 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.Göbl & Ningel may have been penalized for including an illegal lift in their program.In the ladies' event, Sjoukje Dijkstra built up a lead in the compulsory figures that assured her of victory.