The World Figure Skating Championships

World Figure Skating Championships

The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...

is an annual figure skating competition

Figure skating competition

-International:* International competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union. These competitions are held using ISU rules; skaters are entered by their respective national skating federations....

 sanctioned by the International Skating Union

International Skating Union

The International Skating Union is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Netherlands in 1892, making it one of the oldest international...

 in which figure skaters

Figure skating

Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...

 compete for the title of World Champion.

The 1950 championships took place on March 6 to 8, 1950 in Wembley

Wembley

Wembley is an area of northwest London, England, and part of the London Borough of Brent. It is home to the famous Wembley Stadium and Wembley Arena...

, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

.

Men

Rank	Name	Nation	Placings	Figures	Free	Total
1	Dick Button Dick Button Richard Totten "Dick" Button is an American former figure skater and a well-known long-time skating television analyst. He is a two-time Olympic Champion and five-time World Champion...	United States	7	824.71	594.76	1419.47
2	Ede Király Ede Király Ede Király was a Hungarian figure skater. He was born in Budapest. As a solo skater he won two silver medals and a bronze at the World Figure Skating Championships, placing second behind Dick Button twice. He also was European men's champion in 1950. In pairs, he and Andrea Kékesy won the silver...		14	778.86	566.06	1344.92
3	Hayes Alan Jenkins Hayes Alan Jenkins Hayes Alan Jenkins , an American figure skater, led men's skating for 4 years, 1953-56. He won four consecutive World Figure Skating Championships from 1953 to 1956. He also won the gold medal in the 1956 Winter Olympics, after placing 4th in the 1952 Winter Olympics. His brother David Jenkins...	United States	25	728.93	549.03	1277.96
4	Helmut Seibt Helmut Seibt Helmut Seibt was an Austrian figure skater. He won the silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics. He was the 1951–1952 European Champion. He placed 9th at the 1948 Winter Olympics and won a bronze medal at the 1951 World Figure Skating Championships...		29	739.90	534.45	1274.35
5	Austin Holt	United States	34	723.21	524.30	1247.51
6	Michael Carrington		38	704.55	537.25	1241.80
7	Reg Park		51	672.50	497.60	1170.10
8	Roger Wickson Roger Wickson (figure skater) Roger Wickson is a Canadian figure skater. He was the 1949 and 1950 national champion.-Results:...	Canada	55	686.00	473.20	1159.20
9	Per Cock-Clausen Per Cock-Clausen Per Cock-Clausen was a Danish figure skater. He was the 13-time Danish National Champion from 1940-1963 and Nordic Champion from 1949-1951 and 1953. He competed at both the 1948 and 1952 Winter Olympic Games finishing 16th and 14th respectively...		62	652.98	443.45	1096.43

• Referee: Dr. James Koch 
• Assistant Referee: Gustavus F. C. Witt 

Judges were

• Fritz Kachler
  Fritz Kachler
  Fritz Kachler was an Austrian figure skater. He was the 1912, 1913, and 1923 World champion and the 1914 & 1924 European champion.He did not believe that sport and nationalism should be mixed and therefore chose not to participate in the Olympic Games of 1920 and 1924.A mechanical engineer, he rose...
  
   
• Mr. Norman V. S. Gregory  Canada
• Mr. H. Meistrup
• Capt. Henry Graham Sharp
  Henry Graham Sharp
  Henry Graham Sharp was a British figure skater. In 1939, he won both the European Figure Skating Championships and the World Figure Skating Championships. Before that, he had won three consecutive silver medals at Worlds and Europeans...
  
   
• Mr. Elemér Terták
  Elemér Terták
  Elemér Terták was an Hungarian figure skater who competed in men's singles. He won the bronze medal at the 1934 European Figure Skating Championships, the 1937 European Championships, and the 1937 World Figure Skating Championships. He also competed in the 1936 Winter Olympic Games, finishing...
  
   
• Dr. A. Huber
• Harold G. Storke  United States

Ladies

Rank	Name	Nation	Placings	Figures	Free	Total
1	Ája Vrzáňová		12	790.65	568.51	1359.16
2	Jeannette Altwegg Jeannette Altwegg Jeannette Altwegg CBE is a British figure skater. She is the 1952 Olympic champion in Ladies' Singles, the 1948 Olympic bronze medalist, the 1951 World champion, and the 1951 & 1952 European champion...		18	789.71	556.00	1345.71
3	Yvonne Sherman Yvonne Sherman Yvonne C. Sherman Tutt was an American figure skater. She won the gold medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships twice in ladies' single skating and once in pair skating with Robert Swenning. Sherman competed in both disciplines in the 1948 Winter Olympics.After her competitive career...	United States	23	782.48	548.10	1330.58
4	Suzanne Morrow Suzanne Morrow Suzanne Morrow Francis was a Canadian figure skater. She competed in pairs with Wallace Diestelmeyer. The couple won the bronze medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics and the 1948 World Figure Skating Championships...	Canada	24	766.38	553.35	1319.73
5	Sonya Klopfer Sonya Klopfer Sonya Klopfer Dunfield is an American figure skater. She is the 1951 U.S. national champion. Having won at age 15, she was the youngest U.S. ladies' champion until Tara Lipinski won in 1997 at age 14. Klopfer is a two-time World medalist...	United States	*37	734.18	560.93	1295.11
6	Jacqueline du Bief Jacqueline du Bief Jacqueline du Bief is a French figure skater who competed in single skating and pair skating. As a single skater, she is the 1952 World Champion, the 1952 Olympic bronze medalist, the 1950-1952 European silver medalist, and the 1947-1952 French national champion.As a pair skater, she competed with...		36	741.53	560.93	1302.46
7	Virginia Baxter Virginia Baxter Virginia "Ginny" Baxter was an American figure skater from Detroit. She won the bronze medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships three times and captured the bronze at the 1952 World Figure Skating Championships...	United States	54	715.28	552.41	1267.69
8	Jiřína Nekolová Jirína Nekolová Jiřína Nekolová is a Czech figure skater who competed for Czechoslovakia. She is the 1948 World bronze medalist. She competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics and placed 4th.-Results:...		62	755.18	491.98	1247.16
9	Marlene Smith Marlene Smith Marlene Smith was a Canadian figure skater who competed in both pairs and ladies singles. In pairs, she won the gold medal at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships with partner Donald Gilchrist in 1949 and 1950...	Canada	64	719.60	537.83	1257.43
10	Barbara Watt		69	725.78	514.03	139.81
11	Andra McLauchlin	United States	74	707.70	525.11	1232.81
12	Dagmar Lerchova		83	714.93	499.56	1214.49
13	Valda Osborn Valda Osborn Valda Rosemary Osborn was a British figure skater. She was the 1953 European champion and World bronze medalist. She represented Great Britain at the 1952 Winter Olympics where she placed 11th.- Personal life:Valda Osborn was born in Wembley, England in 1934 and started skating at age 2 1/2 at...		85	704.78	496.18	1200.96
14	Beryl Bailey		94	689.15	501.31	1190.46

