1950 World Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:March 6 – 8
Season:1950
Location:United Kingdom Wembley, UK
Venue:Wembley Arena
Champions
Men's singles:
United States Richard Button
Ladies' singles:
Czechoslovakia Alena Vrzanova
Pairs:
United States Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy
Previous:
1949 World Championships
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1951 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 1950 championships took place on March 6 to 8 in Wembley, United Kingdom.

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Great Britain)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States2024
2 Czechoslovakia1001
3 Great Britain*0202
4 Hungary0112
Totals (4 entries)3339

Results

Men

Rank Name CF FS Total Places
1 United States Dick Button824.71594.761419.477
2 Hungary Ede Király778.86566.061344.9214
3 United States Hayes Alan Jenkins728.93549.031277.9625
4 Austria Helmut Seibt739.90534.451274.3529
5 United States Austin Holt723.21524.301247.5134
6 United Kingdom Michael Carrington704.55537.251241.8038
7 Australia Reg Park672.50497.601170.1051
8 Canada Roger Wickson686.00473.201159.2055
9 Denmark Per Cock-Clausen652.98443.451096.4362
  • Referee: Switzerland James Koch
  • Assistant Referee: Netherlands Gustavus F. C. Witt

Judges:

Ladies

Rank Name CF FS Total Places
1 Czechoslovakia Álena Vrzáňová790.65568.511359.1612
2 United Kingdom Jeannette Altwegg789.71556.001345.7118
3 United States Yvonne Sherman782.48548.101330.5823
4 Canada Suzanne Morrow766.38553.351319.7324
5 United States Sonya Klopfer734.18560.931295.1137*
6 France Jacqueline du Bief741.53560.931302.4636
7 United States Virginia Baxter715.28552.411267.6954
8 Czechoslovakia Jiřina Nekolová755.18491.981247.1662
9 Canada Marlene Smith719.60537.831257.4364
10 United Kingdom Barbara Wyatt725.78514.03139.8169
11 United States Andra McLaughlin707.70525.111232.8174
12 Czechoslovakia Dagmar Lerchová714.93499.561214.4983
13 United Kingdom Valda Osborn704.78496.181200.9685
14 United Kingdom Beryl Bailey689.15501.311190.4694

*: better placed due to the majority of the better placings

Judges:

  • Canada Norman V. S. Gregory
  • Czechoslovakia J. Hainz
  • Denmark Harry Meistrup
  • United States Harold G. Storke
  • France Georges Torchon
  • Belgium A. Voordeckers
  • United Kingdom Geoffrey Yates

Pairs

Rank Name Total Places
1 United States Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy96.0715
2 United Kingdom Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks92.7028.5
3 Hungary Marianna Nagy / László Nagy92.2532
4 Switzerland Eliane Steinemann / André Calame90.0044.5
5 Belgium Suzanne Gheldorf / Jacques Rénard89.4348.5
6 Austria Elly Stärck / Harry Gareis88.0861
7 Canada Marlene Smith / Donald Gilchrist87.0763*
8 United Kingdom Joan Waterhouse / Gordon Holloway88.3162
9 Belgium Liliane de Becker / Edmond Verbustel88.4264
10 United States Irene Maguire / Walter Mühlbronner84.2682
11 United Kingdom Sybil Cooke / Robert Hudson83.4793.5
12 France Denise Favart / Jacques Favart77.73108

*: better placed due to the majority of the better placings

Judges:

Ice Dance (unofficial)

Rank Name Places
1 United States Lois Waring / Michael McGean
2 United Kingdom Sybil Cooke / Robert Hudson
3 United States Irene Maguire / Walter Mühlbronner

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References

  1. "On To Oslo (1949-1952)". www.omagdigital.com.

Sources

  • Result List provided by the ISU
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