1949 World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which amateur figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion.
| 1949 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 16 – 18 |
| Season: | 1949 |
| Location: | Paris, France |
| Champions | |
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Ladies' singles:  | |
Pair skating:  | |
| Previous: 1948 World Championships | |
| Next: 1950 World Championships | |
The 1949 championships took place from February 16 to 18 in Paris, France. At the men´s event, the favorite, Dick Button won. At the women´s event, however, the favorite, Eva Pawlik of Austria, who had been the Olympic runner-up behind Barbara Ann Scott one year before and who had just won the European title in 1949, dropped out because of a broken boot heel just before the free program.[1][2][3][4] which provided Alena Vrzáňová of Czechoslovakia with the opportunity to win the gold medal. She became the first woman to perform a double lutz.[5]
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | Figures | Free | Total | Placings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dick Button | | 5 | |||
| 2 | Ede Király | | 12 | |||
| 3 | Edi Rada |  | 13 | |||
| 4 | James Grogan | | 23 | |||
| 5 | Helmut Seibt | | 26 | |||
| 6 | Hayes Alan Jenkins | | 29 | |||
| 7 | Austin Holt | | 34 | |||
| 8 | Carlo Fassi |  | 38 | |||
| 9 | Per Cock-Clausen |  | 45 | |||
| 10 | Jean Vives |  | 50 |
Judges:
- E. Kucharz
- H. Meistrup
- Ferenc Kertesz
- Mario Verdi
- Harold G. Storke
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | Figures | Free | Total | Placings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Álena Vrzáňová | | 7 | |||
| 2 | Yvonne Sherman | | 17 | |||
| 3 | Jeannette Altwegg |  | 18 | |||
| 4 | Jiřína Nekolová | | 44.5 | |||
| 5 | Bridget Shirley Adams | | 46 | |||
| 6 | Andra McLauchlin | | 48 | |||
| 7 | Virginia Baxter | | 53 | |||
| 8 | Dagmar Lerchová | | 55 | |||
| 9 | Jacqueline du Bief | | 67 | |||
| 10 | Barbara Wyatt | | 71 | |||
| 11 | Helen Uhl | | 68.5 | |||
| 12 | Valda Osborn | | 73 | |||
| 13 | Beryl Bailey | | 82 | |||
| 14 | Lilly Fuchs | | 85 | |||
| 15 | Liliane Madaule | | 105 | |||
| WD | Eva Pawlik | | ||||
| WD | Joan Lister | |
Judges:
- Adolf Rosdol
- Georges Torchon
- Kenneth Beaumont
- Ferenc Kertesz
- Josef Vosolsobe
- Harold G. Storke
- Dr. J. Koch
Pairs
*: better placed due to the majority of the better placings
| Rank | Name | Nation | Placings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Kékesy / Ede Király | | 7 |
| 2 | Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy | | 14.5 |
| 3 | Ann Davies / Carleton Hoffner | | 31.5 |
| 4 | Marianne Nagy / László Nagy | | 33 |
| 5 | Herta Ratzenhofer / Emil Ratzenhofer | | 35.5* |
| 6 | Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks | | 35.5 |
| 7 | Bela Zachova / Jaroslav Zach | | 49.5 |
| 8 | Elianne Steineman / André Calamé | | 56.5 |
| 9 | Elly Stärck / Harry Gareis | | 66,5* |
| 10 | Denise Farvart / Jacques Farvart | | 63 |
| 11 | Suzanne Gheldorf / Jacques Rénard | .svg.png){kind=small} | 75 |
| 12 | Pamela Davis / Peter Scholes | | 78.5 |
Judges:
- Adolf Rosdol
- Georges Torchon
- Mollie Phillips
- Ferenc Kertesz
- E. Finsterwald
- Josef Vosolsobe
- Harold G. Storke
References
- Figure skating: "Favored to win, Eva Pawlik was forced to withdraw", in: Life Magazine, 14.3.1949
- Susan D. Russell, "Eva Pawlik and Rudi Seeliger", In: International Figure Skating Magazine, Jan/Feb 2008
- Matthias Hampe, The genesis of figure skating. Doctoral thesis at the Potsdam University 2010, page 218
- Kelli Lawrence, Skating On Air. McFarland & Company. Jefferson (North Carolina) and London 2011. Chapter "Eva Pawlik - more than an overseas footnote", page 22. ISBN 978-0-7864-4608-7
- Elliott, Helene (March 13, 2009). "Brian Orser heads list of World Figure Skating Hall of Fame inductees". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
Sources
- Result list provided by the ISU