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Encyclopedia > Figure skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics

The three figure skating events held at the 1924 Winter Olympics were not the first figure skating events contested at the Olympic Games, as the sport had also been on the programme at the 1908 and 1920 Summer Olympics. Gillis Grafström successfully defended his title of 1920. Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... Originally called Semaine des Sports dHiver (International Winter Sports Week) and held in association with the 1924 Summer Olympics, the sports competitions held at the foot of Mont Blanc in Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France between 25 January and 5 February 1924, organised by the French Olympic Committee, were in... The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every four years and comprising summer and winter games. ... The fifth modern Olympic games, originally scheduled to be held in Rome, were instead held in 1908 in London, England. ... The Games of the VII Olympiad were held in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium. ... Gillis Grafström (born June 7, 1893 in Stockholm, Sweden; † April 14, 1938 in Potsdam, Germany) was a Swedish figure skater. ...


Figure skating, Men

Pos Athlete
1 Gillis Grafström (SWE) 10
2 Willy Böckl (AUT) 13
3 Georges Gautschi (SUI) 23

Gillis Grafström (born June 7, 1893 in Stockholm, Sweden; † April 14, 1938 in Potsdam, Germany) was a Swedish figure skater. ...

Figure skating, Women

Pos Athlete
1 Herma Plank-Szabó (AUT) 7
2 Beatrix Loughran (USA) 14
3 Ethel Muckelt (GBR) 26

Last place finisher Sonja Henie went on to win gold at the next three Olympic games. Sonja Henie (April 8, 1912-October 12, 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and actress. ...


Figure skating, Pairs

Pos Athlete
1 Helen Engelmann and Alfred Berger (AUT) 9
2 Ludowika Jakobsson and Walter Jakobsson (FIN) 18.5
3 Andrée Joly and Pierre Brunet (FRA) 22


Ludowika Jakobsson born Eilers (born July 25, 1884 in Potsdam, Germany; † November 1, 1968 in Helsinki, Finland) was a German-Finish figure skater, who became Olympic Champion 1920 in Pairs and three time World champion together with skating partner and husband Walter Jakobsson. ... Walter Jakobsson really Walter Andreas Jakobsson (born February 6, 1882 in Helsingfors (Helsinki), Finland; † July 10, 1957 in Helsinki, Finland) was a Finish figure skater, who became Olympic Champion 1920 in pairs and three time World champion together with his skating partner and wife Ludowika Jakobsson-Eilers. ... Pierre Brunet (June 28, 1902–July 27, 1991) was a figure skater who competed for France. ...

Figure skating at the Olympics
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Fewer nations participate in the Winter Olympics than the Summer Olympics; the most obvious reason for this is sheer geography, as most of the countries near the equator have no access to winter sport training facilities.
The 1940 Winter Olympics had originally been awarded to Japan, and were supposed to be held in Sapporo, but Japan had to give the Games back in 1938, because of the Japanese invasion of China in the Sino-Japanese War.
Jacques Rogge, presiding over his first Olympics as IOC president, told the athletes of the host country that their nation was overcoming the "horrific tragedy" of that day and the IOC stands united with them in promoting the committee's ideals.
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