1968 Blue Swords

The 1968 Blue Swords (German: 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 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 Blue Swords
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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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
2	Valeri Meshkov	Soviet Union
3	Vladimir Kurenbin	Soviet Union
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Ladies

Rank	Name	Nation
1	Sonja Morgenstern	East Germany
2	Eva Kriegelstein	Austria
3	Christine Errath	East Germany
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Pairs

Rank	Name	Nation
1	Lyudmila Suslina / Alexander Tikhomirov	Soviet Union
2	Monika Heibig / Axel Salzmann	East Germany
3	Galina Karelina / Georgi Proskurin	Soviet Union
...

Ice dancing

Rank	Name	Nation
1	Lyudmila Pakhomova / Aleksandr Gorshkov	Soviet Union
2	Annerose Baier / Eberhard Rüger	East Germany
3	Ilona Berecz / Istvan Sugar	Hungary
...