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.
| 1927 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Season: | 1927 |
| Location: |  Davos, Switzerland (men)  Oslo, Norway (ladies)  Vienna, Austria (pairs) |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles: Willy Böckl | |
| Ladies' singles: Sonja Henie | |
| Pairs: Herma Szabo / Ludwig Wrede | |
| Previous: 1926 World Championships | |
| Next: 1928 World Championships | |
Men's competitions took place from February 5th to 6th in Davos, Switzerland. Ladies' competitions took place from February 19th to 20th in Oslo, Norway. Pairs' competitions took place from February 22nd to 23rd in Vienna, Austria.
Medal table
edit* Host nations (Austria, Norway)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Austria* | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Norway* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Results
editMen
edit| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willy Böckl |
11 |
| 2 | Otto Preißecker |
15 |
| 3 | Karl Schäfer |
24 |
| 4 |  Georges Gautschi |
26 |
| 5 |  John Page |
30 |
| 6 | Ludwig Wrede |
42 |
| 7 |  Herbert Haertel |
48 |
| 8 |  Jean Henrion |
56 |
Judges:
- Kurt Dannenberg
- Eduard Engelmann
- Josef Fellner
- Fritz Kachler
- J. G. Künzli
- Thomas Richardson
- Artur Vieregg
Ladies
editThis result was controversial because the three Norwegian member of the judging panel placed the Sonja Henie on the first place, while the other two placed Herma Szabo, who retired after the competition. [1][2]
| Rank | Name | Judges | Places | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | |||
| 1 | Sonja Henie[3] |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Herma Plank-Szabo |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Karen Simensen |
3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| 4 | Ellen Brockhöft |
4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
Judges:
- Arne Christiansen
- O. R. Kolderup
- Knut Oeren Meinich
- Walter Müller
- Artur Vieregg
Pairs
edit| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herma Plank-Szabo / Ludwig Wrede |
6.5 |
| 2 | Lilly Scholz / Otto Kaiser |
9 |
| 3 | Else Hoppe / Oscar Hoppe |
14.5 |
| 4 | Hansi Eissert / Georg Pamperl |
20 |
Judges:
Walter Jakobsson- Otto Maly
- Walter Müller
- Max Rendschmidt
- K. Scheibner
References
edit- ^ Nationalism in Winter Sports Judging and its Lessons for Organizational Decision Making, by Eric Zitzewitz, accessed July 3, 2006.
- ^ Worlds Greatest Skaters Archived 2007-07-21 at archive.today, accessed July 3, 2006.
- ^ Hines, James R. (2011). Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. xxiii. ISBN 978-0-8108-6859-5.
Sources
edit- Result List provided by the ISU