The ladies' individual figure skating

Figure skating

Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...

event was held as part of the figure skating programme

Figure skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics

At the 1932 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Monday, February 8, 1932 to Friday, February 12, 1932...

 at the 1932 Winter Olympics

1932 Winter Olympics

The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1932 in Lake Placid, New York, United States. The games opened on February 4 and closed on February 15. It would be the first winter olympics held in the United...

. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which had previously been held twice at the Summer Olympics in 1908 and 1920 as was as twice at the Winter Games in 1924 and 1928. The competition was held on Tuesday February 9, 1932 and on Wednesday February 10, 1932.

Fifteen figure skaters from seven nations competed.

Medalists

Results

Sonja Henie

Sonja Henie

Sonja Henie was a Norwegian figure skater and film star. She was a three-time Olympic Champion in Ladies Singles, a ten-time World Champion and a six-time European Champion . Henie won more Olympic and World titles than any other ladies figure skater...

 successfully defended his 1928 title with Austrian Fritzi Burger

Fritzi Burger

Friederike "Fritzi" Burger was an Austrian figure skater competitive in the late 1920s and early 1930s. She was Jewish.-Career:...

 finishing in second place again.

The points and score are given as shown in the official Olympic report, placing Colledge in eighth, Phillips in ninth, Davis in twelfth, and Fisher in 13th.

Rank	Name	Nation	CF	FS	Placements	Score
1	Sonja Henie Sonja Henie Sonja Henie was a Norwegian figure skater and film star. She was a three-time Olympic Champion in Ladies Singles, a ten-time World Champion and a six-time European Champion . Henie won more Olympic and World titles than any other ladies figure skater...		1	1	7	2302.5
2	Fritzi Burger Fritzi Burger Friederike "Fritzi" Burger was an Austrian figure skater competitive in the late 1920s and early 1930s. She was Jewish.-Career:...		2	2	18	2167.1
3	Maribel Vinson		3	3	23	2158.8
4	Constance Wilson-Samuel Constance Wilson-Samuel Constance Wilson-Samuel was a Canadian figure skater. In 1932, she won the bronze medal at the World Figure Skating Championships.Wilson-Samuel also competed in pair skating with her brother Montgomery Wilson...		4	5	28	2129.5
5	Vivi-Anne Hultén Vivi-Anne Hultén Vivi-Anne Hultén was a Swedish figure skater who was a ten time national champion in ladies singles. She finished fifth at the 1932 Winter Olympics and then won the bronze medal at the 1936 Games. She was a two-time European bronze medalist and four time World medalist...		5	4	29	2129.5
6	Yvonne de Ligne		6	6	45	1942.5
7	Megan Taylor Megan Taylor Megan Devenish Taylor was a British figure skater competitive in the 1930s. She won the World Championships in 1938 and 1939.She was born in Rochdale and died in Jamaica...		7	7	55	1911.8
8	Cecilia Colledge Cecilia Colledge Magdelena Cecilia Colledge was a British figure skater. She was the 1936 Olympic silver medalist, the 1937 World Champion, the 1938-1939 European Champion, and a six-time British national champion....		8	10	64	1851.6
9	Mollie Phillips		9	9	63	1864.7
10	Joan Dix		11	11	75	1833.6
11	Margaret Bennett Margaret Bennett Margaret Bennett was an American figure skater. She won the silver medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in 1932 and competed in that year's Winter Olympics.-Results:-References:*...		12	8	75	1826.8
12	Suzanne Davis Suzanne Davis (figure skater) Suzanne Davis was an American figure skater who competed in ladies singles. She was the 1934 U.S. national champion.She was born in Waban, Massachusetts and died in Richmond, Virginia....		10	14	83	1780.4
13	Elizabeth Fisher		13	12	82	1801.0
14	Louise Weigel Louise Weigel Louise E. Weigel Atwill was an American figure skater. She competed in the Winter Olympic Games twice and twice won the ladies silver medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships. Her younger sister, Estelle Weigel, also skated in the Olympics.-Results:-References:*...		14	13	92	1769.4
15	Mary Littlejohn		15	15	101	1711.6

Referee: Joel B. Liberman

Judges: Yngvar Bryn

Yngvar Bryn

Yngvar Bryn was a Norwegian track and field athlete and pairs figure skater who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics....

 Herbert J. Clarke Hans Grünauer Walter Jakobsson

Walter Jakobsson

Walter Andreas Jakobsson was a Finnish figure skater.As a single skater, he won the Finnish national championship in 1910 and 1911....

 J. Cecil McDougall Georges Torchon Charles M. Rotch