Figure skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics
Figure skating at the VI Winter Olympics | |
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Type: | Olympic Games |
Venue: | Bislett Stadion |
Champions | |
Men's singles: Dick Button | |
Ladies' singles: Jeannette Altwegg | |
Pair skating: 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
Results
Men
Rank | Name | Nation | CF | FS | Points | Places |
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1 | Dick Button | United States | 1 | 1 | 192.256 | 9 |
2 | Helmut Seibt | Austria | 2 | 5 | 180.144 | 23 |
3 | James Grogan | United States | 3 | 2 | 180.822 | 24 |
4 | Hayes Alan Jenkins | United States | 5 | 3 | 174.589 | 40 |
5 | Peter Firstbrook | Canada | 4 | 4 | 173.122 | 43 |
6 | Carlo Fassi | Italy | 6 | 7 | 169.822 | 50 |
7 | Alain Giletti | France | 7 | 6 | 163.233 | 63 |
8 | Freimut Stein | Germany | 8 | 8 | 155.956 | 72 |
9 | François Pache | Switzerland | 9 | 11 | 139.922 | 92 |
10 | Adrian Swan | Australia | 12 | 9 | 138.689 | 95 |
11 | Kurt Oppelt | Austria | 11 | 10 | 137.033 | 98 |
12 | György Czakó | Hungary | 14 | 12 | 132.233 | 112 |
13 | Kalle Tuulos | Finland | 13 | 13 | 131.211 | 112 |
14 | Per Cock-Clausen | Denmark | 10 | 11 | 133.722 | 112 |
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
Judges:
- Alex Krupy
- Theo Klemm
- Bruno Bonfiglio
- Franz Wojtanowskyj
- Sven P. Sørensen
- Norman V.S. Gregory
- Martti Gyldén
- Gérard Rodrigues Henriques
- László Szollás
Ladies
Rank | Name | Nation | CF | FS | Points | Places |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jeannette Altwegg | Great Britain | 1 | 4 | 161.756 | 14 |
2 | Tenley Albright | United States | 2 | 3 | 159.133 | 22 |
3 | Jacqueline du Bief | France | 4 | 2 | 158.000 | 24 |
4 | Sonya Klopfer | United States | 3 | 5 | 154.633 | 33 |
5 | Virginia Baxter | United States | 8 | 1 | 152.211 | 50 |
6 | Suzanne Morrow | Canada | 6 | 7 | 149.333 | 56 |
7 | Barbara Wyatt | Great Britain | 5 | 11 | 148.378 | 63 |
8 | Gundi Busch | Germany | 10 | 6 | 146.289 | 75 |
9 | Marlene Smith | Canada | 11 | 9 | 143.289 | 92 |
10 | Erika Kraft | Germany | 9 | 10 | 143.767 | 89 |
11 | Valda Osborn | Great Britain | 7 | 13 | 144.767 | 89 |
12 | Helga Dudzinski | Germany | 12 | 8 | 142.767 | 103 |
13 | Vera Smith | Canada | 13 | 15 | 138.220 | 117 |
14 | Nancy Burley | Australia | 17 | 14 | 135.633 | 135 |
15 | Susi Wirz | Switzerland | 15 | 17 | 135.578 | 136 |
16 | Annelies Schilhan | Austria | 19 | 12 | 134.744 | 140 |
17 | Patricia Devries | Great Britain | 14 | 20 | 132.811 | 148 |
18 | Yolande Jobin | Switzerland | 16 | 16 | 132.478 | 151 |
19 | Sissy Schwarz | Austria | 22 | 18 | 126.878 | 178 |
20 | Leena Pietilä | Finland | 20 | 21 | 124.733 | 185 |
21 | Gweneth Molony | Australia | 18 | 22 | 124.344 | 190 |
22 | Alida Stoppelman | Netherlands | 21 | 23 | 123.544 | 193 |
23 | Eszter Jurek | Hungary | 24 | 19 | 121.478 | 199 |
24 | Ingeborg Nilsson | Norway | 25 | 24 | 113.322 | 215 |
WD | Bjørg Løhner Øien | Norway | 23 |
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
Judges:
- Harold G. Storke
- Joseph Wilson
- Fritz Schober
- Henri Mügeli
- Per Reiertsen
- Donald H. Gilchrist
- Franz Heinlein
- Martti Gyldén
- Gérard Rodrigues Henriques
Pairs
Rank | Name | Nation | Points | Places |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ria Baran / Paul Falk | United Team of Germany | 11.400 | 11.5 |
2 | Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy | United States | 11.178 | 17.5 |
3 | Marianna Nagy / László Nagy | Hungary | 10.822 | 31 |
4 | Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks | Great Britain | 10.600 | 39 |
5 | Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden | Canada | 10.489 | 48 |
6 | Janet Gerhauser / John Nightingale | United States | 10.289 | 54 |
7 | Silvia Grandjean / Michel Grandjean | Switzerland | 10.300 | 53 |
8 | Ingeborg Minor / Hermann Braun | United Team of Germany | 9.089 | 73.5 |
9 | Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt | Austria | 9.469 | 83 |
10 | Éva Szöllösy / Gábor Vida | Hungary | 9.244 | 91.5 |
11 | Peri Horne / Raymond Lockwood | Great Britain | 9.133 | 94 |
12 | Britta Lindmark / Ulf Berendt | Sweden | 8.756 | 106 |
13 | Bjørg Skjælaaen / Reidar Børjeson | Norway | 8.346 | 117 |
Referee:
Assistant Referee:
Judges:
- Donald H. Gilchrist
- Harold G. Storke
- Christen Christensen
- Pauline Barrajo
- Henri Mügeli
- Fritz Schober
- Einar Törsleff
- László Szollás
- Franz Wojtanowskyj
References
- ↑ "The Olympics: 1948 and 1952", Skating magazine, February 1960