chetverukhin Sergei Chetverukhin Sergei Alexandrovich Chetverukhin is a former Soviet figure skater. He trained at VSS Trud in Moscow. He is a three-time medalist at the World Figure Skating Championships and a four-time medalist at the European Figure Skating Championships, each time coming in behind Ondrej Nepela...		8	9	2531.6	72
9	Marian Filc Marian Filc Marian Filc was a Slovak figure skater who competed for Czechoslovakia. He represented Czechoslovakia at the 1968 Winter Olympics, where he was placed 10th....		9	7	2497.9	83
10	David McGillivray David McGillivray (figure skater) David McGillivray was a Canadian figure skater who competed in men's singles. He competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics and won the gold medal at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in 1970.-Results:...		13	8	2482.7	87
11	Yuri Ovchinnikov Yuri Ovchinnikov (figure skater) Yuri Lvovich Ovchinnikov is a Russian figure skater who competed for the Soviet Union. He is the 1975 European bronze medalist. He represented the Soviet Union at the 1972 Winter Olympics, where he placed 12th, and at the 1976 Winter Olympics, where he placed 8th.-Results:-References:* -Navigation:...		12	11	2434.8	97
12	Philippe Pélissier Philippe Pélissier Philippe Pélissier is a French retired competitive figure skater who currently works as a coach. As a skater, he won six medals at the French Figure Skating Championships. He competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics, placing 23rd, and at the 1968 Winter Olympics, placing 13th...		11	13	2405.9	106
13	Tsuguhiko Kozuka Tsuguhiko Kozuka is a Japanese figure skater who is now a coach. He won the three-time Japan Figure Skating Championships. He placed 18th in the 1968 Winter Olympic Games. He is the father of Takahiko Kozuka.He is now an International Judge for Japan.-Results:-References:...		14	14	2355.6	123
14	Jacques Mrozek Jacques Mrozek Jacques Mrozek is a former French figure skater who competed in men's singles. He competed at the Winter Olympic Games in 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics and won the gold medal at the 1973 French Figure Skating Championships....		16	12		122
15	Günter Anderl Günter Anderl Günter Anderl is an Austrian figure skater who competed in men's singles. He was a three-time Austrian national champion from 1969 to 1971. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics...		15	16	2319.1	134
16	Reinhard Ketterer		17	15	2278.4	142
17	Klaus Grimmelt		18	17	2222.0	152
WD	Haig Oundjian Haig Oundjian Haig Bertrand Oundjian is a former British figure skater.-Results:-References:*...		10

• Referee: Josef Dědič
  Josef Dědič
  Josef Dědič was a Czechoslovak figure skater and sport official. He placed 9th at the 1948 European Figure Skating Championships and retired from competitive skating in that year....
  
   
• Assistant Referee: Donald H.Gilchrist 

Judges were

• Benjamin T. Wright 
• Walter Malek 
• Jeanine Donnier-Blanc 
• Milan Duchón 
• Dorothy Leamen 
• Wilhelm Kahle 
• Mollie Phillips 
• Konstantin Likharev 
• Helga von Wiecki 

Substitute judge:

