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1978 Blue Swords

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1978 Blue Swords
Date:15 – 18 November 1978
Season:1978–79
Location:Karl-Marx-Stadt
Champions
Men's singles:
 Hermann Schulz (GDR)
Ladies' singles:
 Katarina Witt (GDR)
Pairs:
 Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach (GDR)
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The 1978 Blue Swords Cup (Pokal der Blauen Schwerter) international figure skating championship took place in Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles and pair skating.

On 16 November 1978, Sabine Baeß and Tassilo Thierbach of East Germany placed first in the pair skating competition.[1] On 17 November, Hermann Schulz of East Germany placed first in the men's singles, making a dramatic comeback after a three-year hiatus from competition due to injuries and illness.[2]

In the women's singles competition, Katarina Witt of East Germany won the cup, while Kerstin Wolf, also of East Germany, placed third.[3]

Men

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Rank Name Nation
1 Hermann Schulz  East Germany
2 Heiko Fischer  West Germany
3 Torsten Ohlow  East Germany
4 Vladimir Rashetkov  Soviet Union
5 Falko Kirsten  East Germany
6 Patrice Macrez  France
...

Ladies

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Rank Name Nation
1 Katarina Witt  East Germany
2 Sonja Stanek  Austria
3 Kerstin Wolf  East Germany
4 Marina Ignatova  Soviet Union
5 Brigitte Ostermeier  West Germany
6 Marina Schulz  East Germany
...

Pairs

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Rank Name Nation
1 Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach  East Germany
2 Kornelia Hauffe / Kersten Bellmann  East Germany
3 Elena Vasyukova / Alexei Pogodin  Soviet Union
4 Ines Heck / Mathias Clausner  East Germany
5 Birgit Lorenz / Knut Schubert  East Germany
6 Renata Kostkova / Jozef Komar  Czechoslovakia

References

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  1. ^ Ahnert (17 November 1978). "Eiskunstläufer, Paarlauf (Bild 183-T1117-0023)". Das Bundesarchiv (in German). ADN-ZB. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  2. ^ Ahnert (18 November 1978). "Hermann Schulz (Bild 183-T1118-0031)". Das Bundesarchiv (in German). ADN-ZB. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  3. ^ Widder, Michaela (2 December 2015). "Kleine Sünde, große Folgen". Sächsische Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 22 June 2025.