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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 1957 competitions for men, ladies, pair skating, and ice dancing took place from February 26 to March 2 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
| 1957 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 26 – March 2 |
| Season: | 1957 |
| Location: |  Colorado Springs, Colorado USA |
| Venue: | Broadmoor Ice Palace |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles: David Jenkins | |
| Ladies' singles: Carol Heiss | |
Pairs:  Barbara Wagner / Robert Paul | |
Ice dance:  June Markham / Courtney Jones | |
| Previous: 1956 World Championships | |
| Next: 1958 World Championships | |
Medal table edit
* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States* | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Results edit
Men edit
| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Jenkins |
7 |
| 2 | Tim Brown |
16 |
| 3 | Charles Snelling |
22 |
| 4 |  Alain Giletti |
33 |
| 5 | Thomas Moore |
35 |
| 6 | Norbert Felsinger |
41 |
| 7 | Donald Jackson |
49 |
| 8 | Robert Brewer |
58 |
| 9 | Alain Calmat |
59 |
| 10 | Michael Booker |
66 |
| 11 | Manfred Schnelldorfer |
81 |
| 12 |  Hubert Köpfler |
83 |
| 13 |  Yukio Nishikura |
90 |
| 14 | Hideo Sugita |
98 |
| 15 | Kazuo Ōhashi |
105 |
| 16 |  Charles Keeble |
111 |
| 17 | William Cherrell |
117 |
Judges:
Pamela Davis
P. Devine
H. Janes
Eugen Kirchhofer
Walter Malek
Rudolf A. Marx
Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques
Ladies edit
| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carol Heiss |
7 |
| 2 | Hanna Eigel |
17 |
| 3 | Ingrid Wendl |
21 |
| 4 | Yarmila Pachl |
27 |
| 5 | Claralyn Lewis |
40 |
| 6 | Hanna Walter |
43 |
| 7 | Joan Schenke |
63 |
| 8 | Nancy Heiss |
71 |
| 9 | Erica Batchelor |
75 |
| 10 | Karen Dixon |
75 |
| 11 | Ina Bauer |
79 |
| 12 |  Sjoukje Dijkstra |
84 |
| 13 | Joan Haanappel |
87 |
| 14 | Margaret Crosland |
87 |
| 15 | Ilse Musyl |
89 |
| 16 |  Emma Giardini |
104 |
| 17 | Junko Ueno |
118 |
| 18 | Carla Tichatschek |
128 |
| 19 | Yūko Araki |
132 |
| 20 | Alice Fischer |
137 |
Judges:
Bruno Bonfiglio- Pamela Davis
- Eugen Kirchhofer
- Rudolf A. Marx
- J. A. McKechnie
- Hans Meixner
- Harold G. Storke
Pairs edit
| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbara Wagner / Robert Paul |
8 |
| 2 | Marika Kilius / Franz Ningel |
16.5 |
| 3 | Maria Jelinek / Otto Jelinek |
17.5 |
| 4 | Nancy Rouillard / Ronald Ludington |
31 |
| 5 | Joyce Coates / Anthony Holles |
32 |
Judges:
- Bruno Bonfiglio
- Pamela Davis
- H. Janes
- Rudolf A. Marx
- J. A. McKechnie
- Hans Meixner
- Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques
Ice dance edit
| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | June Markham / Courtney Jones |
5 |
| 2 | Geraldine Fenton / William McLachlan |
11 |
| 3 | Sharon McKenzie / Bert Wright |
16 |
| 4 | Joan Zamboni / Roland Junso |
22 |
| 5 | Barbara Thompson / Gerard Rigby |
27 |
| 6 | Cathrine Morris / Michael Robinson |
29 |
| 7 | Carmel Bodel / Edward Bodel |
35 |
| 8 | Beverly Orr / Hugh Smith |
39 |
| 9 | Sigrid Knake / Günther Koch |
42 |
| 10 | Christiane Elien / Claude Lambert |
51 |
| 11 | Edith Peikert / Hans Kutschera |
53 |
Judges:
- P. Devine
- Eugen Kirchhofer
- Walter Malek
- John R. Shoemaker
- D. Ward
Sources edit
- Result List provided by the ISU