At the 1928 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Tuesday, February 14, 1928 to Sunday, February 19, 1928.
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Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles details |
 Gillis GrafströmSweden (SWE) |
 Willy BöcklAustria (AUT) |
 Robert Van ZeebroeckBelgium (BEL) |
| Ladies' singles details |
 Sonja HenieNorway (NOR) |
Fritzi Burger Austria (AUT) |
 Beatrix LoughranUnited States (USA) |
| Pairs details |
 France (FRA)Andrée Joly Pierre Brunet |
Austria (AUT) Lilly Scholz Otto Kaiser |
Austria (AUT) Melitta Brunner Ludwig Wrede |
Participating nations
Twelve figure skater (seven men and five ladies) competed in both the singles and the pairs event.
A total of 51 figure skaters (23 men and 28 ladies) from eleven nations (men from eleven nations and ladies from eleven nations) competed at the St. Moritz Games:
- Austria (9) (men:4 women:5)
- Belgium (2) (men:1 women:1)
Canada (5) (men:2 women:3)
Czechoslovakia (3) (men:2 women:1)
Finland (3) (men:2 women:1)- France (3) (men:1 women:2)
Germany (8) (men:3 women:5)
Great Britain (5) (men:3 women:2)- Norway (4) (men:0 women:4)
- Sweden (1) (men:1 women:0)
Switzerland (2) (men:1 women:1)- United States (6) (men:3 women:3)
Medal table
Again only Austria was able to win more than one medal but this time without winning a gold medal.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Norway |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| France |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Austria |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Belgium |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| United States |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
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