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1970 Blue Swords

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1970 Blue Swords
Date:12 – 14 November 1970
Season:1970–71
Location:Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany
Champions
Men's singles:
 Jan Hoffmann (GDR)
Ladies' singles:
 Sonja Morgenstern (GDR)
Pairs:
 Manuela Groß / Uwe Kagelmann (GDR)
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The 1970 Blue Swords (German: Pokal der Blauen Schwerter) was an international figure skating competition organized in East Germany. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles and pair skating. It was the tenth edition of the annual event and included skaters from ten countries. East Germany won all three categories, with Jan Hoffmann taking the men's title, Sonja Morgenstern winning the ladies' event, and Manuela Groß / Uwe Kagelmann becoming the pair champions.[1]

Men

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Rank Name Nation
1 Jan Hoffmann  East Germany
2 Igor Bobrin  Soviet Union
3 Ralf Richter  East Germany
4 Michael Glaubitz  East Germany
5 Masek  Czechoslovakia
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Ladies

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Rank Name Nation
1 Sonja Morgenstern  East Germany
2 Christine Errath  East Germany
3 Simone Gräfe  East Germany
4 Natalia Ovchinnikova  Soviet Union
5 Anita Johansson  Sweden
6 Daniela Matejkova  Czechoslovakia
...

Pairs

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Rank Name Nation
1 Manuela Groß / Uwe Kagelmann  East Germany
2 Tatiana Sharanova / Anatoli Evdokimov  Soviet Union
3 Marlies Radunsky / Rolf Österreich  East Germany
4 Romy Kermer / Andreas Forner  East Germany
...

References

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  1. ^ "Blue Swords (Pokal der Blauen Schwerter) - Gold Medalists". Figure Skating Corner. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)