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The '''1968 [[Blue Swords]]''' ({{lang-de|'''Pokal der Blauen Schwerter'''}}) was an international senior-level [[figure skating]] competition organized in [[Karl-Marx-Stadt]], East Germany. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of [[single skating|men's singles, ladies' singles]], [[pair skating]] and [[ice dancing]]. East Germany's [[Günter Zöller]] won his third consecutive title by defeating the Soviet Union's [[Valeri Meshkov]] and [[Vladimir Kurenbin]]. His teammate, [[Sonja Morgenstern]], won her first Blue Swords title, outscoring Austria's Eva Kriegelstein. The Soviet Union's [[Lyudmila Pakhomova]] / [[Aleksandr Gorshkov (figure skater)|Aleksandr Gorshkov]] won the ice dancing title for the second year in a row. |
The '''1968 [[Blue Swords]]''' ({{lang-de|'''Pokal der Blauen Schwerter'''}}) was an international senior-level [[figure skating]] competition organized in [[Karl-Marx-Stadt]], East Germany.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Petkevich |first1=John Misha |title=The Skater's Handbook |date=1984 |publisher=Scribner |isbn=978-0-684-18016-8 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Skater_s_Handbook/maQrAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22Pokal%20der%20Blauen%20Schwerter%22 |language=en}}</ref> Medals were awarded in the disciplines of [[single skating|men's singles, ladies' singles]], [[pair skating]] and [[ice dancing]]. East Germany's [[Günter Zöller]] won his third consecutive title by defeating the Soviet Union's [[Valeri Meshkov]] and [[Vladimir Kurenbin]]. His teammate, [[Sonja Morgenstern]], won her first Blue Swords title, outscoring Austria's Eva Kriegelstein. The Soviet Union's [[Lyudmila Pakhomova]] / [[Aleksandr Gorshkov (figure skater)|Aleksandr Gorshkov]] won the ice dancing title for the second year in a row. |
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1968 was the first year that the competition was officially named Pokal der blauen Schwerter / Blue Swords. |
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| 1968 Blue Swords | |
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| Date: | 14 – 16 November 1968 |
| Season: | 1968–69 |
| Location: | Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Günter Zöller (GDR) | |
| Ladies' singles: Sonja Morgenstern (GDR) | |
Pairs:  Lyudmila Suslina / Alexander Tikhomiro (URS) | |
| Ice dance: Lyudmila Pakhomova / Aleksandr Gorshkov (URS) | |
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The 1968 Blue Swords (Template:Lang-de) was an international senior-level figure skating competition organized in Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany.[1] Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating and ice dancing. East Germany's Günter Zöller won his third consecutive title by defeating the Soviet Union's Valeri Meshkov and Vladimir Kurenbin. His teammate, Sonja Morgenstern, won her first Blue Swords title, outscoring Austria's Eva Kriegelstein. The Soviet Union's Lyudmila Pakhomova / Aleksandr Gorshkov won the ice dancing title for the second year in a row.
1968 was the first year that the competition was officially named Pokal der blauen Schwerter / Blue Swords.
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Günter Zöller | East Germany
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| 2 | Valeri Meshkov | Soviet Union
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| 3 | Vladimir Kurenbin | Soviet Union
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| ... |
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonja Morgenstern | East Germany
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| 2 | Eva Kriegelstein |  Austria
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| 3 | Christine Errath | East Germany
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| ... |
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyudmila Suslina / Alexander Tikhomirov | Soviet Union
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| 2 | Monika Heibig / Axel Salzmann | East Germany
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| 3 | Galina Karelina / Georgi Proskurin | Soviet Union
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| ... |
Ice dancing
| Rank | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyudmila Pakhomova / Aleksandr Gorshkov | Soviet Union
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| 2 | Annerose Baier / Eberhard Rüger | East Germany
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| 3 | Ilona Berecz / Istvan Sugar |  Hungary
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| ... |
References
- ^ Petkevich, John Misha (1984). The Skater's Handbook. Scribner. ISBN 978-0-684-18016-8.