| 1987 Blue Swords | |
|---|---|
| Date: | November 11 – 14 |
| Season: | 1987-88 |
| Location: | East-Berlin |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Ronny Winkler (GDR) | |
Ladies' singles: .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Karen Preston (CAN) | |
Pairs:  Inna Svetacheva / Vladimir Shapov (URS) | |
| Previous: 1986 Blue Swords | |
| Next: 1988 Blue Swords | |
The Blue Swords was an international figure skating competition in East Germany. First time in 1984 the competition was organised only for junior skaters. The 1987 edition with participants from twenty countries was held November 11–14 in East-Berlin. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles and pair skating.
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronny Winkler | East Germany |
| 2 | Philippe Candeloro |  France |
| 3 | Elvis Stojko | Canada |
| 4 | Cornel Gheorghe |  Romania |
| 5 | Mirko Eichhorn | East Germany |
| 6 | Brent Frank | Canada |
| 7 | Oleg Tataurov | Soviet Union |
| 8 | Tomoaki Koyama |  Japan |
| 9 | Jan Kannegieser | East Germany |
| 10 | Claudio Fico |  Italy |
| ... | ||
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karen Preston | Canada |
| 2 | Atsuko Suda | Japan |
| 3 | Kathleen Fenske | East Germany |
| 4 | Tanja Krienke | East Germany |
| 5 | Yulia Vorobieva | Soviet Union |
| 6 | Jennie Broström |  Sweden |
| 7 | Surya Bonaly | France |
| 8 | Maria Fuglsang |  Denmark |
| 9 | Janine Bur | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
| 10 | Nathalie Crothers | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| ... |
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inna Svetacheva / Vladimir Shapov | Soviet Union |
| 2 | Mandy Hannebauer / Marno Kreft | East Germany |
| 3 | Jodi Barnes / Robert Williams | Canada |
| 4 | Barbora Smolikova / Roman Oberfranz |  Czechoslovakia |
| 5 | Anna Gorecka / Arkadiusz Gorecki |  Poland |
| 6 | Narelle Rolf / Robert Stephen | Australia |
References
German Newspaper "Neues Deutschland" Archiv, 16.11.1987 / German Figure Skating Magazin "Pirouette" 01/1988
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