The women's individual skating event held as part of the figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics. It was the second appearance of the event and the sport, which had previously been held in 1908.
Six skaters from four nations competed. Despite receiving no first place votes from the judges in the women's singles, Magda Julin of Sweden captured the gold on the strength of three second-place ordinals. She was three months pregnant at the time.
Theresa Weld caused a minor controversy by performing jumps such as salchows and loops, the only woman in the event to do any jumps beyond modest hops. She was told that such jumps were not considered suitable for a lady's program and that some judges marked down as a result."The Olympics: 1920, 1924, and 1928", Skating magazine, December 1959
Results Rank Name Nation CF FS Places 1 Magda Julin 1412.0 2 Svea Norén 2312.5 3 Theresa Weld 5115.5 4 Phyllis Johnson 3518.5 5 Margot Moe 4622.5 6 Ingrid Gulbrandsen 6224.0
Referee: Victor Lundquist
Judges: August Anderberg Louis Magnus Eudore Lamborelle Knut Ørn Meinich Herbert Yglesias
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