• Rolf J. Steinmann 

Ladies

Rank	Name	Nation	CP	FP	Total Points	Placings
1	Gabriele Seyfert Gabriele Seyfert Gabriele Seyfert is a retired German figure skater. She is a two-time world champion , and the 1968 Olympic silver medalist.-Biography:...		2	1	2795.5	9
2	Beatrix Schuba Beatrix Schuba Trixi Schuba is an Austrian figure skater and is a six-time Austrian champion , a two-time European champion , a two-time World champion , and Olympic champion of 1972, all in ladies' singles.She is considered to be one of the best compulsory figure skaters ever.-Biography:Born in Vienna,...		1	6	2709.4	24
3	Zsuzsa Almássy Zsuzsa Almássy Zsuzsa Almássy is a Hungarian former Olympic figure skater. She trained with Arnold Gerschwiler.-Results:-References:* -Navigation:...		3	4	2704.6	27
4	Julie Lynn Holmes Julie Lynn Holmes Julie Lynn Holmes is a former American figure skater. She won one silver medal and one bronze medal at the World Figure Skating Championships and competed in the 1972 Winter Olympics.She was coached initially by Nancy Rush and then by Carlo Fassi...		4	2	2696.2	33
5	Janet Lynn Janet Lynn Janet Lynn Nowicki is an American figure skater and Olympic bronze medalist.-Amateur career:Lynn began to skate almost as soon as she could walk and took part in her first exhibition performance at the age of four in a group number at Chicago Stadium...		5	5	2663.4	44
6	Linda Carbonetto Linda Carbonetto Linda Carbonetto is a Canadian figure skater. She is the 1969 Canadian Champion and a 1968 Winter Olympian. Although born in New York City, she was raised in Ontario....		9	3	2616.0	53
7	Elisabeth Nestler		6	7	2572.8	62
8	Patricia Dodd		7	14	2495.1	89
9	Eileen Zillmer		8	12	2487.8	91
10	Elena Shcheglova Elena Shcheglova Elena Shcheglova is a Russian figure skater who represented the Soviet Union in international competition. She placed 12th at the 1968 Winter Olympics.-Competitive highlights:-References:* -Navigation:...		12	8	2492.3	87
11	Kazumi Yamashita		13	10	2472.1	96
12	Elisabeth Mikula		10	11	2471.8	102
13	Rita Trapanese Rita Trapanese Rita Trapanese was an Italian figure skater. She was the 1972 European silver medalist and the 1971 bronze medalist...		11	13	2461.2	105
14	Galina Grzhibovskaya		16	9	2400.6	127
15	Charlotte Walter		14	15	2379.0	131
16	Keiko Miyagawa		17	16	2266.8	144
17	Janet Schwarz		18	17	2108.1	153
WD	Sonja Morgenstern Sonja Morgenstern thumb|Sonja Morgenstern is a German figure skater and figure skating coach.Morgenstern was coached by Jutta Müller in Chemnitz and represented the SC Karl-Marx-Stadt club and East Germany . In 1966 she won the Spartakiade in figure skating. Two years later she participated in the Winter Olympics...		15
WD	Hana Mašková Hana Mašková Hana Mašková was a Czech figure skater who competed for Czechoslovakia.-Biography:As a child, Hana spent her days on the ice at the Štvanice Stadium. Reputable coach Karel Glogar noticed the talent in this little girl. Glogar also had been instrumental in the beginning of the career of Ája...
WD	Vanessa Jackson

• Referee: Major Elemér Terták
  Elemér Terták
  Elemér Terták was an Hungarian figure skater who competed in men's singles. He won the bronze medal at the 1934 European Figure Skating Championships, the 1937 European Championships, and the 1937 World Figure Skating Championships. He also competed in the 1936 Winter Olympic Games, finishing...
  
   
• Assistant Referee: Sonia Bianchetti 

Judges were

• Ardelle K. Sanderson 
• Walburga Grimm 
• Dagmar Rehakova 
• Ludwig Gassner
  Ludwig Gassner
  Ludwig Gassner is an Austrian luger who competed in the early 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1962 FIL European Luge Championships in Weissenbach, Austria.-References:*...
  
   
• Kinuko Ueno 
• Donald B. Cruikshank 
• Henrik Hajós 
• Michele Beltrami 
• Hans Fuchs 

Substitute judge:

