1969 Blue Swords
The 1969 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 Germany's Günter Zöller won his fourth consecutive Blue Swords title, defeating the Soviet Union's Vladimir Kovalev and teammate Jan Hoffmann. East Germans swept the ladies' podium, led by Sonja Morgenstern.
| 1969 Blue Swords | |
|---|---|
 men podium | |
| Date: | 13 November – 15 November 1969 |
| Season: | 1969-1970 |
| Host: | Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  | |
| Ladies' singles: | |
Pair skating:  | |
| Ice dance: | |
| Previous: 1968 Blue Swords | |
| Next: 1970 Blue Swords | |
Soviet duo Lyudmila Smirnova / Andrei Suraikin outscored Manuela Groß / Uwe Kagelmann for gold in the pairs' event. In the ice dancing category, future Olympic champions Lyudmila Pakhomova / Alexander Gorshkov won their third straight Blue Swords title. It was the last edition of the event that included ice dancing, prior to the 1990s.
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Günter Zöller | |
| 2 | Vladimir Kovalev | |
| 3 | Jan Hoffmann | |
| ... |
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonja Morgenstern | |
| 2 | Simone Gräfe | |
| 3 | Christine Errath | |
| ... |
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyudmila Smirnova / Andrei Suraikin | |
| 2 | Manuela Groß / Uwe Kagelmann | |
| 3 | Beatrix von Brück / Reinhard Mirmsecker | |
| ... |
Ice dancing
| Rank | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyudmila Pakhomova / Alexander Gorshkov | |
| 2 | Annerose Baier / Eberhard Rüger | |
| 3 | Tatiana Voitiuk / Viacheslav Zhigalin | |
| ... |