1973 Prize of Moscow News

The 1973 Prize of Moscow News was the eighth edition of an international figure skating competition organized in Moscow, Soviet Union. It was held December 9–14, 1973. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating and ice dancing. The Soviet Union's Vladimir Kovalev, a world medalist, won the men's title for the first time, after three previous podium finishes. West Germany national champion Gerti Schanderl took the ladies' title ahead of Soviet skater Ludmila Bakonina. Soviets swept the pairs' podium, led by Olympic champion Alexei Ulanov and his second partner, Lyudmila Smirnova. The ice dancing title was won by Natalia Linichuk / Gennadi Karponosov, who would take the world bronze medal later in the season.

1993 Prize of Moscow News
Date:December 09 – 14
Season:1973-74
Location:Moscow
Champions
Men's singles:
 Vladimir Kovalev (URS)
Ladies' singles:
 Gerti Schanderl (FRG)
Pairs:
 Lyudmila Smirnova / Alexei Ulanov (URS)
Ice dance:
 Natalia Linichuk / Gennadi Karponosov (URS)
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Men edit

Rank Name[1][2] Nation
1 Vladimir Kovalev   Soviet Union
2 Ronald Shaver   Canada
3 Igor Bobrin   Soviet Union
4 Igor Lisovsky   Soviet Union
5 Mario Liebers   East Germany
6 Konstantin Kokora   Soviet Union
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Ladies edit

Rank Name[1][2] Nation
1 Gerti Schanderl   West Germany
2 Ludmila Bakonina   Soviet Union
3 Marion Weber   East Germany
4 Steffi Knoll   East Germany
5 Tatiana Oleneva   Soviet Union
6 Hana Knapova   Czechoslovakia
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Pairs edit

Rank Name[1][2] Nation
1 Lyudmila Smirnova / Alexei Ulanov   Soviet Union
2 Natalia Dongauzer / Vasili Blagov   Soviet Union
3 Marina Leonidova / Vladimir Bogolyubov   Soviet Union
4 Natalia Ovchinnikova / Andrei Suraikin   Soviet Union
5 Elena Komarova / Alexander Volkov   Soviet Union
6 Katja Schubert / Knut Schubert   East Germany
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Ice dancing edit

Rank Name[1][2] Nation
1 Natalia Linichuk / Gennadi Karponosov   Soviet Union
2 Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov   Soviet Union
3 Svetlana Alexeeva / Alexander Boichuk   Soviet Union
4 Diana Skotnická / Martin Skotnický   Czechoslovakia
5 Halina Gordon / Wojciech Bankowski   Poland
6 Teresa Weyna / Piotr Bojańczyk   Poland
7 Marian Murray / Glenn Moore   Canada
...

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "1973 Prize of Moscow News". Rudé právo Archive.
  2. ^ a b c d "1973 Prize of Moscow News". Neues Deutschland Archive.