The International Skating Union held its 1972 World Figure Skating Championship in Calgary, March 6 to 12. Canadian skater Karen Magnussen won the silver medal in the competition and went on to win the World Championship in 1973. Magnussen was Canada’s Female Athlete of the Year in 1971 and 1972, and in 1973 she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
Karen Magnussen
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