1972 World Figure Skating Championships
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| 1972 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | March 7 – 11 |
| Season: | 1971–72 |
| Location: |  Calgary, Alberta,Canada |
| Venue: | Stampede Corral |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Ondrej Nepela | |
Ladies' singles:  Beatrix Schuba | |
Pairs:  Irina Rodnina / Aleksey Ulanov | |
| Ice dance: Lyudmila Pakhomova / Aleksandr Gorshkov | |
| Previous: 1971 World Championships | |
| Next: 1973 World Championships | |
The 1972 World Figure Skating Championships were held at the Stampede Corral in Calgary, Canada from March 7 to 11. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance.
A day before the start of the competition, Irina Rodnina / Aleksey Ulanov had an accident on a lift; Rodnina was hospitalized with a concussion and an intracranial hematoma but went on to compete and win the gold medal.[1] It was Rodnina/Ulanov's final competition together. Ulanov would team up with the silver medalist, Lyudmila Smirnova.
* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Canada* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 |  United States | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
