At the 1948 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested: men's singles, ladies singles, and pair skating.
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Event summary
Barbara Ann Scott became the first Canadian to win the figure skating gold medal while Dick Button became the first American to win a figure skating title for the United States. Button also became the first figure skater to perform a double axel in competition.
Medal summary
Medalists
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Dick ButtonUnited States (USA) |
 Hans GerschwilerSwitzerland (SUI) |
 Edi RadaAustria (AUT) |
| Ladies' singles |  Barbara Ann ScottCanada (CAN) |
Eva Pawlik Austria (AUT) |
 Jeannette AltweggGreat Britain (GBR) |
| Pair skating |  Micheline Lannoyand Pierre Baugniet Belgium (BEL) |
 Andrea Kékesyand Ede Király Hungary (HUN) |
Suzanne Morrow and Wallace Diestelmeyer Canada (CAN) |
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | CF | CF Points | FS | Total Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Button | United States |
1 | 994.7 | 1 | 191.177 | 10 |
| 2 | Hans Gerschwiler | Switzerland |
2 | 965.1 | 3 | 181.122 | 23 |
| 3 | Edi Rada | Austria |
3 | 941.0 | 4 | 178.133 | 33 |
| 4 | John Lettengarver | United States |
4 | 916.3 | 2 | 176.400 | 36 |
| 5 | Ede Király | Hungary |
5 | 922.1 | 5 | 174.400 | 42 |
| 6 | James Grogan | United States |
9 | 867.4 | 6 | 168.711 | 62 |
| 7 | Henry Graham Sharp | Great Britain |
6 | 909.8 | 8 | 167.044 | 67 |
| 8 | Hellmut May | Austria |
7 | 893.2 | 7 | 165.666 | 68 |
| 9 | Helmut Seibt | Austria |
8 | 882.9 | 12 | 162.655 | 79 |
| 10 | Ladislav Cáp |  Czechoslovakia |
10 | 859.0 | 11 | 160.233 | 96 |
| 11 | Fernand Leemans | Belgium |
11 | 838.0 | 14 | 157.822 | 104 |
| 12 | Wallace Diestelmeyer | Canada |
13 | 809.1 | 9 | 156.322 | 110 |
| 13 | Zdenek Fikar | Czechoslovakia |
12 | 819.0 | 13 | 154.155 | 114 |
| 14 | Karl Enderlin | Switzerland |
14 | 796.7 | 10 | 154.244 | 110 |
| 15 | Carlo Fassi |  Italy |
16 | 764.9 | 15 | 145.966 | 135 |
| 16 | Per Cock-Clausen |  Denmark |
15 | 785.5 | 16 | 145.533 | 135 |
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | CF | CF Points | FS | Total Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbara Ann Scott | Canada |
1 | 858.1 | 1 | 163.077 | 11 |
| 2 | Eva Pawlik | Austria |
3 | 832.1 | 2 | 157.588 | 24 |
| 3 | Jeannette Altwegg | Great Britain |
2 | 842.1 | 6 | 156.166 | 28 |
| 4 | Jirína Nekolová | Czechoslovakia |
4 | 807.2 | 4 | 154.088 | 34 |
| 5 | Alena Vrzáňová | Czechoslovakia |
7 | 797.2 | 3 | 153.044 | 44 |
| 6 | Yvonne Sherman | United States |
8 | 783.9 | 5 | 149.833 | 62 |
| 7 | Bridget Shirly Adams | Great Britain |
5 | 806.8 | 16 | 148.644 | 69 |
| 8 | Gretchen Merrill | United States |
6 | 798.0 | 11 | 148.466 | 73 |
| 9 | Martha Musilek Bachem | Austria |
14 | 744.5 | 7 | 144.456 | 103 |
| 10 | Marion Tiefy Davies | Great Britain |
11 | 763.5 | 12 | 144.766 | 104 |
| 11 | Eileen Seigh | United States |
10 | 755.8 | 10 | 144.111 | 110 |
| 12 | Marilyn Ruth Take | Canada |
12 | 754.1 | 13 | 143.722 | 110.5 |
| 13 | Dagmar Lerchová | Czechoslovakia |
15 | 745.5 | 8 | 144.433 | 112 |
| 14 | Suzanne Morrow | Canada |
9 | 761.9 | 15 | 143.655 | 117 |
| 15 | Maja Hug | Switzerland |
13 | 755.9 | 19 | 141.522 | 137 |
| 16 | Jacqueline du Bief |  France |
16 | 746.0 | 21 | 139.022 | 147.5 |
| 17 | Marika Saáry | Hungary |
17 | 739.3 | 14 | 140.944 | 142 |
| 18 | Hildegard Appeltauer | Austria |
18 | 743.7 | 20 | 139.300 | 155 |
| 19 | Maidie Jill Linzee | Great Britain |
19 | 742.8 | 18 | 140.200 | 145 |
| 20 | Ingeborg Solar | Austria |
23 | 677.8 | 9 | 135.444 | 186 |
| 21 | Éva Lindner | Hungary |
22 | 679.7 | 17 | 134.188 | 192 |
| 22 | Marit Henie |  Norway |
21 | 699.4 | 23 | 133.111 | 194 |
| 23 | Lotti Höner | Switzerland |
20 | 699.1 | 22 | 134.211 | 186 |
| 24 | Grazia Barcellona | Italy |
25 | 607.9 | 24 | 122.211 | 218 |
| 25 | Doris Blanc | Switzerland |
24 | 635.6 | 25 | 122.622 | 221 |
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micheline Lannoy / Pierre Baugniet | Belgium |
11.227 | 17.5 |
| 2 | Andrea Kékesy / Ede Király | Hungary |
11.109 | 26 |
| 3 | Suzanne Morrow / Wallace Diestelmeyer | Canada |
11.000 | 31 |
| 4 | Yvonne Sherman / Robert Swenning | United States |
10.581 | 53 |
| 5 | Winifred Silverthorne / Dennis Silverthorne | Great Britain |
10.572 | 53 |
| 6 | Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy | United States |
10.536 | 59.5 |
| 7 | Marianna Nagy / László Nagy | Hungary |
9.909 | 89 |
| 8 | Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks | Great Britain |
9.700 | 98 |
| 9 | Herta Ratzenhofer / Emil Ratzenhofer | Austria |
9.436 | 111.5 |
| 10 | Margot Walle / Allan Fjeldheim | Norway |
9.281 | 118.5 |
| 11 | Susanne Giebisch / Helmut Seibt | Austria |
9.290 | 117.5 |
| 12 | Luny Unold / Hans Kuster | Switzerland |
9.281 | 120 |
| 13 | Grazia Barcellona / Carlo Fassi | Italy |
9.263 | 121.5 |
| 14 | Denise Favart / Jacques Favart | France |
8.700 | 139 |
| WD | Blazena Knittlová / Karel Vosátka | Czechoslovakia |
References
- Official Olympic reportPDF (3.70 MB)
- Winter Olympic Memories: Men
- Winter Olympic Memories: Ladies
- Winter Olympic Memories: Pairs
- Skatabase: Men
- Skatabase: Ladies
- Skatabase: Pairs
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