Figure skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics
| Figure skating at the XII Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Olympic Games | 
| Champions | |
| Men's singles:  John Curry | |
| Ladies' singles:  Dorothy Hamill | |
| Pairs:  Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev | |
| Ice dance:  Liudmila Pakhomova / Alexander Gorshkov | |
| Previous: 1972 Winter Olympics | |
| Next: 1980 Winter Olympics | |
Figure skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics took place at the Olympiahalle in Innsbruck, Austria. Ice dance was introduced for the first time as an Olympic event at these Games.[1]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 
| 2 |  United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 
| 3 |  Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| 4 |  East Germany | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 
| 5 |  Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 6 | .svg.png) Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | CF | SP | FS | Points | Places | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Curry |  Great Britain | 2 | 2 | 1 | 192.74 | 11 | 
| 2 | Vladimir Kovalev |  Soviet Union | 3 | 6 | 4 | 187.64 | 28 | 
| 3 | Toller Cranston | .svg.png) Canada | 7 | 1 | 2 | 187.38 | 30 | 
| 4 | Jan Hoffmann |  East Germany | 4 | 9 | 5 | 187.34 | 34 | 
| 5 | Sergei Volkov |  Soviet Union | 1 | 5 | 9 | 184.08 | 53 | 
| 6 | David Santee |  United States | 5 | 4 | 6 | 184.28 | 49 | 
| 7 | Terry Kubicka |  United States | 11 | 10 | 3 | 183.30 | 56 | 
| 8 | Yuri Ovchinnikov |  Soviet Union | 12 | 8 | 7 | 180.04 | 75 | 
| 9 | Minoru Sano | .svg.png) Japan | 9 | 7 | 10 | 178.72 | 79 | 
| 10 | Robin Cousins |  Great Britain | 14 | 11 | 8 | 178.14 | 83 | 
| 11 | Mitsuru Matsumura | .svg.png) Japan | 16 | 12 | 11 | 172.48 | 99 | 
| 12 | Zdeněk Pazdírek |  Czechoslovakia | 8 | 13 | 12 | 172.48 | 106 | 
| 13 | Pekka Leskinen |  Finland | 13 | 14 | 14 | 166.98 | 119 | 
| 14 | Stan Bohonek | .svg.png) Canada | 17 | 15 | 13 | 165.88 | 124 | 
| 15 | Jean-Christophe Simond |  France | 18 | 16 | 15 | 159.44 | 137 | 
| 16 | Glyn Jones |  Great Britain | 19 | 17 | 16 | 157.24 | 141 | 
| WD | Ron Shaver | .svg.png) Canada | 6 | 3 | |||
| WD | László Vajda |  Hungary | 10 | ||||
| WD | Ronald Koppelent |  Austria | 15 | ||||
| WD | William Schober |  Australia | 20 | 
Referee:
 Sonia Bianchetti Sonia Bianchetti
Assistant Referee:
 Emil Skákala Emil Skákala
Judges:
.svg.png) Suzanne Francis Suzanne Francis
 Ferenc Kertész Ferenc Kertész
 Geoffrey S. Yates Geoffrey S. Yates
 Milon Duchon Milon Duchon
 Ramona McIntyre Ramona McIntyre
 Monique Petis Monique Petis
 Tsukasa Kimura Tsukasa Kimura
 Mikhail Drei Mikhail Drei
 Walburga Grimm Walburga Grimm
 Franz Heinlein (substitute) Franz Heinlein (substitute)
Ladies
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
 Benjamin T. Wright Benjamin T. Wright
Judges:
 Irina Absaliamova Irina Absaliamova
 Yvonne S. McGowan Yvonne S. McGowan
 Helga von Wiecki Helga von Wiecki
 Toshio Suzuki Toshio Suzuki
 Elsbeth Bon Elsbeth Bon
 Gerhardt Bubník Gerhardt Bubník
.svg.png) Ralph S. McCreath Ralph S. McCreath
 Eva von Gamm Eva von Gamm
 Giorgio Siniscalco Giorgio Siniscalco
 Walter Hüttner (substitute) Walter Hüttner (substitute)
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | SP | FS | Points | Places | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev |  Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 140.54 | 9 | 
| 2 | Romy Kermer / Rolf Österreich |  East Germany | 2 | 2 | 136.35 | 21 | 
| 3 | Manuela Groß / Uwe Kagelmann |  East Germany | 4 | 3 | 134.57 | 34 | 
| 4 | Irina Vorobieva / Alexander Vlasov |  Soviet Union | 3 | 5 | 134.52 | 35 | 
| 5 | Tai Babilonia / Randy Gardner |  United States | 5 | 4 | 134.24 | 36 | 
| 6 | Kerstin Stolfig / Veit Kempe |  East Germany | 7 | 6 | 129.57 | 59 | 
| 7 | Karin Künzle / Christian Künzle |  Switzerland | 6 | 7 | 128.97 | 64 | 
| 8 | Corinna Halke / Eberhard Rausch |  West Germany | 8 | 8 | 127.37 | 72 | 
| 9 | Marina Leonidova / Vladimir Bogolyubov |  Soviet Union | 9 | 9 | 127.06 | 76 | 
| 10 | Ursula Nemec / Michael Nemec |  Austria | 12 | 10 | 121.30 | 96 | 
| 11 | Erika Taylforth / Colin Taylforth |  Great Britain | 10 | 12 | 120.40 | 108 | 
| 12 | Alice Cook / William Fauver |  United States | 11 | 13 | 119.36 | 106 | 
| 13 | Ingrid Spieglová / Alan Spiegl |  Czechoslovakia | 14 | 11 | 118.39 | 112 | 
| 14 | Candace Jones / Donald Fraser | .svg.png) Canada | 13 | 14 | 116.54 | 117 | 
Referee:
 Oskar Madl Oskar Madl
Assistant Referee:
Judges:
 Valentin Piseev Valentin Piseev
 Walter Hüttner Walter Hüttner
 Vera Spurná Vera Spurná
.svg.png) Ralph S. McCreath Ralph S. McCreath
.svg.png) Jürg Wilhelm Jürg Wilhelm
 Pamela Davis Pamela Davis
 Eugen Romminger Eugen Romminger
 Jane Vaughn Sullivan Jane Vaughn Sullivan
 Walburga Grimm Walburga Grimm
 Monique Georgelin (substitute) Monique Georgelin (substitute)
Ice dance
Referee:
 Hans Kutschera Hans Kutschera
Assistant Referee:
Judges:
 Edith Shoemaker Edith Shoemaker
 Cia Bordogna Cia Bordogna
 Irina Absaliamova Irina Absaliamova
 Pamela Davis Pamela Davis
 Maria Zuchowicz Maria Zuchowicz
 Pál Vásárhelyi Pál Vásárhelyi
 Rudolf Zorn Rudolf Zorn
 Vera Spurná Vera Spurná
.svg.png) Dorothy Leamen Dorothy Leamen
.svg.png) Jürg Wilhelm (substitute) Jürg Wilhelm (substitute)
Participating NOCs
Seventeen nations participated in figure skating at the 1976 Winter Olympic Games.
References
- ^ "Figure Skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
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