• Rolf J. Steinmann 

Pairs

Rank	Name	Nation	SP	FP	Total Points	Placings
1	Irina Rodnina Irina Rodnina Irina Konstantinovna Rodnina is one of the most successful figure skaters ever and the only pair skater to win 10 successive World Championships and three successive Olympic gold medals . She initially competed with Alexei Ulanov and later teamed up with Alexander Zaitsev...  / Alexei Ulanov Alexei Ulanov Alexei Nikolaevich Ulanov is a retired pair skater who represented the Soviet Union. With Irina Rodnina, he is the 1972 Olympic champion and a four-time World champion. They were coached by Stanislav Zhuk and trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow. He later competed with wife...		1	1	421.1	9
2	Tamara Moskvina Tamara Moskvina Tamara Nikolayevna Moskvina , née Bratus is a Russian pair skating coach and former competitive skater. In pair skating with partner Alexei Mishin, she was the 1969 World silver medalist and Soviet national champion. In ladies singles, she was a five-time Soviet national champion...  / Alexei Mishin Alexei Mishin Alexei Nikolaevich Mishin is a Russian figure skating coach and former pair skater. With partner Tamara Moskvina, he was the 1969 World silver medalist and USSR national champion....		3	2	410.9	23
3	Liudmila Belousova / Oleg Protopopov Oleg Protopopov Oleg Alekseyevich Protopopov is a Russian pair skater who represented the Soviet Union. With his partner Ludmila Belousova, he is a two-time Olympic champion and four-time World champion .- Career :Protopopov started skating relatively late, at age 15...		2	3	410.5	26
4	Cynthia Kauffman Cynthia Kauffman Cynthia Diane Kauffman is an American pair skater. With brother Ronald Kauffman, she a four-time U.S. national champion and a three-time World bronze medalist...  / Ronald Kauffman Ronald Kauffman Ronald Lee "Ronnie" Kauffman is an American pair skater. With sister Cynthia Kauffman, he a four-time U.S. national champion and a three-time World bronze medalist...		4	5	405.0	36
5	Heidemarie Steiner Heidemarie Steiner Heidemarie Steiner married Walther, is a German figure skater and coach. She competed in pair skating and ladies singles....  / Heinz-Ulrich Walther Heinz-Ulrich Walther Heinz-Ulrich Walther is a German pair skater and figure skating judge who represented East Germany and the Unified Team of Germany in competition.- Biography :...		5	6	400.0	46
6	JoJo Starbuck JoJo Starbuck JoJo Starbuck is an American figure skater. With partner Kenneth Shelley, she is a three-time United States pair skating champion and two-time Olympian ....  / Kenneth Shelley Kenneth Shelley Kenneth Shelley is an American figure skater who competed in both singles and pairs. As a single skater, he won the 1972 United States Figure Skating Championships and placed 4th at the 1972 Winter Olympics. His highest placement at the World Figure Skating Championships was a single skater was...		7	4	398.7	50
7	Gudrun Hauss / Walter Häfner		6	7	388.6	63
8	Melissa Militano Melissa Militano Melissa Mary Militano is an American figure skater who competed as a single skater and pair skater. As a pair skater, she won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships three times, in 1973 with her brother Mark Militano and in 1974 and 1975 with Johnny Johns...  / Mark Militano Mark Militano Mark William Militano is an American pair skater. With sister Melissa Militano, he is the 1973 U.S. national champion. They represented the United States at the 1972 Winter Olympics where they placed 7th....		10	8	374.1	75
9	Brunhilde Baßler / Eberhard Rausch Eberhard Rausch Eberhard Rausch is a former German pair skater.With partner Corinna Halke, he is the 1974-1976 German national champion. They competed five times at the European Figure Skating Championships and the World Figure Skating Championships...		8	9	362.8	82
10	Anna Forder Anna Forder Anna Forder was a Canadian pair skater. With partner Richard Stephens, she competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics and won the gold medal at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships the next year.-Results:...  / Richard Stephens Richard Stephens Richard Stephens was a Canadian pair skater. With partner Anna Forder, he competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics and won the gold medal at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships the next year.-Results:...		9	10	363.5	90
11	Mona Szabo / Peter Szabo		11	11	357.5	94
12	Linda Bernard / Raymond Wilson		13	12	344.2	109
13	Evelyne Schneider Evelyne Schneider Evelyne Schneider is an Austrian pair skater. With partner Wilhelm Bietak, she represented Austria at the 1968 Winter Olympics, where they placed 15th....  / Wilhelm Bietak Wilhelm Bietak Wilhelm "Willy" Bietak is an Austrian pair skater and skating event producer. During his career, he competed internationally with partners Evelyne Schneider and Gerlinde Schönbauer, and competed at the Olympic Games with both of them...		14	13		116
WD	Liana Drahová / Peter Bartosiewicz		12

• Referee: Karl Enderlin
  Karl Enderlin
  Karl Enderlin was a Swiss figure skater. He was a four-time Swiss national champion. He represented Switzerland at the 1948 Winter Olympics where he placed 14th.-Results:-References:...
  
