The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion.

Men's and pairs' competitions took place from February 16 to 17 in Budapest, Hungary. Ladies' competitions took place from February 8 to 9 in Vienna, Austria.

Medal table

Results Men Rank Name Places 1 Karl Schäfer 8 2 Jack Dunn 15 3 Dénes Pataky 15 4 Graham Sharp 21 5 Marcus Nikkanen 25 6 Elemér Terták 25 7 Erich Erdös 36 8 Ferenc Kertész 38

Judges: Herbert Clarke Hans Günauer Charles Sabouret Fritz Schober Andor Szende

Ladies Rank Name Places 1 Sonja Henie 7 2 Cecilia Colledge 17 3 Vivi-Anne Hultén 22 4 Hedy Stenuf 30 5 Gweneth Butler 38 6 Herta Frey-Dexler 42 7 Nanna Egedius 40.5 8 Helga Schrittwieser-Dietz 55.5

Judges: August Anderberg Wilhelm Bayerle Herbert Clarke A. Huber R. Lund Charles Sabouret Jiří Sýkora

Pairs Rank Name Places 1 Emília Rotter / László Szollás 5 2 Ilse Pausin / Erich Pausin 12.5 3 Lucy Galló / Rezső Dillinger 14.5 4 Piroska Szekrényessy / Attila Szekrényessy 25.5 5 Zofia Bilorówna / Tadeusz Kowalski 26 6 Wally Hampel / Otto Weiß 27 7 Liese Kianek / Adolf Rosdol 31 8 Barbara Chachlewska / Alfred Theuer 38.5

Judges: Herbert Clarke Rudolf Kaler Władysław Kuchar László Orbán Fritz Schober