1975 World Figure Skating Championships
The 1975 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA from March 4 to 8. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
| 1975 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | March 4 – 8 |
| Season: | 1974–75 |
| Location: | Colorado Springs, USA |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Sergei Volkov | |
Ladies' singles:  Dianne de Leeuw | |
| Pair skating: Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev | |
| Ice dance: Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov | |
| Previous: 1974 World Championships | |
| Next: 1976 World Championships | |
The ISU Representative was Jacques Favart of France and the ISU Technical Delegate was Hermann Schiechtl of West Germany.
Men's compulsory figures were performed on March 4 at 8 am and ladies' figures took place the next day.[1] The number of figures executed by each skater had been reduced from six to three.[1]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (5 nations) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | CP | SP | FP | Placings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergei Volkov | Soviet Union | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 2 | Vladimir Kovalev | Soviet Union | 3 | 4 | 3 | 27 |
| 3 | John Curry | United Kingdom | 2 | 2 | 5 | 23 |
| 4 | Toller Cranston | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 4 | 3 | 2 | 29 |
| 5 | Gordon McKellen Jr. | United States | 5 | 5 | 7 | 48 |
| 6 | Yuri Ovchinnikov | Soviet Union | 9 | 1 | 6 | 53 |
| 7 | Terry Kubicka | United States | 11 | 7 | 1 | 61 |
| 8 | Ron Shaver | Canada | 6 | 9 | 9 | 76 |
| 9 | László Vajda |  Hungary | 9 | 10 | 10 | 81 |
| 10 | Minoru Sano |  Japan | 10 | 8 | 8 | 86 |
| 11 | Zdeněk Pazdírek |  Czechoslovakia | 7 | 12 | 17 | 108 |
| 12 | Robin Cousins | United Kingdom | 15 | 11 | 11 | 114 |
| 13 | Didier Gailhaguet |  France | 12 | 13 | 14 | 114 |
| 14 | Bernd Wunderlich | East Germany | 13 | 16 | 15 | 129 |
| 15 | Ronald Koppelent |  Austria | 16 | 14 | 12 | 132 |
| 16 | Mitsuru Matsumura | Japan | 17 | 17 | 13 | 145 |
| 17 | František Pechar | Czechoslovakia | 14 | 15 | 18 | 147 |
| 18 | Robert Rubens | Canada | 18 | 18 | 16 | 153 |
| 19 | Gilles Beyer | France | 19 | 19 | 21 | 173 |
| 20 | Paul Cechmanek |  Luxembourg | 20 | 21 | 20 | 180 |
| 21 | William Schober | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 22 | 20 | 19 | 187 |
| 22 | Flemming Söderquist |  Denmark | 21 | 22 | 22 | 198 |
Referee:
- Benjamin Wright United Kingdom
Assistant Referee:
Judges:
- Evgenia Bogdanova Soviet Union
- Éva György Hungary
- Ardelle K. Sanderson United States
- Kinuko Ueno Japan
- Günter Teichmann East Germany
- Ralph S. McCreath Canada
- Monique Georgelin France
- Mary Groombridge United Kingdom
Substitute judge:
- Sydney R. Croll Australia
Ladies
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
- Sonia Bianchetti
Italy
Judges:
- Walburga Grimm East Germany
- János Zsigmondy
West Germany - William Lewis Canada
- Thérèse Maisel France
- Ludwig Gassner Austria
- Ramona McIntyre United States
- Jacqueline Itschner
Switzerland - Elsbeth Bon Netherlands
- Kazuo Ohashi Japan
Substitute judge:
- Pamela Davis United Kingdom
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | SP | FP | Placings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Romy Kermer / Rolf Österreich | East Germany | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| 3 | Manuela Groß / Uwe Kagelmann | East Germany | 4 | 3 | 27 |
| 4 | Irina Vorobieva / Alexander Vlasov | Soviet Union | 3 | 4 | 37 |
| 5 | Marina Leonidova / Vladimir Bogolyubov | Soviet Union | 6 | 5 | 51 |
| 6 | Melissa Militano / Johnny Johns | United States | 5 | 7 | 57 |
| 7 | Kerstin Stolfig / Veit Kempe | East Germany | 7 | 6 | 55 |
| 8 | Karin Künzle / Christian Künzle | Switzerland | 9 | 8 | 71 |
| 9 | Corinna Halke / Eberhard Rausch | West Germany | 8 | 9 | 84 |
| 10 | Tai Babilonia / Randy Gardner | United States | 10 | 10 | 90 |
| 11 | Candace Jones / Don Fraser | Canada | 11 | 11 | 98 |
| 12 | Ursula Nemec / Michael Nemec | Austria | 13 | 12 | 109 |
| 13 | Grażyna Kostrzewińska / Adam Brodecki |  Poland | 12 | 13 | 113 |
| 14 | Kathy Hutchinson / Jamie McGrigor | Canada | 14 | 14 | 125 |
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
- Oskar Madl Austria
Judges:
- Jane Sullivan United States
- Elsbeth Bon Netherlands
- János Zsigmondy West Germany
- Irina Absaliamova Soviet Union
- Walburga Grimm East Germany
- Audrey Williams Canada
- Maria Zuchowicz Poland
- Jürg Wilhelm Switzerland
- Ludwig Gassner Austria
Substitute judge:
- Sydney R. Croll Australia
Ice dancing
| Rank | Name | Nation | CD | FD | Placings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | Colleen O'Connor / Jim Millns | United States | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| 3 | Hilary Green / Glyn Watts | United Kingdom | 4 | 3 | 30 |
| 4 | Natalia Linichuk / Gennadi Karponosov | Soviet Union | 3 | 4 | 36 |
| 5 | Matilde Ciccia / Lamberto Ceserani | Italy | 5 | 5 | 44 |
| 6 | Krisztina Regőczy / András Sallay | Hungary | 6 | 6 | 48 |
| 7 | Teresa Weyna / Piotr Bojańczyk | Poland | 8 | 8 | 71 |
| 8 | Janet Thompson / Warren Maxwell | United Kingdom | 7 | 9 | 71 |
| 9 | Barbara Berezowski / David Porter | Canada | 9 | 7 | 78 |
| 10 | Eva Peštová / Jiři Pokorný | Czechoslovakia | 10 | 10 | 94 |
| 11 | Kay Barsdell / Kenneth Foster | United Kingdom | 11 | 11 | 101 |
| 12 | Judi Genovesi / Kent Weigle | United States | 12 | 12 | 104 |
| 13 | Susan Carscallen / Eric Gillies | Canada | 13 | 13 | 110 |
| 14 | Halina Gordon / Wojciech Bankowski | Poland | 14 | 14 | 126 |
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
- Edith M. Shoemaker United States
Judges:
- Courtney Jones United Kingdom
- Igor Kabanov Soviet Union
- Cia Bordogna Italy
- Vera Spurná Czechoslovakia
- Maria Zuchowicz Poland
- Pierrette Devine Canada
- Jürg Wilhelm Switzerland
- Mabel Graham United States
- Klára Kozári Hungary
References
- "World skaters in final practices". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. March 3, 1975. p. 9.
Sources
- Result list provided by the ISU
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