TheKennedy Memorial Winter Games were an international multi-sport competition event held inLake Placid, New York, from January 9 to March 15, 1970. The Games were held as a tribute toJohn F. Kennedy and his brotherRobert F. Kennedy. President Kennedy had been an advocate ofphysical fitness and in 1963 urged the development of programs to allow American youth to participate in international sports competitions.[1] The program included competition infigure skating,bobsled,luge,ski jumping,cross-country skiing, andice hockey.[1]
The program included competition infigure skating,bobsled,luge,ski jumping,cross-country skiing, andice hockey.[1]
The figure skating events took place March 13-15, and included competitions in ladies' and men'ssingle skating andpair skating with entrants from 10 countries. This was the first international invitational seniorfigure skating competition held in the United States, predating the firstSkate America competition which was held in 1979.[2]
| Rank | Name | Nation | CP | FP | Placings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Baldwin, Sr. |  United States | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Gordon McKellen | United States | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | Stefano Bargauan |  Italy | 2 | 4 | 32 |
| 4 | Ron Shaver |  Canada | 10 | 2 | 31 |
| 5 | Reinhard Ketterer |  West Germany | 4 | 6 | 40 |
| 6 | Jacques Mrozek |  France | 7 | 7 | 41 |
| 7 | Josef Schneider |  Austria | 5 | 9 | 48 |
| 8 | Jozef Žídek |  Czechoslovakia | 6 | 5 | 45 |
| 9 | John Curry |  United Kingdom | 8 | 8 | 54 |
| 10 | Paul Bonenfant | Canada | 9 | 10 | 69 |
| 11 | Yutaka Higuchi |  Japan | 11 | 11 | 75 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | CP | FP | Placings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joanne Darakjy | United States | 4 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | Mary McCaffrey | Canada | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| 3 | Jennie Walsh | United States | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| 4 | Kazumi Yamashita | Japan | 2 | 4 | 25 |
| 5 | Jean Scott | United Kingdom | 5 | 5 | 34 |
| 6 | Karen Grobba | Canada | 7 | 6 | 45 |
| 7 | Ľudmila Bezáková | Czechoslovakia | 8 | 7 | 48 |
| 8 | Cinzia Frosio | Italy | 9 | 8 | 52 |
| 9 | Marion von Cetto | West Germany | 10 | 9 | 63 |
| WDR | Charlotte Walter |  Switzerland | 3 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | SP | FP | Placings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brunhilde Bassler /Eberhard Rausch | West Germany | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Dana Fialova /Josef Tuma | Czechoslovakia | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| 3 | Evelyne Scharf /Wilhelm Bietak | Austria | 3 | 2 | 24 |
| 4 | Barbara Brown /Doug Berndt | United States | 5 | 4 | 24 |
| 5 | Mona Szabo /Pierre Szabo | France | 4 | 5 | 32 |
| 6 | Kathy Normile / Gregory Taylor | United States | 6 | 7 | 46 |
| 7 | Karin Künzle /Christian Künzle | Switzerland | 7 | 6 | 45 |
| 8 | Marion Murray /Glenn Moore | Canada | 8 | 8 | 55 |
| WDR | Kotoe Nagasawa /Hiroshi Nagakubo | Japan | 9 |
