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.

Contents

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

RankNameAgeCFFSPointsPlaces
1 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Hayes Jenkins 192925.21727.2183.613
2 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg James Grogan 211931.93704.3181.816
3 Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Fassi 243907.16659.8174.136
4 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Ronald Robertson 157851.82707.9173.337
5 Flag of France.svg Alain Giletti 135864.74675.2171.444
6 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Dudley Richards 216870.65673.8171.649
7 Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Peter Firstbrook 194871.48640.6168.059
8 Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Peter Dunfield 218790.77656.5160.873
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Booker 159778.49622.9155.781
10 Flag of Germany.svg Freimut Stein 2810764.410609.9152.788
11 Flag of Austria.svg Kurt Oppelt 2013712.811592.2145.0102
12 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Hubert Köpfler 1711745.412553.3144.3106
13 Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg György Czakó 1914701.613543.1138.3115
WD Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Loichinger 12729.5DNF

Judges:

Ladies

RankNameAgeCFFSTotalPointsPlaces
1 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Tenley Albright 171757.31560.731318.03188.297
2 Flag of Germany.svg Gundi Busch 172730.93531.271262.17180.3116
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Valda Osborn 183719.7513.771233.47176.2128
4 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Carol Heiss 135705.42531.291236.69176.6727
5 Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Suzanne Morrow 224716.7516.631233.33176.1928
6 Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Vera Smith 201198.68171.2448
7 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Margaret Graham 1189.79169.9749
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Yvonne Sugden 131175.51167.9353
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Erica Batchelor 191145.62163.6670
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ann Robinson 1141.28163.0474
11 Flag of Austria.svg Annelies Schilhan 1612642.1499.111141.21163.0372
12 Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Mary Kenner 1986
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Norma Skevington 83
14 Flag of Germany.svg Rosi Pettinger 1997
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 22112
18 Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Eszter Jurek 16129
19 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lidy Stoppelman 19130
WD Flag of Germany.svg Helga Dudzinski 23DNF
WD Flag of Austria.svg Sissy Schwarz 16DNF

Judges:

Pairs

RankNameAgeTotalPointsPlaces
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks 20/2377.011.0010.5
2 Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden 23/2676.3710.9116
3 Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Marianna Nagy / László Nagy 24/2574.6210.6623.5
4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Silvia Grandjean / Michel Grandjean 18/2174.2710.6124
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peri Horne / Raymond Lockwood 20/2471.4010.2039
6 Flag of Austria.svg Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt 16/2070.1410.0243.5
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jane Higson / Robert Hudson 70.0710.0144.5
8 Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Éva Szöllősi / Gábor Vida 18/2367.489.6457
9 Flag of Germany.svg Eva Neeb / Karl Probst 19/66.789.5461
10 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Charlotte Michiels / Gaston van Ghelder 65.889.3466

Judges:

Ice dance

RankNameAgeCDFDPointsPlaces
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jean Westwood / Lawrence Demmy 22/221111.4173.8537.056
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joan Dewhirst / John Slater 17/252110.0273.0536.6110
3 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Carol Peters / Daniel Ryan 20/233104.4370.735.0214
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nesta Davies / Paul Thomas 5102.6468.034.1220
5 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Virginia Hoyns / Donald Jacoby 4101.0667.4533.6923
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lydia Boon / Aadrian van Dam 696.9766.732.7230
7 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Carmel Bodel / Edward Bodel 40/32788.9567.8531.3535
8 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Albertina Brown / Nigel Brown 883.0961.128.8242
9 Flag of Austria.svg Helga Binder / Edwin Führich 1081.8861.528.6645
10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Catharina Odink / Jacobus Odink 983.71255.027.7450
11 Flag of Austria.svg Lucia Fischer / Rudolf Zorn 1182.01155.427.4854
12 Flag of Austria.svg Luise Lehner / Hans Kutschera 1276.51055.926.4859


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