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1968 World Figure Skating Championships | |
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Type: | ISU Championship |
Date: | February 27 – March 3 |
Season: | 1967–68 |
Location: | Geneva, Switzerland |
Venue: | Patinoire des Vernets |
Champions | |
Men's singles: Emmerich Danzer | |
Ladies' singles: Peggy Fleming | |
Pairs: Lyudmila Belousova / Oleg Protopopov | |
Ice dance: Diane Towler / Bernard Ford | |
Previous: 1967 World Championships | |
Next: 1969 World Championships |
The 1968 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Geneva, Switzerland from February 27 to March 3. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The ISU representative was John R. Shoemaker from the USA and the ISU Technical Delegate was Elemér Terták from Hungary.
On the ladies' singles skating Peggy Fleming finished first in the CF and in the FS too, before Gabriele Seyfert. The South African Margaret Betts finished on the last place in both program. On the pair skating Lyudmila Belousova and Oleg Protopopov finished first also in the SP and in the FS, before Tatyana Zhuk and Aleksandr Gorelik. On the ice dance competition Diane Towler and Bernard Ford won in the CD and FD too.