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gold medal.

Medalists

Biathlon

;Men : ¹ One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss. ;Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay : ² A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.

Cross-country skiing

;Men ;Men's 4 × 10 km relay ;Women ;Women's 3 × 5 km relay

Figure skating

;Men

Ice hockey

First round

Winners (in bold) entered the Medal Round. Other teams played a consolation round for 7th-11th places.

Medal round

*Czechoslovakia 14-1 Poland *USA 5-1 Czechoslovakia *Czechoslovakia 7-1 Finland *Czechoslovakia 2-1 Sweden *USSR 5-2 Czechoslovakia

Leading scorers

Nordic combined

Events: * normal hill ski jumping * 15 km cross-country skiing

Ski jumping

References

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database

Olympic Winter Games 1972, full results by sports-reference.com
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