Figure skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics

Figure skating at the V Winter Olympics
Type: Olympic Games
Champions
Men's singles:
United States Dick Button
Ladies' singles:
Canada Barbara Ann Scott
Pair skating:
Belgium Micheline Lannoy / Pierre Baugniet
Previous:
1936 Winter Olympics
Next:
1952 Winter Olympics

At the 1948 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested: men's singles, ladies' singles, and pair skating.

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  Dick Button (USA)  Hans Gerschwiler (SUI)  Edi Rada (AUT)
Ladies' singles  Barbara Ann Scott (CAN)  Eva Pawlik (AUT)  Jeannette Altwegg (GBR)
Pair skating  Micheline Lannoy
/ Pierre Baugniet (BEL)		  Andrea Kékesy
/ Ede Király (HUN)		  Suzanne Morrow
/ Wallace Diestelmeyer (CAN)

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Canada 1 0 1 2
2 Belgium 1 0 0 1
United States 1 0 0 1
4 Austria 0 1 1 2
5 Hungary 0 1 0 1
Switzerland 0 1 0 1
7 Great Britain 0 0 1 1
Total 3 3 3 9

Results

Men

Rank Name Nation CF FS Total points Places
1 Dick Button United States 1994.71191.17710
2 Hans Gerschwiler Switzerland 2965.13181.12223
3 Edi Rada Austria 3941.04178.13333
4 John Lettengarver United States 4916.32176.40036
5 Ede Király Hungary 5922.15174.40042
6 James Grogan United States 9867.46168.71162
7 Henry Graham Sharp Great Britain 6909.88167.04467
8 Hellmut May Austria 7893.27165.66668
9 Helmut Seibt Austria 8882.912162.65579
10 Ladislav Čáp Czechoslovakia 10859.011160.23396
11 Fernand Leemans Belgium 11838.014157.822104
12 Wallace Diestelmeyer Canada 13809.19156.322110
13 Zdeněk Fikar Czechoslovakia 12819.013154.155114
14 Karl Enderlin Switzerland 14796.710154.244110
15 Carlo Fassi Italy 16764.915145.966135
16 Per Cock-Clausen Denmark 15785.516145.533135

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Ladies

Rank Name Nation CF FS Total points Places
1 Barbara Ann Scott Canada 1858.11163.07711
2 Eva Pawlik Austria 3832.12157.58824
3 Jeannette Altwegg Great Britain 2842.16156.16628
4 Jirína Nekolová Czechoslovakia 4807.24154.08834
5 Alena Vrzáňová Czechoslovakia 7797.23153.04444
6 Yvonne Sherman United States 8783.95149.83362
7 Bridget Shirly Adams Great Britain 5806.816148.64469
8 Gretchen Merrill United States 6798.011148.46673
9 Martha Musilek Bachem Austria 14744.57144.456103
10 Marion Tiefy Davies Great Britain 11763.512144.766104
11 Eileen Seigh United States 10755.810144.111110
12 Marilyn Ruth Take Canada 12754.113143.722110.5
13 Dagmar Lerchová Czechoslovakia 15745.58144.433112
14 Suzanne Morrow Canada 9761.915143.655117
15 Maja Hug Switzerland 13755.919141.522137
16 Jacqueline du Bief France 16746.021139.022147.5
17 Marika Saáry Hungary 17739.314140.944142
18 Hildegard Appeltauer Austria 18743.720139.300155
19 Maidie Jill Linzee Great Britain 19742.818140.200145
20 Ingeborg Solar Austria 23677.89135.444186
21 Éva Lindner Hungary 22679.717134.188192
22 Marit Henie Norway 21699.423133.111194
23 Lotti Höner Switzerland 20699.122134.211186
24 Grazia Barcellona Italy 25607.924122.211218
25 Doris Blanc Switzerland 24635.625122.622221

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Pairs

Rank Name Nation Points Places
1 Micheline Lannoy / Pierre Baugniet Belgium 11.22717.5
2 Andrea Kékesy / Ede Király Hungary 11.10926
3 Suzanne Morrow / Wallace Diestelmeyer Canada 11.00031
4 Yvonne Sherman / Robert Swenning United States 10.58153
5 Winifred Silverthorne / Dennis Silverthorne Great Britain 10.57253
6 Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy United States 10.53659.5
7 Marianna Nagy / László Nagy Hungary 9.90989
8 Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks Great Britain 9.70098
9 Herta Ratzenhofer / Emil Ratzenhofer Austria 9.436111.5
10 Margot Walle / Allan Fjeldheim Norway 9.281118.5
11 Susanne Giebisch / Helmut Seibt Austria 9.290117.5
12 Luny Unold / Hans Kuster Switzerland 9.281120
13 Grazia Barcellona / Carlo Fassi Italy 9.263121.5
14 Denise Favart / Jacques Favart France 8.700139
WD Blazena Knittlová / Karel Vosátka Czechoslovakia

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References

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

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