1949 World Figure Skating Championships

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1949 World Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:16 – 18 February 1949
Season:1949
Location: Flag of France.svg Paris, France
Champions
Men's singles:
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Dick Button
Ladies' singles:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Alena Vrzáňová
Pairs:
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Andrea Kékesy / Ede Király
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The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which amateur figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion.

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The 1949 championships took place from 16 to 18 February 1949 in Paris, France. At the men's event, the favorite, Dick Button won. At the women's event, however, the favorite, Eva Pawlik of Austria, who had been the Olympic runner-up behind Barbara Ann Scott one year before and who had just won the European title in 1949, dropped out because of a broken boot heel just before the free program. [1] [2] [3] [4] which provided Alena Vrzáňová of Czechoslovakia with the opportunity to win the gold medal. She became the first woman to perform a double lutz. [5]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (France)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 1214
2Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 1102
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 1001
4Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 0011
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0011
Totals (5 entries)3339

Results

Men

RankNamePlaces
1 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Dick Button 5
2 Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Ede Király 12
3 Flag of Austria.svg Edi Rada 13
4 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg James Grogan 23
5 Flag of Austria.svg Helmut Seibt 26
6 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Hayes Alan Jenkins 29
7 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Austin Holt 34
8 Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Fassi 38
9 Flag of Denmark.svg Per Cock-Clausen 45
10 Flag of France.svg Jean Vives 50

Judges:

Ladies

RankNamePlaces
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Alena Vrzáňová 7
2 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Yvonne Sherman 17
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeannette Altwegg 18
4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiřina Nekolová 44.5
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bridget Adams 46
6 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Andra McLaughlin 48
7 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Virginia Baxter 53
8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dagmar Lerchová 55
9 Flag of France.svg Jacqueline du Bief 67
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Barbara Wyatt 68.5
11 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Helen Uhl 71
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Valda Osborn 73
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Beryl Bailey 82
14 Flag of Austria.svg Lilly Fuchs 85
15 Flag of France.svg Liliane Madaule 105
WD Flag of Austria.svg Eva Pawlik DNS
WD Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joan Lister DNS

Judges:

Pairs

RankNamePlaces
1 Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Andrea Kékesy / Ede Király 7
2 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy 14.5
3 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Ann Davies / Carleton Hoffner 31.5
4 Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Marianna Nagy / László Nagy 33
5 Flag of Austria.svg Herta Ratzenhofer / Emil Ratzenhofer 35.5*
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks 35.5
7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Běla Zachova / Jaroslav Zach 49.5
8 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Eliane Steinemann / André Calame 56.5
9 Flag of Austria.svg Elly Stärck / Harry Gareis 56.5*
10 Flag of France.svg Denise Favart / Jacques Favart 63
11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Suzanne Gheldorf / Jacques Rénard 75
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Pamela Davis / Peter Scholes 78.5

*Better placed due to the majority of the better places

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References

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  2. Susan D. Russell, "Eva Pawlik and Rudi Seeliger", In: International Figure Skating Magazine, Jan/Feb 2008
  3. Matthias Hampe, The genesis of figure skating. Doctoral thesis at the Potsdam University 2010, page 218
  4. Kelli Lawrence, Skating On Air. McFarland & Company. Jefferson (North Carolina) and London 2011. Chapter "Eva Pawlik - more than an overseas footnote", page 22. ISBN   978-0-7864-4608-7
  5. Elliott, Helene (13 March 2009). "Brian Orser heads list of World Figure Skating Hall of Fame inductees". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 November 2011.

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