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| 1951 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 23 – 25 |
| Season: | 1951 |
| Location: |  Milan,Italy |
| Venue: | Palazzo del Ghiaccio |
| Champions | |
Men's singles: Richard Button | |
Ladies' singles: Jeannette Altwegg | |
Pairs: Ria Baran /Paul Falk | |
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TheWorld Figure Skating Championships is an annualfigure skating competition sanctioned by theInternational Skating Union in whichfigure skaters compete for the title of World Champion.
The 1951 championships took place on February 23–25 inMilan,Italy. It was the first year afterWorld War II that athletes fromGermany andJapan were allowed to compete at Worlds.[1]
* Host nation (Italy)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Rank | Name | CF | FS | Total | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dick Button | 104.38 | 79.33 | 183.71 | 7 |
| 2 | James Grogan | 93.11 | 77.58 | 170.69 | 17 |
| 3 | Helmut Seibt | 94.08 | 74.78 | 168.86 | 22 |
| 4 | Hayes Jenkins | 90.80 | 77.35 | 168.15 | 25 |
| 5 | Dudley Richards | 85.63 | 70.93 | 156.56 | 38 |
| 6 | Carlo Fassi | 84.45 | 72.22 | 156.67 | 41 |
| 7 | Don Laws | 81.92 | 68.60 | 150.52 | 48 |
| 8 | Michael Carrington | 83.88 | 64.05 | 147.93 | 54 |
| 9 |  William Lewis | 76.63 | 56.35 | 132.98 | 67 |
| 10 | Freimut Stein | 74.00 | 58.10 | 132.10 | 69 |
| 11 |  Ryusuke Arisaka | 73.30 | 56.10 | 129.40 | 74 |
Judges:
Donald Gilchrist
Eugen KirchhoferMollie PhillipsWalter Powell Adolf Rosdol W. Schilling Mario Verdi| Rank | Name | CF | FS | Total | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeannette Altwegg | 114.73 | 77.99 | 192.72 | 8 |
| 2 | Jacqueline du Bief | 106.67 | 82.00 | 188.67 | 14 |
| 3 | Sonya Klopfer | 104.90 | 80.79 | 185.69 | 23 |
| 4 | Suzanne Morrow | 105.67 | 78.96 | 184.63 | 29 |
| 5 | Barbara Wyatt | 104.67 | 74.58 | 179.25 | 42 |
| 6 | Tenley Albright | 99.25 | 79.81 | 179.06 | 43 |
| 7 | Andra McLaughlin | 100.43 | 77.87 | 178.30 | 47 |
| 8 | Margaret Graham | 100.10 | 76.89 | 176.99 | 53 |
| 9 | Valda Osborn | 98.03 | 76.41 | 174.44 | 56 |
| 10 | Gundi Busch | 88.67 | 76.28 | 164.95 | 83 |
| 11 | Frances Dorsey | 91.70 | 73.12 | 164.82 | 85 |
| 12 | Helga Dudzinski | 87.62 | 75.31 | 162.93 | 89* |
| 13 | Elizabeth Hiscock | 91.88 | 70.93 | 162.81 | 89* |
| 14 | Erika Kraft | 88.63 | 74.70 | 163.33 | 87 |
| 15 | Susi Wirz | 91.47 | 69.59 | 161.06 | 94 |
| 16 | Lotte Schwenk | 84.82 | 66.92 | 151.74 | 116 |
| 17 | Yolande Jobin | 85.88 | 64.00 | 149.88 | 118 |
| 18 | Ghislaine Kopf | 85.70 | 59.98 | 145.68 | 129 |
| 19 | Yvonne Sugden | 80.30 | 65.21 | 145.51 | 131 |
| 20 | Inge Jell | 74.85 | 62.05 | 136.90 | 141 |
| 21 | Etsuko Inada | 81.29 | 54.02 | 135.31 | 144 |
| 22 |  Lidy Stoppelman | 77.56 | 53.70 | 131.26 | 150 |
| 23 | Grete Dunst | 70.45 | 47.33 | 117.78 | 161 |
*: better placed due to the majority of the better placings
Judges:
Pamela Davis Emile FinsterwaldDonald Gilchrist Oskar Madl O. Maly Harold G. Storke Georges Torchon| Rank | Name | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ria Baran /Paul Falk | 10.89 | 10 |
| 2 | Karol Kennedy /Peter Kennedy | 10.85 | 11.5 |
| 3 | Jennifer Nicks /John Nicks | 10.51 | 20.5 |
| 4 | Eliane Steinemann /André Calame | 10.07 | 35 |
| 5 | Inge Minor /Hermann Braun | 9.92 | 40 |
| 6 | Marlies Schrör /Hans Schwarz | 9.81 | 45 |
| 7 | Silvia Grandjean /Michel Grandjean | 9.48 | 50 |
| 8 | Janet Gerhauser /John Nightingale | 9.46 | 53 |
| 9 |  Silva Palme /Marko Lajović | 9.19 | 65 |
| 10 | Elly Stärck /Harry Gareis | 8.96 | 65 |
| 11 | Anne Holt /Austin Holt | 8.99 | 68 |
| 12 | Elizabeth Williams /John McCann | 7.94 | 83 |
Judges:
Bruno BonfiglioDonald Gilchrist Eugen Kirchhofer Hans MeixnerMollie Phillips W. Schilling Harold G. Storke| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean Westwood /Lawrence Demmy | |
| 2 | Joan Dewhirst /John Slater | |
| 3 | Lois Waring /Michael McGean |