1927 World Figure Skating Championships
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:  | |
Ladies' singles:  | |
| Pair skating: | |
| 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.
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willy Böckl | | 11 |
| 2 | Otto Preißecker | | 15 |
| 3 | Karl Schäfer | | 24 |
| 4 | Georges Gautschi |  | 26 |
| 5 | John F. Page |  | 30 |
| 6 | Ludwig Wrede | | 42 |
| 7 | Herbert Haertel |  | 48 |
| 8 | Jean Henrion |  | 56 |
Judges:
- Kurt Dannenberg
- Eduard Engelmann jr.
- Josef Fellner
- Fritz Kachler
- J. G. Künzli
- T. D. Richardson
- Artur Vieregg
Ladies
Szabo retired after she was defeated by Sonja Henie of Norway. This result was controversial because the judging panel consisted of three Norwegians, a German, and an Austrian. The three Norwegian judges placed Henie first, while the German and Austrian judges placed Szabo first.[1][2]
| Rank | Name | Nation | judge 1 | judge 2 | judge 3 | judge 4 | judge 5 | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonja Henie | | 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:
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | 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
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References
- 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.
Sources
- Result List provided by the ISU
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