1963 World Figure Skating Championships | |
---|---|
Type: | ISU Championship |
Date: | February 28 – March 3 |
Season: | 1963 |
Location: | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
Champions | |
Men's singles: Donald McPherson | |
Ladies' singles: Sjoukje Dijkstra | |
Pairs: Marika Kilius / Hans-Jürgen Bäumler | |
Ice dance: Eva Romanová / Pavel Roman | |
Previous: 1962 World Championships | |
Next: 1964 World Championships |
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.
The 1963 competitions for men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance took place from February 28 to March 3 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. The competition was held in the open-air ice stadium, with events running as late as 1 or 2am, by which time it was very cold. This caused the ice to become hard and brittle, as well as causing discomfort to those in attendance. [1]
Perhaps due to the poor ice conditions, the men's competition was marred by many falls. Both the winner Donald McPherson and second-place finisher Alain Calmat fell on triple loop attempts, but neither Manfred Schnelldorfer nor Karol Divín, who had been placed 1-2 after the compulsory figures, performed well in the free skating. [1]
Marika Kilius and Hans-Jürgen Bäumler won the pair competition, although some questioned whether some of their lifts, including a "triple Axel lift" (an Axel lasso lift with 3.5 rotations), were legal under the ISU rules of the time. The Canadian team of Debbi Wilkes and Guy Revell had to withdraw after Wilkes suffered a head injury in a fall while posing for press photos. [1]
Disaster also struck the American dance team Yvonne Littlefield and Peter Betts. They placed 9th in the compulsory dances, but in the free dance Betts's blade came unscrewed from the boot and they were unable to finish their program. Meanwhile, the defending champions Eva Romanová and Pavel Roman came from behind to retain title after being defeated in the compulsory dances by the British team, Linda Shearman and Michael Phillips, who had also defeated the Romans at the European Championships earlier that year. [1]
Defending champion Sjoukje Dijkstra also retained her title, building a big lead in the compulsory figures and following it with a good performance in the free skate, in which she now included a double Lutz for the first time. [1] Nicole Hassler, second in the free skate and third overall, had two strong double Axels at the end of her program. [2] The Japanese competitor Miwa Fukuhara, who finished 6th overall, included a triple salchow in her program. [1]
* Host nation (Italy)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
West Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
3 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
7 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals (8 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Rank | Name | Places |
---|---|---|
1 | Donald McPherson | 18 |
2 | Alain Calmat | 22 |
3 | Manfred Schnelldorfer | 22 |
4 | Karol Divín | 34 |
5 | Scott Allen | 40 |
6 | Peter Jonas | 59 |
7 | Sepp Schönmetzler | 71 |
8 | Donald Knight | 79 |
9 | Emmerich Danzer | 80 |
10 | Nobuo Satō | 83 |
11 | Monty Hoyt | 88 |
12 | Robert Dureville | 117 |
13 | Hugo Dümmler | 122 |
14 | Jenő Ébert | 130 |
15 | William Neale | 136 |
16 | Valeriy Meshkov | 144 |
17 | Giordano Abbondati | 145 |
18 | Malcolm Cannon | 159 |
19 | Wouter Toledo | 161 |
Judges:
Rank | Name | Places |
---|---|---|
1 | Sjoukje Dijkstra | 9 |
2 | Regine Heitzer | 22 |
3 | Nicole Hassler | 30 |
4 | Wendy Griner | 36 |
5 | Petra Burka | 39 |
6 | Miwa Fukuhara | 68 |
7 | Inge Paul | 73 |
8 | Jana Mrázková | 73 |
9 | Helli Sengstschmid | 75 |
10 | Lorraine Hanlon | 89 |
11 | Diana Clifton-Peach | 97 |
12 | Ingrid Ostler | 110 |
13 | Karen Howland | 130 |
14 | Franziska Schmidt | 128 |
15 | Eva Grožajová | 138 |
16 | Ann-Margreth Frei | 140 |
17 | Junko Ueno | 147 |
18 | Sandra Brugnera | 160 |
19 | Christine Haigler | 161 |
20 | Shirra Kenworthy | 167 |
21 | Zsuzsa Szentmiklóssy | 191 |
22 | Karin Dehle | 198 |
23 | Tatyana Nemtsova | 204 |
24 | Elżbieta Kościk | 215 |
Judges:
Rank | Name | Places |
---|---|---|
1 | Marika Kilius / Hans-Jürgen Bäumler | 9 |
2 | Lyudmila Belousova / Oleg Protopopov | 20 |
3 | Tatyana Zhuk / Aleksandr Gavrilov | 31 |
4 | Gertrude Desjardins / Maurice Lefrance | 31.5 |
5 | Milada Kubíková / Jaroslav Votruba | 51.5 |
6 | Gerda Johner / Rüdi Johner | 58.5 |
