At the 1924 Winter Olympics

1924 Winter Olympics

The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France...

, three 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...

events were contested. The competitions were held from Tuesday, January 29, 1924 to Thursday, January 31, 1924.

The events held at this Games were not the first figure skating events contested at the Olympic Games

Olympic Games

The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...

, as the sport had also been on the programme at the 1908

1908 Summer Olympics

The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...

 and 1920 Summer Olympics

1920 Summer Olympics

The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....

. Gillis Grafström

Gillis Grafström

Gillis Emanuel Grafström was a Swedish figure skater. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He won three successive Olympic gold medals in Men's Figure Skating as well as Olympic silver medal in same event in 1932, and three World Championships...

 successfully defended his 1920 title.
In Chamonix, the figure skating competitions were held on a square rink rather than a rectangular one, as a last-minute change. Consequently some competitors had difficulty adjusting their free skating programs to fit the ice surface.

Medal summary

Men's singles
Ladies' singles
Pairs	Helene Engelmann Helene Engelmann Helene Engelmann was an Austrian pair skater.... Alfred Berger Alfred Berger Alfred Berger was an Austrian pair skater.In 1922 and 1924 he and Helene Engelmann were pair skating world champions. They were Olympic champions in 1924.-Results:with Helene Engelmann-Navigation:...	Ludowika Jakobsson Ludowika Jakobsson Ludowika Jakobsson was a German-Finnish figure skater. Competing in pair skating with skating partner and husband Walter Jakobsson, she became Olympic Champion in 1920 and three-time World champion. Ludowika Jakobsson-Eilers was also successful in ladies' single skating... 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....	Andrée Joly Andrée Brunet Andrée Brunet was a French figure skater and two-time Olympic champion in pair skating.-Biography:... Pierre Brunet

Participating nations

Eight figure skater competed in both the singles and the pairs event.

A total of 29 figure skaters (16 men and 13 ladies) from eleven nations (men from ten nations and ladies from eight nations) competed at the Chamonix Games:
(men:2 women:2) (men:2 women:1) (men:1 women:1) (men:1 women:0) (men:1 women:1) (men:3 women:2) (men:3 women:3) (men:0 women:1) (men:1 women:0) (men:1 women:0) (men:1 women:2)

Medal table

Only Austria was able to win more than one medal.

1		2	1	0	3
2		1	0	0	1
3		0	1	0	1
		0	1	0	1
5		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
Total		3	3	3	9