# 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

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles details | Hayes Alan Jenkins United States | Ronnie Robertson United States | David Jenkins United States |
| Ladies' singles details | Tenley Albright United States | Carol Heiss United States | Ingrid Wendl Austria |
| Pair skating details | Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt Austria | Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden Canada | Marianna Nagy / László Nagy Hungary |

## Participating nations

* Australia (2)
* Austria (8)
* Canada (7)
* Czechoslovakia (4)
* Finland (1)
* France (3)
* United Team of Germany (4)
* Great Britain (8)
* Hungary (2)
* Italy (2)
* Netherlands (2)
* Spain (1)
* Sweden (1)
* Switzerland (4)
* United States (10)

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |

## Results
### Men

| Rank | Name | Nation | CF | FS | Points | Places |
| 1 | Hayes Alan Jenkins | United States | 1 | 2 | 166.43 | 13 |
| 2 | Ronald Robertson | United States | 2 | 1 | 165.79 | 16 |
| 3 | David Jenkins | United States | 3 | 3 | 162.82 | 27 |
| 4 | Alain Giletti | France | 4 | 4 | 159.63 | 37 |
| 5 | Karol Divín | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 5 | 154.25 | 49.5 |
| 6 | Michael Booker | Great Britain | 6 | 6 | 154.26 | 53.5 |
| 7 | Norbert Felsinger | Austria | 7 | 8 | 150.55 | 67 |
| 8 | Charles Snelling | Canada | 9 | 7 | 150.42 | 67 |
| 9 | Alain Calmat | France | 8 | 9 | 148.35 | 77 |
| 10 | Tilo Gutzeit | United Team of Germany | 10 | 11 | 141.08 | 90 |
| 11 | François Pache | Switzerland | 11 | 10 | 139.39 | 95 |
| 12 | Hans Müller | Switzerland | 12 | 12 | 135.28 | 112 |
| 13 | Allan Ganter | Australia | 13 | 14 | 132.41 | 114 |
| 14 | Darío Villalba | Spain | 14 | 16 | 127.30 | 128 |
| 15 | Kalle Tuulos | Finland | 15 | 15 | 124.50 | 137 |
| 16 | Charles Keeble | Australia | 16 | 13 | 123.93 | 137 |
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

| Rank | Name | Nation | CF | FS | Points | Places |
| 1 | Tenley Albright | United States | 1 | 1 | 169.67 | 12 |
| 2 | Carol Heiss | United States | 2 | 2 | 168.02 | 21 |
| 3 | Ingrid Wendl | Austria | 3 | 5 | 159.44 | 39 |
| 4 | Yvonne Sugden | Great Britain | 4 | 9 | 156.62 | 53 |
| 5 | Hanna Eigel | Austria | 5 | 4 | 157.15 | 52 |
| 6 | Carole Jane Pachl | Canada | 6 | 8 | 154.74 | 73 |
| 7 | Hanna Walter | Austria | 8 | 7 | 153.89 | 83.5 |
| 8 | Catherine Machado | United States | 10 | 3 | 153.48 | 86.5 |
| 9 | Ann Johnston | Canada | 7 | 10 | 152.56 | 94 |
| 10 | Rosi Pettinger | United Team of Germany | 11 | 6 | 152.04 | 101 |
| 11 | Erica Batchelor | Great Britain | 9 | 12 | 149.67 | 116 |
| 12 | Sjoukje Dijkstra | Netherlands | 12 | 15 | 145.80 | 140 |
| 13 | Joan Haanappel | Netherlands | 14 | 11 | 145.85 | 145.5 |
| 14 | Beth Peach | Great Britain | 13 | 13 | 144.75 | 151 |
| 15 | Fiorella Negro | Italy | 16 | 14 | 142.31 | 168.5 |
| 16 | Karin Borner | Switzerland | 15 | 16 | 141.69 | 171 |
| 17 | Maryvonne Huet | France | 17 | 19 | 138.30 | 194 |
| 18 | Alice Fischer | Switzerland | 18 | 20 | 137.69 | 203 |
| 19 | Alice Lundström | Sweden | 19 | 18 | 136.34 | 206 |
| 20 | Jindra Kramperová | Czechoslovakia | 21 | 17 | 136.67 | 209 |
| 21 | Manuela Angeli | Italy | 20 | 21 | 133.51 | 222 |
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

| Rank | Name | Nation | Points | Places |
| 1 | Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt | Austria | 11.31 | 14 |
| 2 | Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden | Canada | 11.32 | 16 |
| 3 | Marianna Nagy / László Nagy | Hungary | 11.03 | 32 |
| 4 | Marika Kilius / Franz Ningel | United Team of Germany | 10.98 | 35.5 |
| 5 | Carole Ann Ormaca / Robin Greiner | United States | 10.71 | 56 |
| 6 | Barbara Wagner / Robert Paul | Canada | 10.74 | 54.5 |
| 7 | Lucille Ash / Sully Kothmann | United States | 10.63 | 59.5 |
| 8 | Věra Suchánková / Zdeněk Doležal | Czechoslovakia | 10.53 | 68.5 |
| 9 | Elisabeth Ellend / Konrad Lienert | Austria | 10.38 | 77 |
| 10 | Joyce Coates / Anthony Holles | Great Britain | 10.00 | 88 |
| 11 | Patricia Krau / Rodney Ward | Great Britain | 9.86 | 93 |
Referee:
* Gustavus F.C. Witt
Assistant Referee:
* Marcel Nicaise
Judges:
* Sydney R. Croll
* Hans Meixner
* Ralph S. McCreath
* Emil Skákala
* Rudolf A. Marx
* H. Kendall Kelley
* Pamela Davis
* Zoltán Balász
* Jean Creux