1968 Blue Swords
The 1968 Blue Swords (German: Pokal der Blauen Schwerter) was an international senior-level figure skating competition organized in Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating and ice dancing. East Germany's Günter Zöller won his third consecutive title by defeating the Soviet Union's Valeri Meshkov and Vladimir Kurenbin. His teammate, Sonja Morgenstern, won her first Blue Swords title, outscoring Austria's Eva Kriegelstein. The Soviet Union's Lyudmila Pakhomova / Aleksandr Gorshkov won the ice dancing title for the second year in a row.
| 1968 Blue Swords | |
|---|---|
| Date: | 14 November – 16 November 1968 |
| Season: | 1968-1969 |
| Location: | Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  | |
| Ladies' singles: | |
Pair skating:  | |
| Ice dance: | |
| Previous: 1967 Blue Swords | |
| Next: 1969 Blue Swords | |
1968 was the first year that the competition was officially named Pokal der blauen Schwerter / Blue Swords.
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Günter Zöller | |
| 2 | Valeri Meshkov | |
| 3 | Vladimir Kurenbin | |
| ... |
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonja Morgenstern | |
| 2 | Eva Kriegelstein |  |
| 3 | Christine Errath | |
| ... |
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyudmila Suslina / Alexander Tikhomirov | |
| 2 | Monika Heibig / Axel Salzmann | |
| 3 | Galina Karelina / Georgi Proskurin | |
| ... |
Ice dancing
| Rank | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyudmila Pakhomova / Aleksandr Gorshkov | |
| 2 | Annerose Baier / Eberhard Rüger | |
| 3 | Ilona Berecz / Istvan Sugar |  |
| ... |
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