Figure skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Figure skating at the VI Winter Olympics
Type: Olympic Games
Venue: Bislett Stadion
Champions
Men's singles:
United States Dick Button
Ladies' singles:
United Kingdom Jeannette Altwegg
Pair skating:
Germany Ria Baran / Paul Falk
Previous:
1948 Winter Olympics
Next:
1956 Winter Olympics

At the 1952 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested. Compulsory figures were skated at the outdoor Jordal Amfi rink, while the free skating portions of the competition were held at the huge Bislett Stadion, on a regulation-sized ice surface set inside the speed skating track. The competition opened with the ladies' figures on February 16 and 17, followed by the men's figures on February 19 and then the three free skating events for ladies, men, and pairs. Somewhat unusually for competitions of this era, there were no particular problems with bad weather or poor ice conditions at the outdoor rinks.[1]

At this competition, Dick Button won his second Olympic title, and also became the first skater to land a triple jump –a triple loop jump– in competition.

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men Dick Button
 United States
Helmut Seibt
 Austria
James Grogan
 United States
Ladies Jeannette Altwegg
 Great Britain
Tenley Albright
 United States
Jacqueline du Bief
 France
Pair skating Ria Baran
/ Paul Falk
 Germany
Karol Kennedy
/ Peter Kennedy
 United States
Marianna Nagy
/ László Nagy
 Hungary

Results

Men

Rank Name Nation CF FS Points Places
1 Dick Button United States11192.2569
2 Helmut Seibt Austria25180.14423
3 James Grogan United States32180.82224
4 Hayes Alan Jenkins United States53174.58940
5 Peter Firstbrook Canada44173.12243
6 Carlo Fassi Italy67169.82250
7 Alain Giletti France76163.23363
8 Freimut Stein Germany88155.95672
9 François Pache Switzerland911139.92292
10 Adrian Swan Australia129138.68995
11 Kurt Oppelt Austria1110137.03398
12 György Czakó Hungary1412132.233112
13 Kalle Tuulos Finland1313131.211112
14 Per Cock-Clausen Denmark1011133.722112

Referee:

Assistant Referee:

  • France Georges Torchon

Judges:

  • United States Alex Krupy
  • West Germany Theo Klemm
  • Italy Bruno Bonfiglio
  • Austria Franz Wojtanowskyj
  • Denmark Sven P. Sørensen
  • Canada Norman V.S. Gregory
  • Finland Martti Gyldén
  • France Gérard Rodrigues Henriques
  • Hungary László Szollás

Ladies

Rank Name Nation CF FS Points Places
1 Jeannette Altwegg Great Britain14161.75614
2 Tenley Albright United States23159.13322
3 Jacqueline du Bief France42158.00024
4 Sonya Klopfer United States35154.63336
5 Virginia Baxter United States81152.21150
6 Suzanne Morrow Canada67149.33356
7 Barbara Wyatt Great Britain511148.37863
8 Gundi Busch Germany106146.28975
9 Marlene Smith Canada119143.28992
10 Erika Kraft Germany910143.76789
11 Valda Osborn Great Britain713144.76789
12 Helga Dudzinski Germany128142.767103
13 Vera Smith Canada1315138.220117
14 Nancy Burley Australia1714135.633135
15 Susi Wirz Switzerland1517135.578136
16 Annelies Schilhan Austria1912134.744140
17 Patricia Devries Great Britain1420132.811148
18 Yolande Jobin Switzerland1616132.478151
19 Sissy Schwarz Austria2218126.878178
20 Leena Pietilä Finland2021124.733185
21 Gweneth Molony Australia1822124.344190
22 Alida Stoppelman Netherlands2123123.544193
23 Eszter Jurek Hungary2419121.478199
24 Ingeborg Nilsson Norway2524113.322215
WD Bjørg Løhner Øien Norway23

Referee:

Assistant Referee:

  • Norway Karen Klæboe

Judges:

  • United States Harold G. Storke
  • United Kingdom Joseph Wilson
  • West Germany Fritz Schober
  • Switzerland Henri Mügeli
  • Norway Per Reiertsen
  • Canada Donald H. Gilchrist
  • Austria Franz Heinlein
  • Finland Martti Gyldén
  • France Gérard Rodrigues Henriques

Pairs

Rank Name Nation Points Places
1 Ria Baran / Paul Falk Germany11.40011.5
2 Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy United States11.17817.5
3 Marianna Nagy / László Nagy Hungary10.82231
4 Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks Great Britain10.60039
5 Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden Canada10.48948
6 Janet Gerhauser / John Nightingale United States10.28954
7 Silvia Grandjean / Michel Grandjean Switzerland10.30053
8 Ingeborg Minor / Hermann Braun Germany9.08973.5
9 Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt Austria9.46983
10 Éva Szöllösy / Gábor Vida Hungary9.24491.5
11 Peri Horne / Raymond Lockwood Great Britain9.13394
12 Britta Lindmark / Ulf Berendt Sweden8.756106
13 Bjørg Skjælaaen / Reidar Børjeson Norway8.346117

Referee:

Assistant Referee:

Judges:

References

  1. "The Olympics: 1948 and 1952", Skating magazine, February 1960
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