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, Japan.

Medalists

Alpine skiing

;Men ;Men's slalom ;Women

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.

Bobsleigh

Cross-country skiing

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

Figure skating

;Women

Ice hockey

;Summary

First round

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

Medal round

*Sweden 5–1 USA *USSR 3–3 Sweden *Sweden 5–3 Poland *Czechoslovakia 2–1 Sweden *Finland 4–3 Sweden

Nordic combined

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

Ski jumping

Speed skating

;Men ;Women

References

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