Remark: * better placed due to the majority of the better placings

• Referee: Major Kenneth M. Beaumont 
• Assistant Referee: Gustavus F. C. Witt 

Judges were

• Mr. A. Voordeckers
• Mr. Norman V. S. Gregory  Canada
• Dr. J. Hainz
• Mr. H. Meistrup
• Georges Torchon 
• Major Geoffrey S. Yates 
• Harold G. Storke  United States

Pairs

Rank	Name	Nation	Placings	Total
1	Karol Kennedy Karol Kennedy Karol Estelle Kennedy Kucher was an American pair skater. With her brother, Peter, she won five U.S. Championship titles from 1948-1952...  / Peter Kennedy	United States	15	96.07
2	Jennifer Nicks Jennifer Nicks Jennifer Mary Nicks was a British pair skater. She competed with brother John Nicks. In 1953, the two won Great Britain's only World and European titles in pair skating, after having placed fourth at the 1952 Winter Olympics. She died as the result of a heart attack.-Competitive...  / John Nicks John Nicks John Allen Wisden Nicks is a British figure skating coach and former pair skater. His pairs partner was his sister Jennifer Nicks, and together they were the 1953 World Champions...		28.5	92.70
3	Marianne Nagy / László Nagy László Nagy (figure skater) László Nagy was a Hungarian pair skater. He and his partner and sister Marianne Nagy were two time Olympic bronze medalists, two-time European champions , and three-time World bronze medalists . He was born in Szombathely.-Competitive highlights:-References:* -Navigation:...		32	92.25
4	Elianne Steineman / André Calamé		44.5	90.00
5	Suzanne Gheldorf / Jacques Rénard		48.5	89.43
6	Elly Stärck / Harry Gareis		61	88.08
7	Marlene Smith Marlene Smith Marlene Smith was a Canadian figure skater who competed in both pairs and ladies singles. In pairs, she won the gold medal at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships with partner Donald Gilchrist in 1949 and 1950...  / Donald Gilchrist	Canada	*63	87.07
8	Joan Waterhouse / Gordon Holloway		62	88.31
9	Liliane de Becker / Edmund Verbustel		64	88.42
10	Irene Maguire Irene Maguire Irene Maguire was an American figure skater. She competed in pairs and ice dance with Walter Muehlbronner, whom she married in 1951. They won national silver medals in both pairs and ice dance in 1949 and 1950...  / Walter Muehlbronner Walter Muehlbronner Walter Muehlbronner was an American figure skater. He competed in pairs and ice dance with Irene Maguire, whom he married in 1951. They won national silver medals in both pairs and ice dance in 1949 and 1950...	United States	82	84.26
11	Sybil Cooke / Bob Hudson		93.5	83.47
12	Denise Favart / Jacques Favart Jacques Favart Jacques Favart was a French sports official and figure skater.He won the French Figure Skating Championships in men's singles in 1942. As a pair skater, he competed with his wife Denise Favart from 1946 to 1950...		108	77.73

Remark: * better placed due to the majority of the better placings

• Referee: Walter S. Powell
  Walter S. Powell
  Walter S. Powell was president of the United States Figure Skating Association from 1943 to 1946. After his term was complete, Powell remained very active in the international side of the sport, serving as the first chairman of the USFSA's International Committee from 1946 to 1952...
  
    United States

Judges were

• Mr. Fritz Kachler
  Fritz Kachler
  Fritz Kachler was an Austrian figure skater. He was the 1912, 1913, and 1923 World champion and the 1914 & 1924 European champion.He did not believe that sport and nationalism should be mixed and therefore chose not to participate in the Olympic Games of 1920 and 1924.A mechanical engineer, he rose...
  
   
• Mr. A. Voordeckers
• Mr. Norman V. S. Gregory  Canada
• Mr. H. Meistrup
• Georges Torchon 
• Cap. Ernest H. C. Yates 
• Mr. Elemér Terták
  Elemér Terták
  Elemér Terták was an Hungarian figure skater who competed in men's singles. He won the bronze medal at the 1934 European Figure Skating Championships, the 1937 European Championships, and the 1937 World Figure Skating Championships. He also competed in the 1936 Winter Olympic Games, finishing...
  
   
• Dr. A. Huber
• Harold G. Storke  United States