Figure skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics
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At the 1948 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested.
Barbara Ann Scott became the first Canadian to win the figure skating gold medal while Dick Button became the first American to win a figure skating title for the United States. Button also became the first figure skater to perform a double axel during an Olympic figure skating event.
[edit] Men
| Medal | Athlete | Point |
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| Gold |  Dick Button (USA) |
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| Silver |  Hans Gerschwiler (SUI) |
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| Bronze |  Edi Rada (AUT) |
[edit] Ladies
| Medal | Athlete | Point |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Barbara Ann Scott (CAN) |
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| Silver | Eva Pawlik (AUT) |
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| Bronze |  Jeannette Altwegg (GBR) |
[edit] Pairs
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
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| Gold |  Micheline Lannoy and Pierre Baugniet (BEL) |
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| Silver |  Andrea Kékesy and Ede Király (HUN) |
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| Bronze | Suzanne Morrow and Wallace Diestelmeyer (CAN) |
| Figure skating at the Olympic Games |
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| 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 See also: List of Olympic medalists in figure skating |
| Events at the 1948 Winter Olympics (St. Moritz) |
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| Alpine skiing • Bobsleigh • Cross‑country skiing • Figure skating • Ice hockey • Military patrol (demonstration) • Nordic combined • Skeleton • Ski jumping • Speed skating • Winter pentathlon (demonstration) |
