Figure skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Figure skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics took place at the Olympic Ice Rink in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Three figure skating events were contested: men's singles, ladies' singles, and pair skating.
| Figure skating at the V Winter Olympics | |
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| Type: | Olympic Games |
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| Previous: 1936 Winter Olympics | |
| Next: 1952 Winter Olympics | |
Event summary
Barbara Ann Scott became the first Canadian to win the figure skating gold medal while Dick Button became the first American to win a figure skating title for the United States. Button also became the first figure skater to perform a double axel in competition.
The competition began with the men's compulsory figures on February 2. However, the next day, competition was postponed in the midst of the ladies' figures event due to a thaw that left puddles of water on the outdoor ice surface. On February 5 competition had to be resumed, regardless of poor ice conditions, in order to allow the Games to finish on schedule. The pairs event on February 7 was skated in a heavy snowstorm, with the ice having to be scraped after each program.[1]
Medal summary
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
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| Ladies' singles |
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| Pairs skating |
and Pierre Baugniet (BEL) |
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and Wallace Diestelmeyer (CAN) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 nations) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | CF | FS | Total points | Places | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dick Button | | 1 | 994.7 | 1 | 191.177 | 10 | |
| 2 | Hans Gerschwiler | | 2 | 965.1 | 3 | 181.122 | 23 | |
| 3 | Edi Rada | | 3 | 941.0 | 4 | 178.133 | 33 | |
| 4 | John Lettengarver | | 4 | 916.3 | 2 | 176.400 | 36 | |
| 5 | Ede Király | | 5 | 922.1 | 5 | 174.400 | 42 | |
| 6 | James Grogan | | 9 | 867.4 | 6 | 168.711 | 62 | |
| 7 | Henry Graham Sharp | | 6 | 909.8 | 8 | 167.044 | 67 | |
| 8 | Hellmut May | | 7 | 893.2 | 7 | 165.666 | 68 | |
| 9 | Helmut Seibt | | 8 | 882.9 | 12 | 162.655 | 79 | |
| 10 | Ladislav Čáp |  | 10 | 859.0 | 11 | 160.233 | 96 | |
| 11 | Fernand Leemans | | 11 | 838.0 | 14 | 157.822 | 104 | |
| 12 | Wallace Diestelmeyer | | 13 | 809.1 | 9 | 156.322 | 110 | |
| 13 | Zdeněk Fikar | | 12 | 819.0 | 13 | 154.155 | 114 | |
| 14 | Karl Enderlin | | 14 | 796.7 | 10 | 154.244 | 110 | |
| 15 | Carlo Fassi |  | 16 | 764.9 | 15 | 145.966 | 135 | |
| 16 | Per Cock-Clausen |  | 15 | 785.5 | 16 | 145.533 | 135 | |
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Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | CF | FS | Total points | Places | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbara Ann Scott | | 1 | 858.1 | 1 | 163.077 | 11 | |
| 2 | Eva Pawlik | | 3 | 832.1 | 2 | 157.588 | 24 | |
| 3 | Jeannette Altwegg | | 2 | 842.1 | 6 | 156.166 | 28 | |
| 4 | Jirína Nekolová | | 4 | 807.2 | 4 | 154.088 | 34 | |
| 5 | Alena Vrzáňová | | 7 | 797.2 | 3 | 153.044 | 44 | |
| 6 | Yvonne Sherman | | 8 | 783.9 | 5 | 149.833 | 62 | |
| 7 | Bridget Shirley Adams | | 5 | 806.8 | 16 | 148.644 | 69 | |
| 8 | Gretchen Merrill | | 6 | 798.0 | 11 | 148.466 | 73 | |
| 9 | Martha Musilek Bachem | | 14 | 744.5 | 7 | 144.456 | 103 | |
| 10 | Marion Tiefy Davies | | 11 | 763.5 | 12 | 144.766 | 104 | |
| 11 | Eileen Seigh | | 10 | 755.8 | 10 | 144.111 | 110 | |
| 12 | Marilyn Ruth Take | | 12 | 754.1 | 13 | 143.722 | 110.5 | |
| 13 | Dagmar Lerchová | | 15 | 745.5 | 8 | 144.433 | 112 | |
| 14 | Suzanne Morrow | | 9 | 761.9 | 15 | 143.655 | 117 | |
| 15 | Maja Hug | | 13 | 755.9 | 19 | 141.522 | 137 | |
| 16 | Jacqueline du Bief |  | 16 | 746.0 | 21 | 139.022 | 147.5 | |
| 17 | Marika Saáry | | 17 | 739.3 | 14 | 140.944 | 142 | |
| 18 | Hildegard Appeltauer | | 18 | 743.7 | 20 | 139.300 | 155 | |
| 19 | Maidie Jill Linzee | | 19 | 742.8 | 18 | 140.200 | 145 | |
| 20 | Ingeborg Solar | | 23 | 677.8 | 9 | 135.444 | 186 | |
| 21 | Éva Lindner | | 22 | 679.7 | 17 | 134.188 | 192 | |
| 22 | Marit Henie |  | 21 | 699.4 | 23 | 133.111 | 194 | |
| 23 | Lotti Höner | | 20 | 699.1 | 22 | 134.211 | 186 | |
| 24 | Grazia Barcellona | | 25 | 607.9 | 24 | 122.211 | 218 | |
| 25 | Doris Blanc | | 24 | 635.6 | 25 | 122.622 | 221 | |
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Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micheline Lannoy / Pierre Baugniet | | 11.227 | 17.5 |
| 2 | Andrea Kékesy / Ede Király | | 11.109 | 26 |
| 3 | Suzanne Morrow / Wallace Diestelmeyer | | 11.000 | 31 |
| 4 | Yvonne Sherman / Robert Swenning | | 10.581 | 53 |
| 5 | Winifred Silverthorne / Dennis Silverthorne | | 10.572 | 53 |
| 6 | Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy | | 10.536 | 59.5 |
| 7 | Marianna Nagy / László Nagy | | 9.909 | 89 |
| 8 | Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks | | 9.700 | 98 |
| 9 | Herta Ratzenhofer / Emil Ratzenhofer | | 9.436 | 111.5 |
| 10 | Margot Walle / Allan Fjeldheim | | 9.281 | 118.5 |
| 11 | Susanne Giebisch / Helmut Seibt | | 9.290 | 117.5 |
| 12 | Luny Unold / Hans Kuster | | 9.281 | 120 |
| 13 | Grazia Barcellona / Carlo Fassi | | 9.263 | 121.5 |
| 14 | Denise Favart / Jacques Favart | | 8.700 | 139 |
| WD | Blažena Knittlová / Karel Vosátka | |
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References
- "The Olympics: 1948 and 1952", Skating magazine, February 1960
External links
- "Official Olympic report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-10. (3.70 MB)
- Winter Olympic Memories: Men
- Winter Olympic Memories: Ladies
- Winter Olympic Memories: Pairs
- Skatabase: Men
- Skatabase: Ladies
- Skatabase: Pairs
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