The Soviet team was also withdrawn from the originally planned World Championships for the same reason, but that tournament was subsequently cancelled after Sabena Flight 548.

In the pairs competition, however, the champions Marika Kilius & Hans-Jürgen Bäumler faced a close battle with Margret Göbl & Franz Ningel, who had defeated them at the West German championships earlier in the season.

[6] In the ladies' event, Sjoukje Dijkstra built up a lead in the compulsory figures that assured her of victory.

The stars of the free skating were Helli Sengstschmidt and Jana Mrázková, who both reportedly did triple salchow jumps in their programs.

[6] Alain Giletti likewise assured himself of victory by winning the figures by a large margin.