Richmond Trophy

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The Richmond Trophy was an international figure skating competition for ladies' singles held annually from 1949 to 1980 at the Richmond Ice Rink in Twickenham, London. It was the only invitational international competition (as opposed to the ISU Championships) held on a regular basis in the post-war years. [1] The competition was sponsored by the National Skating Association and was largely due to the activity of Arnold Gerschwiler, coach of many champions at the Richmond rink. [2]

At the last event in November 1980, participation was down to only eleven competitors, attributed to scheduling conflicts with the growing number of other international competitions such as Skate Canada International. [3] Moreover, the National Skating Association had two years previously started another international competition, the St. Ivel International, also held at the Richmond rink but earlier in the fall and including competition in all four disciplines of skating, which by 1980 was already established as one of the more prestigious competitions on the international circuit. Therefore, the ladies-only Richmond Trophy event was discontinued.

Medalists

Ladies' medalists
YearGoldSilverBronzeRefs
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1950Flag placeholder.svgFlag placeholder.svgFlag placeholder.svg
1951Flag placeholder.svgFlag placeholder.svgFlag placeholder.svg
1952 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Yvonne Sugden Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lidy Stoppelman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Doreen Spowart
1953 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Yvonne Sugden Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anne Robinson Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lidy Stoppelman
1954 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Patricia Pauley Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sjoukje Dijkstra Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Clema Cowley
1955 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Yvonne Sugden Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joan Haanappel Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sjoukje Dijkstra
1956 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sjoukje Dijkstra Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joan Haanappel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karin Borner
1957 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sjoukje Dijkstra Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Patricia Pauley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Diana Clifton-Peach
1958 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sjoukje Dijkstra Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carolyn Krau Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Diana Clifton-Peach
1959 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joan Haanappel Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carolyn Krau Flag of France.svg Nicole Hassler
1960 Flag of France.svg Nicole Hassler Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carolyn Krau Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Barbara Conniff
1961 Flag of France.svg Nicole Hassler Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Barbara Conniff Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Heather Moir [4]
1962 Flag of France.svg Nicole Hassler Flag of the United States.svg Carol Noir Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anne Lenton
1963Flag placeholder.svgFlag placeholder.svgFlag placeholder.svg
1964Flag placeholder.svgFlag placeholder.svgFlag placeholder.svg
1965 Flag of Germany.svg Uschi Keszler Flag of Hungary.svg Zsuzsa Almássy Flag of East Germany.svg Beate Richter [5]
1966 Flag of Hungary.svg Zsuzsa Almássy Flag placeholder.svgFlag placeholder.svg
1967 Flag of Hungary.svg Zsuzsa Almássy Flag of Austria.svg Beatrix Schuba Flag placeholder.svg
1968 Flag of Austria.svg Elisabeth Nestler Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Patricia Dodd Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eleonora Baricka
1969 Flag of Austria.svg Elisabeth Nestler Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Patricia Dodd Flag of Italy.svg Rita Trapanese [6]
1970 Flag of Italy.svg Rita Trapanese Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Patricia Dodd Flag of the United States.svg Dawn Glab [7]
1971 Flag of East Germany.svg Christine Errath Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cathy Lee Irwin Flag of Japan.svg Kazumi Yamashita [7]
1972 Flag of the United States.svg Dorothy Hamill Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karin Iten Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jean Scott [7]
1973 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dianne de Leeuw Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Maria McLean Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karin Iten
1974 Flag of East Germany.svg Marion Weber Flag of Germany.svg Isabel de Navarre Flag of the United States.svg Kath Malmberg [8]
1975 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lynn Nightingale Flag of the United States.svg Barbie Smith Flag of the United States.svg Linda Fratianne [8]
1976 Flag of the United States.svg Barbie Smith Flag of Italy.svg Susanna Driano Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Heather Kemkaran [8]
1977 Flag of the United States.svg Priscilla Hill Flag of Finland.svg Kristiina Wegelius Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Denise Biellmann [8]
1978 Flag of Italy.svg Susanna Driano Flag of the United States.svg Carrie Rugh Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Karena Richardson [8]
1979 Flag of the United States.svg Alicia Risberg Flag of East Germany.svg Carola Weißenberg Flag of the United States.svg Simone Grigorescu [8]
1980 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Karen Wood Flag of East Germany.svg Janina Wirth Flag of East Germany.svg Carola Paul [8]

References

  1. Wright, Benjamin T., Skating in America
  2. "The Richmond Ice Rink". Twickenham Museum.
  3. Ice Abroad, Skating magazine, January 1981
  4. The Richmond Trophy, Skating magazine, January 1962
  5. From Abroad, Skating magazine, February 1966
  6. Richmond Trophy, Skating magazine, January 1970
  7. 1 2 3 "Results Book, Volume 1: 1896–1973" (PDF). Skate Canada. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 22, 2010.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Results Book, Volume 2: 1974–current" (PDF). Skate Canada. p. 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2009.