The 1973 Prize of Moscow News was the eighth edition of an international figure skating competition organized in Moscow, Soviet Union. It was held December 9–14, 1973. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating and ice dancing. The Soviet Union's Vladimir Kovalev, a world medalist, won the men's title for the first time, after three previous podium finishes. West Germany national champion Gerti Schanderl took the ladies' title ahead of Soviet skater Ludmila Bakonina. Soviets swept the pairs' podium, led by Olympic champion Alexei Ulanov and his second partner, Lyudmila Smirnova. The ice dancing title was won by Natalia Linichuk / Gennadi Karponosov, who would take the world bronze medal later in the season.
Men Rank Name Nation 1 Vladimir Kovalev 2 Ronald Shaver 3 Igor Bobrin 4 Igor Lisovsky 5 Mario Liebers 6 Konstantin Kokora ...
Ladies Rank Name Nation 1 Gerti Schanderl 2 Ludmila Bakonina 3 Marion Weber 4 Steffi Knoll 5 Tatiana Oleneva 6 Hana Knapova ...
Pairs Rank Name Nation 1 Lyudmila Smirnova / Alexei Ulanov 2 Natalia Dongauzer / Vasili Blagov 3 Marina Leonidova / Vladimir Bogolyubov 4 Natalia Ovchinnikova / Andrei Suraikin 5 Elena Komarova / Alexander Volkov 6 Katja Schubert / Knut Schubert ...
Ice dancing Rank Name Nation 1 Natalia Linichuk / Gennadi Karponosov 2 Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov 3 Svetlana Alexeeva / Alexander Boichuk 4 Diana Skotnická / Martin Skotnický 5 Halina Gordon / Wojciech Bankowski 6 Teresa Weyna / Piotr Bojańczyk 7 Marian Murray / Glenn Moore ...
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