1953 World Figure Skating Championships

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1953 World Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:February 8 – 15
Season:1953
Location: Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Davos, Switzerland
Champions
Men's singles:
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Hayes Alan Jenkins
Ladies' singles:
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Tenley Albright
Pairs:
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks
Ice dance:
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jean Westwood / Lawrence Demmy
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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 1953 competitions for men, ladies, pair skating, and ice dancing took place from February 8 to 15 in Davos, Switzerland.

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Switzerland)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2114
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 2114
3Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 0101
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 0101
5Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 0011
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0011
Totals (6 entries)44412

Results

Men

RankNamePlaces
1 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Hayes Jenkins 13
2 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg James Grogan 16
3 Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Fassi 36
4 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Ronald Robertson 37
5 Flag of France.svg Alain Giletti 44
6 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Dudley Richards 49
7 Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Peter Firstbrook 59
8 Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Peter Dunfield 73
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Booker 81
10 Flag of Germany.svg Freimut Stein 88
11 Flag of Austria.svg Kurt Oppelt 102
12 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Hubert Köpfler 106
13 Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg György Czakó 115
WD Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Loichinger DNS

Judges:

Ladies

RankNamePlaces
1 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Tenley Albright 7
2 Flag of Germany.svg Gundi Busch 16
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Valda Osborn 28
4 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Carol Heiss 27
5 Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Suzanne Morrow 28
6 Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Vera Smith 48
7 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Margaret Graham 49
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Yvonne Sugden 53
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Erica Batchelor 70
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ann Robinson 74
11 Flag of Austria.svg Annelies Schilhan 72
12 Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Mary Kenner 86
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Norma Skevington 83
14 Flag of Germany.svg Rosi Pettinger 97
15 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Doris Zerbe 109
16 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Margaret Dean 112
17 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yolande Jobin 112
18 Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Eszter Jurek 129
19 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lidy Stoppelman 130
WD Flag of Germany.svg Helga Dudzinski DNS

Judges:

Pairs

RankNamePlaces
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks 10.5
2 Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden 16
3 Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Marianna Nagy / László Nagy 23.5
4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Silvia Grandjean / Michel Grandjean 24
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peri Horne / Raymond Lockwood 39
6 Flag of Austria.svg Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt 43.5
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jane Higson / Robert Hudson 44.5
8 Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Éva Szöllősi / Gábor Vida 57
9 Flag of Germany.svg Eva Neeb / Karl Probst 61
10 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Charlotte Michiels / Gaston van Ghelder 66

Judges:

Ice dance

RankNamePlaces
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jean Westwood / Lawrence Demmy 6
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joan Dewhirst / John Slater 10
3 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Carol Peters / Daniel Ryan 16
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nesta Davies / Paul Thomas 20
5 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Virginia Hoyns / Donald Jacoby 23
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lydia Boon / Aadrian van Dam 30
7 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Carmel Bodel / Edward Bodel 35
8 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Albertina Brown / Nigel Brown 42
9 Flag of Austria.svg Helga Binder / Edwin Führich 45
10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Catharina Odink / Jacobus Odink 50
11 Flag of Austria.svg Lucia Fischer / Rudolf Zorn 54
12 Flag of Austria.svg Luise Lehner / Hans Kutschera 59

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