The 1975

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were held in

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from March 4 to 8. At the event, sanctioned by the

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, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles,

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, and

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. The ISU Representative was

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of France and the ISU Technical Delegate was

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of West Germany. Men's compulsory figures were performed on March 4 at 8 am and ladies' figures took place the next day. The number of figures executed by each skater had been reduced from six to three.

Medal table

Results

Men

Referee: *

Benjamin Wright Benjamin Wright (October 10, 1770 – August 24, 1842) was an American civil engineer who was chief engineer of the Erie Canal and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. In 1969, the American Society of Civil Engineers declared him the "Father of America ...

Assistant Referee: * Donald H. Gilchrist Judges: *

Evgenia Bogdanova Evgenia, Evgeniya, Yevgenia or Yevgeniya is a feminine given name which may refer to: Evgenia or Evgeniya * Evgeniya Augustinas (born 1988), Russian racing cyclist * Evgeniya Belyakova (born 1986), Russian basketball player in the Women's National ...

* Éva György * Ardelle K. Sanderson *

Kinuko Ueno Kinuko (written: 絹子) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese volleyball player * Kinuko Y. Craft (born 1940), Japanese-born American painter and illustrator *, Japanese painter {{given name Japan ...

* Günter Teichmann * Ralph S. McCreath * Monique Georgelin * Mary Groombridge Substitute judge: * Sydney R. Croll

Ladies

Referee: *

Josef Dědič Josef Dědič (b. 1924; d. June 19, 1993 in Prague) 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. In 1949, he became a ska ...

Assistant Referee: * Sonia Bianchetti Judges: *

Walburga Grimm Walpurga or Walburga ( ang, Wealdburg, la, Valpurga, Walpurga, Walpurgis, sv, Valborg; c. AD 71025 February 777 or 779), also spelled Valderburg or Guibor, was an Anglo-Saxon missionary to the Frankish Empire. She was canonized on 1 May c. 870 ...

* János Zsigmondy * William Lewis * Thérèse Maisel *

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* Ramona McIntyre * Jacqueline Itschner *

Elsbeth Bon Elsbeth is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Elsbeth Juda (born 1911), British photographer * Elsbeth Levy Bothe (born 1927), American attorney and judge *Elsbeth Schragmüller (1887–1940), German spy during World War I * Els ...

* Kazuo Ohashi Substitute judge: * Pamela Davis

Pairs

Referee: *

Elemér Terták Elemér Terták (born 2 November 1918 in Budapest, Hungary; died 8 July 1999 in Budapest) was a Hungarian figure skater who competed in men's singles. He won the bronze medal at the 1934 European Figure Skating Championships, the 1937 European C ...

Assistant Referee: * Oskar Madl Judges: * Jane Sullivan *

* János Zsigmondy * Irina Absaliamova *

Audrey Williams Audrey Mae Sheppard Williams (February 28, 1923 – November 4, 1975) was an American musician known for being the first wife of country music singer and songwriter Hank Williams, the mother of Hank Williams Jr. and the grandmother of Hank Willi ...

Maria Zuchowicz Maria Zuchowicz (born in Poznań, in 1930 – 24 November 2020) was a Polish lawyer and figure skating official. She was Chairperson of Appeal Commission of the International Skating Union and Vice-President of the Polish Figure Skating Associa ...

* Jürg Wilhelm *

Substitute judge: * Sydney R. Croll

Ice dancing

Referee: *

Lawrence Demmy Lawrence Demmy (1931 – 9 December 2016) was a British ice dancer. With partner Jean Westwood, he was the World Champion for four consecutive years, 1952 to 1955Edith M. Shoemaker Judges: * Courtney Jones * Igor Kabanov * Cia Bordogna * Vera Spurná *

* Pierrette Devine * Jürg Wilhelm * Mabel Graham * Klára Kozári

References

Sources

* Result list provided by the ISU {{ISU Championships Figure skating World Figure Skating Championships

Sports competitions in Colorado Springs, Colorado International figure skating competitions hosted by the United States

March 1975 sports events in the United States

1970s in Colorado Springs, Colorado