7 | Judianne Fotheringill / Jerry Fotheringill | 64 |
8 | Vivian Joseph / Ronald Joseph | 66.5 |
9 | Patti Gustafson / Pieter Kollen | 84 |
10 | Sonja Pfersdorf / Günther Matzdorf | 84 |
11 | Linda Ward / Neil Carpenter | 95 |
12 | Gunilla Lindberg / Gunnar de Shàrengrad | 107 |
Judges:
Rank | Name | Places |
---|---|---|
1 | Eva Romanová / Pavel Roman | 14 |
2 | Linda Shearman / Michael Phillips | 15 |
3 | Paulette Doan / Kenneth Ormsby | 26 |
4 | Janet Sawbridge / David Hickinbottom | 36 |
5 | Donna Mitchell / John Mitchell | 47 |
6 | Mary Parry / Roy Mason | 62 |
7 | Sally Schantz / Stanley Urban | 66 |
8 | Lorna Dyer / John Carrell | 71 |
9 | Györgyi Korda / Pál Vásárhelyi | 82 |
10 | Carole Forrest / Kevin Lethbridge | 93 |
11 | Marlyse Fornachon / Charly Pichard | 96 |
12 | Armelle Flichy / Pierre Brun | 116 |
13 | Helga Burkhardt / Hannes Burkhardt | 117 |
14 | Jitka Babická / Jaromír Holan | 120 |
15 | Christel Trebesiner / Georg Felsinger | 132 |
16 | Ghislaine Houdas / Francis Gamichon | 141 |
17 | Yvonne Littlefield / Peter Betts | 152 |
18 | Maria Toncelli / Vinicio Toncelli | 153 |
Judges:
Figure skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics took place at the Olympiahalle in Innsbruck, Austria. There were three events contested: men's singles, ladies' singles, and pair skating.
Figure skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics took place at the Olympiahalle in Innsbruck, Austria. Ice dance was introduced for the first time as an Olympic event at these Games.
The 1979 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Vienna, Austria from March 13 to 18. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance.
The 1969 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA from February 25 to March 2. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance.
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.
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.
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.
The 1965 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA from March 2 to 7. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance.
The 1966 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Davos, Switzerland from February 22 to 27. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance.
The 1968 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Geneva, Switzerland from February 27 to March 3. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The ISU representative was John R. Shoemaker from the USA and the ISU Technical Delegate was Elemér Terták from Hungary.
The 1970 World Figure Skating Championships were held at the Hala Tivoli in Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia from 3 to 8 March. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance.
The 1971 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Lyon, France, from February 23 to 28. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The ISU Representative was John R. Shoemaker from the United States and the ISU Technical Delegate was Elemér Terták from Hungary.
The 1972 World Figure Skating Championships were held at the Stampede Corral in Calgary, Canada from March 7 to 11. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The ISU Representative was John R. Shoemaker and the ISU Technical Delegates were Hermann Schiechtl and Donald Gilchrist (Canada).
The 1976 World Figure Skating Championships were held at the Scandinavium in Göteborg, Sweden from 2 to 7 March. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
The 1974 World Figure Skating Championships were held at the Olympiahalle in Munich, West Germany from March 5 to 10. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance.
The 1975 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA from March 4 to 8. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
The 1978 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada from March 7 to 12. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
The 1960 European Figure Skating Championships was a figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters competed for the title of European Champion in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The competitions took place from February 4 to 7, 1960 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany.
The 1961 European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The competitions took place from February 27 to March 3, 1962 in Geneva, Switzerland.