Soviet Union at the 1972 Winter Olympics
The Soviet Union competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.
Medalists
Alpine skiing
;Men;Men's slalom
;Women
Biathlon
;Men| Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time 1 | Rank |
| 20 km | Rinnat Safin | 1'15:22.59 | 7 | 1'22:22.59 | 19 |
| 20 km | Ivan Biakov | 1'17:42.78 | 3 | 1'20:42.78 | 12 |
| 20 km | Viktor Mamatov | 1'16:16.26 | 2 | 1'18:16.26 | 7 |
| 20 km | Aleksandr Tikhonov | 1'12:48.65 | 4 | 1'16:48.65 | 4 |
;Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
Cross-country skiing
;Men;Men's 4 × 10 km relay
;Women
;Women's 3 × 5 km relay
Figure skating
;Men| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
| Yuri Ovchinnikov | 15 | 6 | 2477.5 | 104.5 | 12 |
| Vladimir Kovalev | 7 | 11 | 2521.6 | 80 | 8 |
| Sergei Chetverukhin | 3 | 1 | 2672.4 | 20 |
;Women
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
| Marina Sanaya | 19 | 18 | 2198.6 | 160 | 18 |
;Pairs
| Athletes | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
| Irina Cherniaeva Vasili Blagov | 6 | 5 | 399.1 | 52 | 6 |
| Liudmila Smirnova Andrei Suraikin | 2 | 2 | 419.4 | 15 | |
| Irina Rodnina Alexei Ulanov | 1 | 1 | 420.4 | 12 |
Ice hockey
Medal round
- USSR 9-3 Finland
- USSR 3-3 Sweden
- USSR 7-2 USA
- USSR 9-3 Poland
- USSR 5-2 Czechoslovakia
Luge
Doubles
;Women
Nordic combined
Events:- normal hill ski jumping
- 15 km cross-country skiing
Ski jumping
Speed skating
;Men;Women