Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics took place at the Olympic Ice Stadium in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Three figure skating events were contested: men's singles, ladies' singles, and pair skating. It was final time figure skating at the Olympics took place on an outdoor rink.

Medal summary

Participating nations

Medal table

Results

Men

Referee:

• Werner Rittberger

Assistant referee:

• Walter S. Powell

Judges:

• Sydney R. Croll
• Hans Meixler
• Ralph S. McCreath
• Emil Skákala
• Gérard Rodrigues Henriques
• Adolf Walker
• Pauline Barrajo
• H. Kendall Kelley
• Jean Kreuz

Ladies

Referee:

• Adolf Rosdol

Assistant referee:

• Ercole Cattaneo

Judges:

• Sydney R. Croll
• Oscar Madol
• Ralph S. McCreath
• Josef Dědič
• Gérard Rodrigues Henriques
• Adolf Walker
• Mollie Phillips
• Mario Verdi
• Charlotte Benedict Stieber
• H. Kendall Kelley
• Jean Creux

Pairs

Referees

• Referee: Gustavus F.C. Witt
• Assistant referee: Marcel Nicaise

Judges

• Sydney R. Croll (Australia)
• Hans Meixner (Austria)
• Ralph S. McCreath (Canada )
• Emil Skákala (Czechoslovakia)
• Rudolf A. Marx (Germany)
• H. Kendall Kelley (United States)
• Pamela Davis (United Kingdom)
• Zoltán Balász (Hungary)
• Jean Creux (Switzerland)

References

External links

• Official Olympic report
• Results at sports-reference.com
• results