1930 World Figure Skating Championships
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| 1930 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 3 – 5 |
| Season: | 1930 |
| Location: | United States New York City, New York United States |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles: Austria Karl Schäfer | |
| Ladies' singles: Norway Sonja Henie | |
| Pairs: France Andrée Brunet / Pierre Brunet | |
| Previous: 1929 World Championships | |
| Next: 1931 World Championships | |
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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 competitions took place from February 3 to 5 in New York City, the first figure skating world championships in the United States. It was also the first year when all competitions were held at the same location and at the same time. All the judges for the three competitions were also the same.
Medal table
[edit | edit source]* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States* | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | File:Canadian Red Ensign (1921–1957).svg Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
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Results
[edit | edit source]Men
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria Karl Schäfer | 5 |
| 2 | United States Roger Turner | 11 |
| 3 | Switzerland Georges Gautschi | 19 |
| 4 | Canada Montgomery Wilson | 20 |
| 5 | Austria Ludwig Wrede | 20 |
| 6 | United States Gail Borden | 32 |
| 7 | United States Lester Madden | 35 |
| 8 | United States William Nagle | 38 |
Judges:
- Norway B. Børjeson
- United Kingdom Herber Clarke
- Austria J. Edhoffer
- United States J. B. Liberman
- Canada J. C. McDougall
Ladies
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway Sonja Henie | 5 |
| 2 | Canada Cecil Smith | 12 |
| 3 | United States Maribel Vinson | 16 |
| 4 | Canada Constance Wilson | 19 |
| 5 | Austria Melitta Brunner | 23 |
| 6 | United States Suzanne Davis | 30 |
Judges:
- Norway B. Børjeson
- United Kingdom Herbert Clarke
- Austria J. Edhoffer
- United States J. B. Liberman
- Canada J. C. McDougall
Pairs
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | France Andrée Brunet / Pierre Brunet | 6.5 |
| 2 | Austria Melitta Brunner / Ludwig Wrede | 13.5 |
| 3 | United States Beatrix Loughran / Sherwin Badger | 16 |
| 4 | Canada Constance Samuel / Montgomery Wilson | 21 |
| 5 | Canada Isobel Rogers / Melville Rogers | 25.5 |
| 6 | United States Theresa Weld / Nathaniel Niles | 30.5 |
| 7 | Canada Maude Smith / Jack Eastwood | 32.5 |
| 8 | United States Edith Secord / Joseph Savage | 34.5 |
Judges:
- Norway B. Børjeson
- United Kingdom Herbert Clarke
- Austria J. Edhoffer
- United States J. B. Liberman
- Canada J. C. McDougall
Categories:
- World Figure Skating Championships
- 1930 in figure skating
- International figure skating competitions hosted by the United States
- 1930 in American sports
- February 1930 sports events in the United States
- 1930 in sports in New York City
- Sports competitions in New York City
- International sports competitions in New York (state)