the judges for their program. Their elements included a throw double axel which at this time was rarely attempted. Medal table Participating NOCs Eighteen nations participated in figure skating at the 1972 Games. Results Men Referee: Sonia Bianchetti Assistant Referee: Masao Hasegawa Judges: Monique Georgelin Helga von Wiecki Donald B. Cruikshank Mollie Phillips Walter Malek Emil Skákala Goro Ishimaru Dora May Coy Tatiana Danilenko Maria Zuchowicz (substitute) Ladies In the ladies' event, American skater Janet Lynn won not only a bronze medal, but also tremendous popularity among Japanese audiences because of her artistic free program, as to make appearance on the cover of "Olympic Winter Games, Sapporo 1972" photo books published in Japan, and even on Japanese TV commercials later. Referee: Karl Enderlin Assistant Referee: Kinuka Ueno Judges: Michele Beltrami Valentin Piseev Walburga Grimm Ingegärd Lago Han Kutschera Joan MacLagan Marcella Willis Ryuchi Obitani Klára Kozári Pamela Davis (substitute) Pairs Referee: Elemér Terták Assistant Referee: Donald H. Gilchrist Judges: Valentin Piseev Joan MacLagan Walburga Grimm Maria Zuchowicz Marcella Willis Kikuko Minami Pamela Davis Erika Schiechtl Monique Georgelin Walter Malek (substitute) References External links Official Olympic Report results "XI Olympic Winter Games", Skating magazine, Apr 1972 1972 Winter Olympics events 1972 1972 in figure skating International figure skating competitions hosted by Japan