   
• Assistant Referee: Henry M. Beatty 

Judges were

• Nonna Nestegina 
• Benjamin T. Wright 
• Walburga Grimm 
• Emil Skákala 
• Hans Fuchs 
• Dorothy Leamen 
• Monique Georgelin 
• Ludwig Gassner
  Ludwig Gassner
  Ludwig Gassner is an Austrian luger who competed in the early 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1962 FIL European Luge Championships in Weissenbach, Austria.-References:*...
  
   
• Mollie Phillips 

Substitute judge:

• Rolf J. Steinmann 

Ice dancing

Rank	Name	Nation	CD	FD	Total Points	Placings
1	Diane Towler Diane Towler Diane Towler is a former British ice dancer and currently a figure skating coach....  / Bernard Ford Bernard Ford Bernard Ford, MBE, is a British former ice dancer. With partner Diane Towler, he is a four-time World, European, and British Champion. He is also a World Professional Ice Dance Champion...		1	1	259.8	7
2	Liudmila Pakhomova Lyudmila Pakhomova Lyudmila Alekseyevna Pakhomova was an ice dancer who competed for the Soviet Union. With partner Alexandr Gorshkov, she was the 1976 Olympic champion.-Biography:...  / Alexander Gorshkov		2	2	252.0	16
3	Judy Schwomeyer Judy Schwomeyer Judy Schwomeyer is an American ice dancer and actress. As a figure skater, she competed with partner James Sladky. They were five time U.S. national champions. They are the 1970 World silver medalists and the 1969 & 1971-1972 World bronze medalists.With coach Ron Ludington, Schwomeyer & Sladky...  / James Sladky James Sladky James Sladky is an American ice dancer. He competed with partner Judy Schwomeyer. They were five time U.S. national champions. They are the 1970 World silver medalists and the 1969 & 1971-1972 World bronze medalists....		3	3	250.7	24
4	Janet Sawbridge / Jon Lane		4	4	246.9	27
5	Angelika Buck Angelika Buck Angelika Buck was a German ice dancer. She was a team with her brother Erich Buck. They were the first Germans to capture the European title in ice dancing....  / Erich Buck Erich Buck Erich Buck was a German ice dancer. He was a team with his sister Angelika Buck. They were the first Germans to capture the European title in ice dancing....		5	5	244.6	32
6	Annerose Beier / Eberhard Rüger		6	6	234.5	45
7	Susan Getty / Roy Bradshaw		7	7	232.3	51
8	Dana Holanova / Jaromir Holan		8	8	225.8	63
9	Debbie Gerken / Raymond Tiedemann		9	13	224.0	67.5
10	Joan Bitterman / Brad Hislop		10	10	220.9	74.5
11	Donna Taylor / Bruce Lennie		11	9	223.8	72.5
12	Mary Church / Tom Falls		13	12	218.2	84.5
13	Ilona Berecz / István Sugár		12	14	214.1	88.0
14	Tatiana Voitiuk / Viacheslav Zhigalin		14	11	217.9	83.0
15	Edeltraud Rotty / Joachim Iglowstein		15	15	201.7	105.0

• Referee: Lawrence Demmy
  Lawrence Demmy
  Lawrence Demmy is a British ice dancer. With partner Jean Westwood, he is the 1952-1955 World Champion and 1954 & 1955 European Champion.-Results:-References:...
  
   
• Assistant Referee: H. Kendall Kelley 

Judges were

• Robert S. Hudson 
• Mabel Graham 
• Eugen Romminger 
• Barbara Lane 
• Walter Malek 
• Milan Cuchón 
• Henrik Hajós