Figure skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics

Figure skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics took place at the Olympic Center Arena in Lake Placid, New York. Three figure skating events were contested: men's singles, ladies' singles, and pair skating. The competitions were held from Monday, February 8 to Friday, February 12, 1932. It was the first time the events were held indoors.

Figure skating at the III Winter Olympics
Type:Olympic Games
Champions
Men's singles:
Karl Schäfer
Ladies' singles:
Sonja Henie
Pair skating:
Andrée Brunet / Pierre Brunet
Previous:
1928 Winter Olympics
Next:
1936 Winter Olympics

Medal summary

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles  Karl Schäfer (AUT)  Gillis Grafström (SWE)  Montgomery Wilson (CAN)
Ladies' singles  Sonja Henie (NOR)  Fritzi Burger (AUT)  Maribel Vinson (USA)
Pair skating  Andrée Brunet
and Pierre Brunet (FRA)
 Beatrix Loughran
and Sherwin Badger (USA)
 Emília Rotter
and László Szollás (HUN)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Austria1102
2 France1001
 Norway1001
4 United States0112
5 Sweden0101
6 Canada0011
 Hungary0011
Totals (7 nations)3339

Participating nations

Only two figure skater competed in both the singles and the pairs event.

A total of 39 figure skaters (18 men and 21 ladies) from 13 nations (men from ten nations and ladies from nine nations) competed at the Lake Placid Games:

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