Figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Ladies' singles

The women's individual skating event held as part of the figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics. It was the second appearance of the event and the sport, which had previously been held in 1908.[1]

Ladies' singles figure skating
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenuePalais de Glace d'Anvers
Date25 April
Competitors6 from 4 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Magda Julin
 Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Svea Norén
 Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Theresa Weld
 United States
← 1908
1924 →

Six skaters from four nations competed. Despite receiving no first place votes from the judges in the women's singles, Magda Julin of Sweden captured the gold on the strength of three second-place ordinals. She was three months pregnant at the time.

Theresa Weld caused a minor controversy by performing jumps such as salchows and loops, the only woman in the event to do any jumps beyond modest hops. She was told that such jumps were not considered suitable for a lady's program and that some judges marked down as a result.[2]

Results

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Rank Name Nation CF FS Places
1 Magda Julin   Sweden 1 4 12.0
2 Svea Norén   Sweden 2 3 12.5
3 Theresa Weld   United States 5 1 15.5
4 Phyllis Johnson   Great Britain 3 5 18.5
5 Margot Moe   Norway 4 6 22.5
6 Ingrid Gulbrandsen   Norway 6 2 24.0

Referee:

Judges:

References

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  1. ^ "Figure Skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics: Singles, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  2. ^ "The Olympics: 1920, 1924, and 1928", Skating magazine, December 1959

Sources

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  • Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 19 June 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2008.