1949 in Sports - Figure Skating

Figure Skating

  • World Figure Skating Championships –
    • Men's champion: Dick Button, United States
    • Ladies' champion: Aja Zanova, Czechoslovakia
    • Pair skating champion: Andrea Kékesy & Ede Király, Hungary

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