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 States 11192.2569
2 Helmut Seibt Austria 25180.14423
3 James Grogan United States 32180.82224
4 Hayes Alan Jenkins United States 53174.58940
5 Peter Firstbrook Canada 44173.12243
6 Carlo Fassi Italy 67169.82250
7 Alain Giletti France 76163.23363
8 Freimut Stein Germany 88155.95672
9 François Pache Switzerland 911139.92292
10 Adrian Swan Australia 129138.68995
11 Kurt Oppelt Austria 1110137.03398
12 György Czakó Hungary 1412132.233112
13 Kalle Tuulos Finland 1313131.211112
14 Per Cock-Clausen Denmark 1011133.722112

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Ladies

Rank Name Nation CF FS Points Places
1 Jeannette Altwegg Great Britain 14161.75614
2 Tenley Albright United States 23159.13322
3 Jacqueline du Bief France 42158.00024
4 Sonya Klopfer United States 35154.63333
5 Virginia Baxter United States 81152.21150
6 Suzanne Morrow Canada 67149.33356
7 Barbara Wyatt Great Britain 511148.37863
8 Gundi Busch Germany 106146.28975
9 Marlene Smith Canada 119143.28992
10 Erika Kraft Germany 910143.76789
11 Valda Osborn Great Britain 713144.76789
12 Helga Dudzinski Germany 128142.767103
13 Vera Smith Canada 1315138.220117
14 Nancy Burley Australia 1714135.633135
15 Susi Wirz Switzerland 1517135.578136
16 Annelies Schilhan Austria 1912134.744140
17 Patricia Devries Great Britain 1420132.811148
18 Yolande Jobin Switzerland 1616132.478151
19 Sissy Schwarz Austria 2218126.878178
20 Leena Pietilä Finland 2021124.733185
21 Gweneth Molony Australia 1822124.344190
22 Alida Stoppelman Netherlands 2123123.544193
23 Eszter Jurek Hungary 2419121.478199
24 Ingeborg Nilsson Norway 2524113.322215
WD Bjørg Løhner Øien Norway 23

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Pairs

Rank Name Nation Points Places
1 Ria Baran / Paul Falk United Team of Germany 11.40011.5
2 Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy United States 11.17817.5
3 Marianna Nagy / László Nagy Hungary 10.82231
4 Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks Great Britain 10.60039
5 Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden Canada 10.48948
6 Janet Gerhauser / John Nightingale United States 10.28954
7 Silvia Grandjean / Michel Grandjean Switzerland 10.30053
8 Ingeborg Minor / Hermann Braun United Team of Germany 9.08973.5
9 Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt Austria 9.46983
10 Éva Szöllösy / Gábor Vida Hungary 9.24491.5
11 Peri Horne / Raymond Lockwood Great Britain 9.13394
12 Britta Lindmark / Ulf Berendt Sweden 8.756106
13 Bjørg Skjælaaen / Reidar Børjeson Norway 8.346117

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References

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

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