1927 World Figure Skating Championships
| 1927 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Season: | 1927 |
| Location: |
Davos, Switzerland (men) Oslo, Norway (ladies) Vienna, Austria (pairs) |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Willy Böckl | |
Ladies' singles:  Sonja Henie | |
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Pair skating: Herma Szabo / Ludwig Wrede | |
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The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion.
The 1927 men competitions took place from February 5th to 6th in Davos, Switzerland. The 1927 ladies competitions took place from February 19th to 20th in Oslo, Norway. The 1927 pairs competitions took place from February 22nd to 23rd in Vienna, Austria.
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willy Böckl | Austria | 11 |
| 2 | Otto Preißecker | Austria | 15 |
| 3 | Karl Schäfer | Austria | 24 |
| 4 | Georges Gautschi |  Switzerland | 26 |
| 5 | John F. Page |  United Kingdom | 30 |
| 6 | Ludwig Wrede | Austria | 42 |
| 7 | Herbert Haertel |  Germany | 48 |
| 8 | Jean Henrion |  France | 56 |
Judges:
- Kurt Dannenberg Germany
- Eduard Engelmann jr. Austria
- Josef Fellner Austria
- Fritz Kachler Austria
- J. G. Künzli Switzerland
- T. D. Richardson United Kingdom
- Artur Vieregg Germany
Ladies
Szabo retired after she was defeated by Sonja Henie of Norway. This result was controversial because the judging panel consisted of three Norwegians, a German, and an Austrian. The three Norwegian judges placed Henie first, while the German and Austrian judges placed Szabo first.[1][2]
| Rank | Name | Nation | judge 1 | judge 2 | judge 3 | judge 4 | judge 5 | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonja Henie | Norway | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Herma Plank-Szabo | Austria | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Karen Simensen | Norway | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| 4 | Ellen Brockhöft | Germany | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
Judges:
- Arne Christiansen Norway
- O. R. Kolderup Norway
- Knut Oeren Meinich Norway
- Walter Müller Austria
- Artur Vieregg Germany
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herma Plank-Szabo / Ludwig Wrede | Austria | 6.5 |
| 2 | Lilly Scholz / Otto Kaiser | Austria | 9 |
| 3 | Else Hoppe / Oscar Hoppe |  Czechoslovakia | 14.5 |
| 4 | Hansi Eissert / Georg Pamperl | Austria | 20 |
Judges:
- Walter Jakobsson
Finland - Otto Maly Czechoslovakia
- Walter Müller Austria
- Max Rendschmidt Germany
- K. Scheibner Austria
References
- ↑ Nationalism in Winter Sports Judging and its Lessons for Organizational Decision Making, by Eric Zitzewitz, accessed July 3, 2006.
- ↑ Worlds Greatest Skaters, accessed July 3, 2006.
Sources
- Result List provided by the ISU
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