1965 Blue Swords

1965 Blue Swords
Date:18 – 20 November 1965
Season:1965–66
Location:Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany
Champions
Men's singles:
 Ralph Borghard (GDR)
Ladies' singles:
 Gabriele Seyfert (GDR)
Pairs:
 Heidemarie Steiner / Heinz-Ulrich Walther  (GDR)
Ice dance:
 Annerose Baier / Eberhard Rüger (GDR)
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The 1965 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 German national champions Ralph Borghard and Gabriele Seyfert each won their third Blue Swords title, with Borghard defeating France's Robert Dureville and Seyfert defeating her teammate Beate Richter. In the pairs' category, Heidemarie Steiner / Heinz-Ulrich Walther won the first of their three consecutive gold medals at the event.

Results

Men

Rank Name Nation
1 Ralph Borghard  East Germany
2 Robert Dureville  France
3 Günter Zöller  East Germany
...

Ladies

Rank Name Nation
1 Gabriele Seyfert  East Germany
2 Beate Richter  East Germany
3 Hilde Überlacher  Austria
...

Pairs

Rank Name Nation
1 Heidemarie Steiner / Heinz-Ulrich Walther  East Germany
2 Irene Müller / Hans-Georg Dallmer  East Germany
3 Tatiana Tarasova / Georgi Proskurin  Soviet Union
...

Ice dancing

Rank Name Nation
1 Annerose Baier / Eberhard Rüger  East Germany
2 Norma Allwelt / Michael Schmidt  East Germany
3 Dana Novotná / Jaroslav Hainz  Czechoslovakia
...