1970 Blue Swords

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1970 Blue Swords
Date:	12 – 14 November 1970
Season:	1970–71
Location:	Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany
Champions
Men's singles:  Jan Hoffmann (GDR)
Ladies' singles:  Sonja Morgenstern (GDR)
Pairs:  Manuela Groß / Uwe Kagelmann (GDR)
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The 1970 Blue Swords (German: Pokal der Blauen Schwerter) was an international figure skating competition organized in East Germany. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles and pair skating. It was the tenth edition of the annual event and included skaters from ten countries. East Germany won all three categories, with Jan Hoffmann taking the men's title, Sonja Morgenstern winning the ladies' event, and Manuela Groß / Uwe Kagelmann becoming the pair champions.^[1]

Rank	Name	Nation
1	Jan Hoffmann	East Germany
2	Igor Bobrin	Soviet Union
3	Ralf Richter	East Germany
4	Michael Glaubitz	East Germany
5	Masek	Czechoslovakia
...

Rank	Name	Nation
1	Sonja Morgenstern	East Germany
2	Christine Errath	East Germany
3	Simone Gräfe	East Germany
4	Natalia Ovchinnikova	Soviet Union
5	Anita Johansson	Sweden
6	Daniela Matejkova	Czechoslovakia
...

Rank	Name	Nation
1	Manuela Groß / Uwe Kagelmann	East Germany
2	Tatiana Sharanova / Anatoli Evdokimov	Soviet Union
3	Marlies Radunsky / Rolf Österreich	East Germany
4	Romy Kermer / Andreas Forner	East Germany
...