1948 Winter Olympics Figure Skating - Dick Button and Barbara Ann Scott

[chocopie54]

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!!

[firmingitup]

I wonder why they edited out everyone's triple axels and quadruple toe loops...(just kidding! ;-P)

[filipinoICEsk8ter]

If skaters in Juvenile or novice traveled back in time, they would win the competitions. So amazing how figure skating evolved because of these great champions. Thanks for the upload.

[Chutson353]

Probably the loveliest skater of all time - she's like a china doll - so pretty and elegant -

[dvdneely]

thanks for this clip - I haven't seen a lot of skating vids from the 40's, I enjoyed seeing Button and Scott here, as well as some skaters I had not heard of before.

[PecanSandees23]

Thank you for posting this. I can't imagine where you found it. So much has changed in the years; I'll never understand the bent free leg on the landings of jumps.

[HattieLovesCattie]

Who's the gal that fell?I'm sure those ponds later became sites for hotels.

[houseofnight1996]

Figure skating is definately more... artistic. As in it has more dance incorporated into it now a days.

[reevesmom]

Thank you for this Floskate!

[bemar1972]

Thank you! I don't see the "famous" double lutz of B. Ann Scott, here is only one revolution lutz

[barkingtree88]

A lot changes in 60 years!

[tpro80]

Thanks very much for posting this. After hearing so much about Dick Button being back to back Olympic champion, I really wanted to see this history being made. Thanks again.

[Chutson353]

Thanks SO MUCH for posting - I've seen this footage before but not with such wonderful picture quality - wasn't BAS lovely - what amazes me about the pre-triple skaters is their magnificent spins. So tight, fast, and perfectly centered. Really there is a lot more to skating than jumps and its a shame the focus on quality spins, intermediate moves like mazurkas, chocktaws, bunny hops and stag leaps have all but disappeared from the sport.