1950 World Figure Skating Championships
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| 1950 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | 6 – 8 March |
| Season: | 1950 |
| Location: |  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 | |
| Next: 1951 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 1950 championships took place from 6 to 8 March in Wembley, United Kingdom.
Results
[edit | edit source]Men
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Name | CF | FS | Total | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Dick Button | 824.71 | 594.76 | 1419.47 | 7 |
| 2 |  Ede Király |
778.86 | 566.06 | 1344.92 | 14 |
| 3 | United States Hayes Alan Jenkins | 728.93 | 549.03 | 1277.96 | 25 |
| 4 |  Helmut Seibt |
739.90 | 534.45 | 1274.35 | 29 |
| 5 | United States Austin Holt | 723.21 | 524.30 | 1247.51 | 34 |
| 6 | Michael Carrington |
704.55 | 537.25 | 1241.80 | 38 |
| 7 | Australia Reg Park | 672.50 | 497.60 | 1170.10 | 51 |
| 8 |  Roger Wickson |
686.00 | 473.20 | 1159.20 | 55 |
| 9 |  Per Cock-Clausen |
652.98 | 443.45 | 1096.43 | 62 |
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- Referee: Switzerland James Koch
- Assistant Referee: Netherlands Gustavus F. C. Witt
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Judges:
- Norman V. S. Gregory
- Switzerland A. Huber
- Fritz Kachler
- Harry Meistrup
- Graham Sharp
- United States Harold G. Storke
- Elemér Terták
Ladies
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Name | CF | FS | Total | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechoslovakia Álena Vrzáňová | 790.65 | 568.51 | 1359.16 | 12 |
| 2 | Jeannette Altwegg |
789.71 | 556.00 | 1345.71 | 18 |
| 3 | United States Yvonne Sherman | 782.48 | 548.10 | 1330.58 | 23 |
| 4 | Suzanne Morrow |
766.38 | 553.35 | 1319.73 | 24 |
| 5 | United States Sonya Klopfer | 734.18 | 560.93 | 1295.11 | 37* |
| 6 | France Jacqueline du Bief | 741.53 | 560.93 | 1302.46 | 36 |
| 7 | United States Virginia Baxter | 715.28 | 552.41 | 1267.69 | 54 |
| 8 | Czechoslovakia Jiřina Nekolová | 755.18 | 491.98 | 1247.16 | 62 |
| 9 | Marlene Smith |
719.60 | 537.83 | 1257.43 | 64 |
| 10 | Barbara Wyatt |
725.78 | 514.03 | 139.81 | 69 |
| 11 | United States Andra McLaughlin | 707.70 | 525.11 | 1232.81 | 74 |
| 12 | Czechoslovakia Dagmar Lerchová | 714.93 | 499.56 | 1214.49 | 83 |
| 13 | Valda Osborn |
704.78 | 496.18 | 1200.96 | 85 |
| 14 | Beryl Bailey |
689.15 | 501.31 | 1190.46 | 94 |
*: better placed due to the majority of the better placings
- Referee: Kenneth Beaumont
- Assistant Referee: Netherlands Gustavus F. C. Witt
Judges:
- Norman V. S. Gregory
- Czechoslovakia J. Hainz
- Harry Meistrup
- United States Harold G. Storke
- France Georges Torchon
- Belgium A. Voordeckers
- Geoffrey Yates
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Pairs
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Name | Total | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy | 96.07 | 15 |
| 2 | Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks |
92.70 | 28.5 |
| 3 | Marianna Nagy / László Nagy |
92.25 | 32 |
| 4 | Switzerland Eliane Steinemann / André Calame | 90.00 | 44.5 |
| 5 | Belgium Suzanne Gheldorf / Jacques Rénard | 89.43 | 48.5 |
| 6 | Elly Stärck / Harry Gareis |
88.08 | 61 |
| 7 | Marlene Smith / Donald Gilchrist |
87.07 | 63* |
| 8 | Joan Waterhouse / Gordon Holloway |
88.31 | 62 |
| 9 | Belgium Liliane de Becker / Edmond Verbustel | 88.42 | 64 |
| 10 | United States Irene Maguire / Walter Mühlbronner | 84.26 | 82 |
| 11 | Sybil Cooke / Robert Hudson |
83.47 | 93.5 |
| 12 | France Denise Favart / Jacques Favart | 77.73 | 108 |
*: better placed due to the majority of the better placings
- Referee: United States Walter Powell
Judges:
- Norman V. S. Gregory
- Switzerland A. Huber
- Fritz Kachler
- Harry Meistrup
- United States Harold G. Storke
- Elemér Terták
- France Georges Torchon
- Belgium A. Voordeckers
- Ernest Yates
Ice Dance (unofficial)
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Lois Waring / Michael McGean | |
| 2 | Sybil Cooke / Robert Hudson |
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| 3 | United States Irene Maguire / Walter Mühlbronner |