The Blue Swords began as a senior international figure skating competition in East Germany. First time in 1984 the competition was organised only for junior skaters. The 1986 edition was held November 13–15 in Karl-Marx-Stadt. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles and pair skating.

1986 Blue Swords
Date:13 – 15 November 1986
Season:1986–87
Location:Karl-Marx-Stadt
Champions
Men's singles:
 Yuri Tsimbaliuk (URS)
Ladies' singles:
 Inga Gauter (GDR)
Pairs:
 Mandy Hannebauer / Marno Kreft (GDR)
Navigation
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1985 Blue Swords
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1987 Blue Swords
Rank Name Nation
1 Yuri Tsimbaliuk   Soviet Union
2 Rico Krahnert   East Germany
3 Mirko Eichhorn   East Germany
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Ladies

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Rank Name Nation
1 Inga Gauter   East Germany
2 Tanja Krienke   East Germany
3 Alina Pisarenko   Soviet Union
4 Kathleen Fenske   East Germany
5 Evelyn Großmann   East Germany
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Pairs

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Rank Name Nation
1 Mandy Hannebauer / Marno Kreft   East Germany
2 Antje Schramm / Jens Müller   East Germany
3 Irina Saifutinova / Andrei Bardykin   Soviet Union
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References

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  • German Newspaper "Neues Deutschland" Archiv, 17.11.1986