1971 World Figure Skating Championships
The 1971 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Lyon, France, from February 23 to 28. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance.
Results
Men
- Referee: Elemér Terták
- Assistant Referee: Donald Gilchrist
- Michele Beltrami
- Vera Curceac
- Tatyana Danilenko
- Milan Duchón
- Norman E. Fuller
- Monique Georgelin
- Kinuko Ueno
- Helga Wiecki
- Geoffrey Yates
Ladies
The results of the women's free skate caused an uproar in the arena and were one step towards the demise of compulsory figures. Janet Lynn skated a clean free skate that was well-loved by the crowd, and she placed first in that segment with scores ranging from 5.8 to 6.0; however, due to her scores in the compulsory figures segment of the competition, which were not aired on television, she could not advance to a medal position despite her performance. Coverage on the Wide World of Sports showed Lynn looking at the medalist stand. The crowd in the arena booed; Pierre Brunet, a well-known coach, approached Lynn and told her to take a bow to appease the spectators, a move she later regretted as distracting from the medalists: "I have not been in touch with Karen or Trixi, but I've apologized to Julie for that because it was wrong for me to do that. I was a young girl; I should have had better judgment and said no, but my superiors told me that's what I needed to do."| Rank | Name | CP | FP | Points | Placings |
| 1 |  Pairs
Ice dance
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