The 1968 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Geneva, Switzerland from February 27 to March 3.

On the ladies' singles skating Peggy Fleming finished first in the CF and in the FS too, before Gabriele Seyfert.

The South African Margaret Betts finished on the last place in both program.

On the pair skating Lyudmila Belousova and Oleg Protopopov finished first also in the SP and in the FS, before Tatyana Zhuk and Aleksandr Gorelik.

On the ice dance competition Diane Towler and Bernard Ford won in the CD and FD too.