1951 World Figure Skating Championships

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1951 World Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:February 23 – 25
Season:1951
Location: Flag of Italy.svg Milan, Italy
Venue:Palazzo del Ghiaccio
Champions
Men's singles:
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Richard Button
Ladies' singles:
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeannette Altwegg
Pairs:
Flag of Germany.svg Ria Baran / Paul Falk
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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.

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The 1951 championships took place on February 23–25 in Milan, Italy. It was the first year after World War II that athletes from Germany and Japan were allowed to compete at Worlds. [1]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Italy)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 1214
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1012
3Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1001
4Flag of France.svg  France 0101
5Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 0011
Totals (5 entries)3339

Results

Men

RankNameCFFSTotalPlaces
1 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Dick Button 104.3879.33183.717
2 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg James Grogan 93.1177.58170.6917
3 Flag of Austria.svg Helmut Seibt 94.0874.78168.8622
4 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Hayes Jenkins 90.8077.35168.1525
5 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Dudley Richards 85.6370.93156.5638
6 Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Fassi 84.4572.22156.6741
7 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Don Laws 81.9268.60150.5248
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Carrington 83.8864.05147.9354
9 Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg William Lewis 76.6356.35132.9867
10 Flag of Germany.svg Freimut Stein 74.0058.10132.1069
11 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Ryusuke Arisaka 73.3056.10129.4074

Judges:

Ladies

RankNameCFFSTotalPlaces
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeannette Altwegg 114.7377.99192.728
2 Flag of France.svg Jacqueline du Bief 106.6782.00188.6714
3 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Sonya Klopfer 104.9080.79185.6923
4 Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Suzanne Morrow 105.6778.96184.6329
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Barbara Wyatt 104.6774.58179.2542
6 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Tenley Albright 99.2579.81179.0643
7 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Andra McLaughlin 100.4377.87178.3047
8 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Margaret Graham 100.1076.89176.9953
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Valda Osborn 98.0376.41174.4456
10 Flag of Germany.svg Gundi Busch 88.6776.28164.9583
11 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Frances Dorsey 91.7073.12164.8285
12 Flag of Germany.svg Helga Dudzinski 87.6275.31162.9389*
13 Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Elizabeth Hiscock 91.8870.93162.8189*
14 Flag of Germany.svg Erika Kraft 88.6374.70163.3387
15 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Susi Wirz 91.4769.59161.0694
16 Flag of Austria.svg Lotte Schwenk 84.8266.92151.74116
17 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yolande Jobin 85.8864.00149.88118
18 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ghislaine Kopf 85.7059.98145.68129
19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Yvonne Sugden 80.3065.21145.51131
20 Flag of Germany.svg Inge Jell 74.8562.05136.90141
21 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Etsuko Inada 81.2954.02135.31144
22 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lidy Stoppelman 77.5653.70131.26150
23 Flag of Austria.svg Grete Dunst 70.4547.33117.78161

*: better placed due to the majority of the better placings

Judges:

Pairs

RankNamePointsPlaces
1 Flag of Germany.svg Ria Baran / Paul Falk 10.8910
2 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy 10.8511.5
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks 10.5120.5
4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Eliane Steinemann / André Calame 10.0735
5 Flag of Germany.svg Inge Minor / Hermann Braun 9.9240
6 Flag of Germany.svg Marlies Schrör / Hans Schwarz 9.8145
7 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Silvia Grandjean / Michel Grandjean 9.4850
8 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Janet Gerhauser / John Nightingale 9.4653
9 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Silva Palme / Marko Lajović 9.1965
10 Flag of Austria.svg Elly Stärck / Harry Gareis 8.9665
11 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Anne Holt / Austin Holt 8.9968
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elizabeth Williams / John McCann 7.9483

Judges:

Ice Dance (unofficial)

RankNamePlaces
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jean Westwood / Lawrence Demmy
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joan Dewhirst / John Slater
3 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Lois Waring / Michael McGean

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References

  1. Hines, James R. (2011). Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 32. ISBN   978-0-8108-6859-5.
  2. "On to Oslo (1949-1952)".

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