Figure skating Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

at the

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was held at Le Stade Olympique de Glace in

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, then known as "rhythmic skating," was a

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and was won by the team of Diane Towler and

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of Great Britain. It became a medal event eight years later in 1976 Innsbruck.

Medal table

Results

Men

Referee: * International_Skating_Union

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: * International_Skating_Union

Sonia Bianchetti Judges: * Martin Felsenkirch * Ralph S. McCreath * Emil Skákala * Jeanine Donnier-Blanc *

Erika Schiechtl Erika may refer to: Arts and Entertainment * Hayasaka Erika (''Megatokyo)'' * Erika (''Friends'') * Erika (''Pokémon'') * Erika (''Underworld'') * Erika Itsumi ''(Girls und Panzer)'' * ''Erika'' (film), a 1971 Italian thriller film * "E ...

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* Michele Beltrami *

Haruo Kanno Haruo (written: 春雄, 春生, 春男, 春夫, 晴生, 晴男, 晴夫, 暎夫, 治夫 or 治夫) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese chemist *, Japanese film director *, Jap ...

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Ladies

Referee: * International_Skating_Union

Karl Enderlin Assistant Referee: * International_Skating_Union

Néri Valdes Judges: * Martin Felsenkirch * Dagmar Řeháková * Carla Listing * János Zsigmondy *

Mollie Phillips Mollie Doreen Phillips OBE (27 July 1907 – 15 December 1994) was a British figure skater and Olympic judge. She is regarded as a pioneer in the sport. Phillips was the first woman to carry a national flag at the opening ceremony of an Olympic ...

* Éva György *

Masao Hasegawa Masao (written: 正雄, 正夫, 正生, 正男, 正郎, 雅雄, 雅央, 雅夫, 雅勇, 雅男, 昌雄, 昌夫, 昌男, 昌朗, 昌郎, 昌大, 政雄, 政夫, 政男, 政於, 征夫, 優夫, 聖雄, 利生, 将雄, 将夫 or 眞男) is a masculine ...

* Norman E. Fuller *

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Pairs

Referee: * International_Skating_Union

Gérard Rodrigues Henriques Assistant Referee: * International_Skating_Union

Donald H. Gilchrist Judges: * Franz Wojtanowskyj * Ralph S. McCreath * Emil Skákala * Monique Georgelin * Carla Listing *

Wilhelm Kahle Wilhelm may refer to: People and fictional characters * William Charles John Pitcher, costume designer known professionally as "Wilhelm" * Wilhelm (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname Other uses * Mount ...

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 ...

Tatiana Tolmacheva Tatyana Aleksandrovna Tolmachova (russian: Татьяна Александровна Толмачёва, née Granatkina, Гранаткина; 21 January 1907 – 21 October 1998) was a Russian figure skater, figure skating coach and one o ...

References

External links

Official Olympic Report

{{DEFAULTSORT:Figure Skating At The 1968 Winter Olympics 1968 Winter Olympics events

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

1968 in figure skating International figure skating competitions hosted by France