1971 Prize of Moscow News
Figure skating competition
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The 1971 Prize of Moscow News was the sixth edition of an international figure skating competition organized in Moscow, Soviet Union. It was held November 25–28, 1971. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating and ice dancing. Soviets swept the men's podium, led by Sergei Chetverukhin. The ladies' category was won by Marina Titova, who took the title for the second consecutive year. Olympic champions Ludmila Belousova / Oleg Protopopov won the pairs' title, defeating two pairs who had beaten them a year earlier. World champions Lyudmila Pakhomova / Alexander Gorshkov took gold in the ice dancing event for the third consecutive year.
| 1971 Prize of Moscow News | |
|---|---|
| Date: | November 25 – 28 |
| Season: | 1971-72 |
| Location: | Moscow |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Sergei Chetverukhin (URS) | |
| Ladies' singles: Marina Titova (URS) | |
| Pairs: Ludmila Belousova / Oleg Protopopov (URS) | |
| Ice dance: Lyudmila Pakhomova / Alexander Gorshkov (URS) | |
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Men
Ladies
| Rank | Name[1][2] | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marina Titova | Soviet Union |
| 2 | Elena Kotova | Soviet Union |
| 3 | Steffi Knoll |  East Germany |
| 4 | Cinzia Frosio |  Italy |
| ... |
Pairs
| Rank | Name[1][2] | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludmila Belousova / Oleg Protopopov | Soviet Union |
| 2 | Liudmila Smirnova / Andrei Suraikin | Soviet Union |
| 3 | Galina Karelina / Georgi Proskurin | Soviet Union |
| 4 | ||
| 5 | ||
| 6 | Romy Kermer / Andreas Forner | East Germany |
| 7 | Sylvia Johne / Detlef Kurzweck | East Germany |
| 8 | Sylvia Konzack / Veit Kempe | East Germany |
| ... |
Ice dancing
| Rank | Name[1][2] | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyudmila Pakhomova / Alexander Gorshkov | Soviet Union |
| 2 | Tatiana Voitiuk / Viacheslav Zhigalin | Soviet Union |
| 3 | Elena Zharkova / Gennadi Karponosov | Soviet Union |
| 4 | Svetlana Alexeeva / Alexander Boichuk | Soviet Union |
| 5 | Diana Skotnická / Martin Skotnický |  Czechoslovakia |
| ... |
