Figure skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics – Ladies' singles

Ladies' singles
at the I Olympic Winter Games
Dates28-29 January 1924
Competitors8 from 6 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)Herma Szabo
 Austria
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Beatrix Loughran
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Ethel Muckelt
 Great Britain
Figure skating at the Olympics

The ladies' individual skating event was held as part of the figure skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics. It was the third appearance of the event, which had previously been held at the Summer Olympics in 1908 and 1920. The competition was held on Monday, 28 January and on Tuesday, 29 January 1924. It was the only women's event at the 1924 Winter Olympics. Eight figure skaters from six nations competed.[1]

Results

Although eleven-year-old Sonja Henie finished last in this competition, she went on to win gold medals in the next three consecutive Olympic Games.

RankNameNationCFFSTotal pointsPlaces
1Herma Szabo Austria11299.177
2Beatrix Loughran United States23279.8514
3Ethel Muckelt Great Britain37250.0726
4Theresa Blanchard United States44249.5327
5Andrée Joly France72231.9238
6Cecil Smith Canada55230.7544
7Kathleen Shaw Great Britain68221.0046
8Sonja Henie Norway86203.8250

Referee:

  • Austria Alexander von Szabo de Bucs

Judges:

References

  1. ^ "Figure Skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics: Singles, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  • Official Official Olympic Report
  • sports-reference
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 19 June 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
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