Figure skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics – Ladies' singles

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]

Ladies' singles
at the I Olympic Winter Games
Dates28-29 January
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
← 1920
1928 →

Results edit

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.

Rank Name Nation CF FS Total points Places
1 Herma Szabo   Austria 1 1 299.17 7
2 Beatrix Loughran   United States 2 3 279.85 14
3 Ethel Muckelt   Great Britain 3 7 250.07 26
4 Theresa Blanchard   United States 4 4 249.53 27
5 Andrée Joly   France 7 2 231.92 38
6 Cecil Smith   Canada 5 5 230.75 44
7 Kathleen Shaw   Great Britain 6 8 221.00 46
8 Sonja Henie   Norway 8 6 203.82 50

Referee:

Judges:

References edit

  1. ^ "Figure Skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics: Singles, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

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