1930 World Figure Skating Championships
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| 1930 World Figure Skating Championships | |
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| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 3 – 5 |
| Season: | 1930 |
| Location: | New York City, USA |
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Men's singles: Karl Schäfer |
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Ladies' singles: Sonja Henie |
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Pair skating: Andrée Brunet / Pierre Brunet |
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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 1930 men, ladies, and pairs competitions took place from February 3 to 5 in New York City, the first figure skating world championships in the USA. It was also the first year when all competitions were hold at the same location and the same time. Also all the judges for the three competitions were the same.
Contents
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karl Schäfer | Austria |
5 |
| 2 | Roger Turner |  United States |
11 |
| 3 | Georges Gautschi |  Switzerland |
19 |
| 4 | Montgomery Wilson |  Canada |
20 |
| 5 | Ludwig Wrede | Austria |
20 |
| 6 | Gail Borden | United States |
32 |
| 7 | J. Lester Madden | United States |
35 |
| 8 | William Nagle | United States |
38 |
Judges:
- J. Edhoffer Austria
- Herbert J. Clarke
United Kingdom - J. B. Liberman United States
- J. C. McDougall Canada
- B. Börjeson Norway
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonja Henie | Norway |
5 |
| 2 | Cecil Smith | Canada |
12 |
| 3 | Maribel Vinson | United States |
16 |
| 4 | Constance Wilson | Canada |
19 |
| 5 | Melitta Brunner | Austria |
23 |
| 6 | Suzanne Davis | United States |
30 |
Judges:
- J. Edhoffer Austria
- Herbert J. Clarke United Kingdom
- J. B. Liberman United States
- J. C. McDougall Canada
- B. Börjeson Norway
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
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| 1 | Andrée Brunet / Pierre Brunet | France |
6.5 |
| 2 | Melitta Brunner / Ludwig Wrede | Austria |
13.5 |
| 3 | Beatrix Loughran / Sherwin Badger | United States |
16 |
| 4 | Constance Samuel / Montgomery Wilson | Canada |
21 |
| 5 | Isobel Rogers / Melville F. Rogers | Canada |
25.5 |
| 6 | Theresa Weld Blanchard / Nathaniel Niles | United States |
30.5 |
| 7 | Maude Smith / Jack Eastwood | Canada |
32.5 |
| 8 | Edith Secord / Joseph Savage | United States |
34.5 |
Judges:
- B. Börjeson Norway
- J. Edhoffer Austria
- Herbert J. Clarke United Kingdom
- J. C. McDougall Canada
- J. B. Liberman United States
Sources
- Result List provided by the ISU
