Virginia Baxter

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Virginia "Ginny" Baxter (born 1932) was an American figure skater from Detroit.^[1] She won the bronze medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships three times and captured the bronze at the 1952 World Figure Skating Championships (competition held March 1).^[2] She was also part of Ice Capades' 1953 show called Land of Lollipops.^[3]

Contents 1 Competitive highlights 1.1 U.S. Championships 1.2 World Championships 1.3 Olympics 2 References

[edit] Competitive highlights

[edit] U.S. Championships

• 1949 – 3rd^[4]
• 1950 – 3rd
• 1951 – 3rd

[edit] World Championships

• 1949 - 7th
• 1950 - 7th
• 1952 - 3rd

[edit] Olympics

• 1952 - 5th^[5]

[edit] References

1. ^ Queens of the Silver Blade, The Globe & Mail. Saturday, March 12, 1949.
2. ^ World Skating Crown to Jacqueline Du Bief; Suzanne Morrow 4th, The Globe & Mail. Saturday, March 3, 1952.
3. ^ Historial Photo Galleries. Harlick Skating Boots. Retrieved on 2006-09-18.
4. ^ WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS 1947-1949. E-Skate Fans. Retrieved on 2006-09-18.
5. ^ Figure Skating - Women. Herman De Wael. Retrieved on 2006-09-18.