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compete for the title of World Champion. The 1953 competitions for men, ladies, pair skating, and ice dancing took place from February 8th to 15th in Davos, Switzerland.

Results

Men

Judges: * J. D. Greig * Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques * Adolf Walker * Pamela Davis * H. Hoyoux * Ercole Cattaneo * A. J. Krupy *

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* A. Jaisli

Ladies

Judges: * E. Labin * J. D. Greig * Adolf Walker *

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* Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques * J. Krupy * A. Jaisli

Pairs

Judges: * W. Malek * H. Hoyoux * J. D. Greig *

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* P. L. Borrajo *

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* E. Finsterwald

Ice dancing

Judges: *

* A. Voordeckers * Pamela Davis * E. Finsterwald * R. Sackett

Sources

* Result List provided by the ISU {{ISU Championships Figure skating World Figure Skating Championships

International figure skating competitions hosted by Switzerland Sport in Davos February 1953 sports events in Europe