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.

1987 Blue Swords
Date:11 – 14 November 1987
Season:1987–88
Location:East-Berlin
Champions
Men's singles:
 Ronny Winkler (GDR)
Ladies' singles:
 Karen Preston (CAN)
Pairs:
 Inna Svetacheva / Vladimir Shapov (URS)
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1986 Blue Swords
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1988 Blue Swords
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

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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   Switzerland
10 Nathalie Crothers   Australia
...

Pairs

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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

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German Newspaper "Neues Deutschland" Archiv, 16.11.1987 / German Figure Skating Magazin "Pirouette" 01/1988