1930 World Figure Skating Championships

1930 World Figure Skating Championships
Type: ISU Championship
Date: February 3 – 5
Season: 1930
Location: New York City, United States
Champions
Men's singles:
Austria Karl Schäfer
Ladies' singles:
Norway Sonja Henie
Pair skating:
France Andrée Brunet / Pierre Brunet
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The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion.

The 1930 men, ladies, and pairs competitions took place from February 3 to 5 in New York City, the first figure skating world championships in the United States. It was also the first year when all competitions were held at the same location and the same time. Also all the judges for the three competitions were the same.

Results

Men

Rank Name Nation Places
1 Karl Schäfer Austria5
2 Roger Turner United States11
3 Georges Gautschi  Switzerland19
4 Montgomery Wilson Canada20
5 Ludwig Wrede Austria20
6 Gail Borden United States32
7 J. Lester Madden United States35
8 William Nagle United States38

Judges:

Ladies

Rank Name Nation Places
1 Sonja Henie Norway5
2 Cecil Smith Canada12
3 Maribel Vinson United States16
4 Constance Wilson Canada19
5 Melitta Brunner Austria23
6 Suzanne Davis United States30

Judges:

Pairs

Rank Name Nation Places
1 Andrée Brunet / Pierre Brunet France6.5
2 Melitta Brunner / Ludwig Wrede Austria13.5
3 Beatrix Loughran / Sherwin Badger United States16
4 Constance Samuel / Montgomery Wilson Canada21
5 Isobel Rogers / Melville F. Rogers Canada25.5
6 Theresa Weld Blanchard / Nathaniel Niles United States30.5
7 Maude Smith / Jack Eastwood Canada32.5
8 Edith Secord / Joseph Savage United States34.5

Judges:

Sources

  • Result List provided by the ISU
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