1927 World Figure Skating 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.

1927 World Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Season:1927
Location:Switzerland Davos, Switzerland (men)
Norway Oslo, Norway (ladies)
Austria Vienna, Austria (pairs)
Champions
Men's singles:
Austria Willy Böckl
Ladies' singles:
Norway Sonja Henie
Pairs:
Austria Herma Szabo / Ludwig Wrede
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Men's competitions took place from February 5th to 6th in Davos, Switzerland. Ladies' competitions took place from February 19th to 20th in Oslo, Norway. Pairs' competitions took place from February 22nd to 23rd in Vienna, Austria.

Medal table

  *   Host nations (Austria, Norway)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Austria*2316
2  Norway*1012
3  Czechoslovakia0011
Totals (3 entries)3339

Results

Men

RankNamePlaces
1 Willy Böckl11
2 Otto Preißecker15
3 Karl Schäfer24
4 Georges Gautschi26
5 John Page30
6 Ludwig Wrede42
7 Herbert Haertel48
8 Jean Henrion56

Judges:

Ladies

This result was controversial because the three Norwegian member of the judging panel placed the Sonja Henie on the first place, while the other two placed Herma Szabo, who retired after the competition. [1][2]

RankNameJudgesPlaces
#1#2#3#4#5
1 Sonja Henie111227
2 Herma Plank-Szabo222118
3 Karen Simensen3334417
4 Ellen Brockhöft4443318

Judges:

Pairs

RankNamePlaces
1 Herma Plank-Szabo / Ludwig Wrede6.5
2 Lilly Scholz / Otto Kaiser9
3 Else Hoppe / Oscar Hoppe14.5
4 Hansi Eissert / Georg Pamperl20

Judges:

References

Sources

  • Result List provided by the ISU