| | Event type
Singles, Men
| Date | 29 January – 1 February 1956 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Stadio del Ghiaccio, Cortina d'Ampezzo | |
| Participants | 16 from 11 countries | |
| Format | Each judge ranked each skater by Ordinal Placement from first through last place. The Ordinal Placement for each judge was based on Total Points awarded by that judge to the skaters. The points were based on 60% for Compulsory Figures and 40% for Free Skating, with the tiebreaker for each judge being Compulsory Figure Points. Final placement was determined by a Majority Placement rule. Thus, if a skater was ranked first by a majority of the judges, that skater was placed first overall, and the process was repeated for each place. If no absolute majority for a place existed, the tiebreakers were, in order: 1) Total Ordinals, 2) Total Points, 3) Compulsory Figure Points. | |
| Judge #1 | Sydney Croll |  AUS |
| Judge #2 | Hans Meixner |  AUT |
| Judge #3 | Ralph McCreath |  CAN |
| Judge #4 | Emil Skákala |  TCH |
| Judge #5 | Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques |  FRA |
| Judge #6 | Adolf Walker |  GER |
| Judge #7 | Pauline Borrajo |  GBR |
| Judge #8 | H. Kendall Kelley |  USA |
| Judge #9 | Jean Creux |  SUI |
After Dick Button’s retirement from the amateur ranks, Hayes Jenkins took over as the leading male figure skater, winning the world title in 1953, 1954 and 1955. The US skaters dominated the men’s figure skating at the World Championships in this period, allowing the Europeans only two bronze medals, Carlo Fassi of Italy in 1953 and the French youngster Alain Giletti in 1954.
Hayes Jenkins was as usual the best skater in the compulsory part of the event. His teammate Ronnie Robertson, an excellent spinner and jumper, was the best skater in the free skating, but Jenkins succeeded in winning the gold medal, closely followed by Robertson. Hayes younger brother David Jenkins (19) made the day for the Jenkins’ family by winning the bronze medal ahead of Alain Giletti of France, European Champion since 1954.
If there ever was a boy star in figure skating, Alain Giletti must be a strong candidate. He won his first national senior championship in 1951, aged 11, placing 7th at the 1952 Games, aged 12, and taking his first of five European titles in 1954, aged 14.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Majority Placements | Total Ordinals | Total Points | Reduced Points | Compulsory Figures | Free Skating | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hayes Jenkins | USA | 6×1+ | 13.0 | 1,497.95 | 166.438 | 5×1+ (1) | 8×2+ (2) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Ronnie Robertson | USA | 8×2+ | 16.0 | 1,492.15 | 165.794 | 6×2+ (2) | 6×1+ (1) | Silver | ||
| 3 | David Jenkins | USA | 7×3+ | 27.0 | 1,465.41 | 162.823 | 7×3+ (3) | 7×3+ (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Alain Giletti | FRA | 6×4+ | 37.0 | 1,436.75 | 159.638 | 5×3+ (4) | 5×4+ (4) | |||
| 5 | Karol Divín | TCH | 5×5+ | 49.5 | 1388.26 | 154.251 | 6×6+ (5) | 6×6+ (5) | |||
| 6 | Michael Booker | GBR | 7×6+ | 53.5 | 1388.38 | 154.264 | 6×6+ (6) | 5×6+ (7) | |||
| 7 | Norbert Felsinger | AUT | 5×7+ | 71.0 | 1,355.01 | 150.556 | 6×7+ (7) | 5×8+ (8) | |||
| 8 | Charles Snelling | CAN | 6×8+ | 67.0 | 1,353.80 | 150.422 | 6×9+ (9) | 6×6+ (6) | |||
| 9 | Alain Calmat | FRA | 7×9+ | 77.0 | 1,335.19 | 148.354 | 9×8+ (8) | 5×9+ (9) | |||
| 10 | Tilo Gutzeit | GER | 5×10+ | 90.0 | 1,269.80 | 141.088 | 6×10+ (10) | 5×11+ (11) | |||
| 11 | François Pache | SUI | 9×11+ | 95.0 | 1,254.20 | 139.355 | 7×11+ (11) | 7×10+ (10) | |||
| 12 | Hans Müller | SUI | 6×12+ | 112.0 | 1,217.52 | 135.280 | 6×12+ (12) | 7×14+ (12) | |||
| 13 | Allan Ganter | AUS | 8×13+ | 114.0 | 1,191.72 | 132.413 | 8×13+ (13) | 6×14+ (14) | |||
| 14 | Darío Villalba |  ESP | 7×14+ | 128.0 | 1,145.70 | 127.300 | 6×14+ (14) | 9×16+ (16) | |||
| 15 | Kalle Tuulos |  FIN | 6×15+ | 137.0 | 1,120.58 | 124.508 | 6×15+ (15) | 7×15+ (15) | |||
| 16 | Charles Keeble | AUS | 5×15+ | 137.0 | 1,115.39 | 123.932 | 9×16+ (16) | 5×13+ (13) | |||
| Hanno Ströher | AUT | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| István Szenes |  HUN | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Compulsory Figures
| Date | 29 January 1956 — 7:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Judge #1 | Sydney Croll | AUS |
| Judge #2 | Hans Meixner | AUT |
| Judge #3 | Ralph McCreath | CAN |
| Judge #4 | Emil Skákala | TCH |
| Judge #5 | Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques | FRA |
| Judge #6 | Adolf Walker | GER |
| Judge #7 | Pauline Borrajo | GBR |
| Judge #8 | H. Kendall Kelley | USA |
| Judge #9 | Jean Creux | SUI |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Majority Placements | Total Ordinals | Total Points | Reduced Points | Judge #1 | Judge #2 | Judge #3 | Judge #4 | Judge #5 | Judge #6 | Judge #7 | Judge #8 | Judge #9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hayes Jenkins | USA | 5×1+ | 16.0 | 852.2 | 94.688 | 3.0 (3) | 1.0 (1) | 1.0 (1) | 2.0 (2) | 4.0 (4) | 2.0 (2) | 1.0 (1) | 1.0 (1) | 1.0 (1) | ||
| 2 | Ronnie Robertson | USA | 6×2+ | 20.0 | 840.1 | 93.344 | 1.0 (1) | 2.0 (2) | 2.0 (2) | 1.0 (1) | 1.0 (1) | 1.0 (1) | 5.0 (5) | 3.0 (3) | 4.0 (4) | ||
| 3 | David Jenkins | USA | 7×3+ | 26.0 | 837.3 | 93.033 | 2.0 (2) | 3.0 (3) | 4.0 (4) | 3.0 (3) | 3.0 (3) | 4.0 (4) | 2.0 (2) | 2.0 (2) | 3.0 (3) | ||
| 4 | Alain Giletti | FRA | 5×3+ | 32.5 | 822.5 | 91.388 | 4.0 (4) | 5.5 (=5) | 3.0 (3) | 5.0 (5) | 2.0 (2) | 3.0 (3) | 3.0 (3) | 5.0 (5) | 2.0 (2) | ||
| 5 | Karol Divín | TCH | 6×6+ | 52.5 | 788.5 | 87.611 | 7.0 (7) | 4.0 (4) | 5.0 (5) | 4.0 (4) | 5.5 (=5) | 5.0 (5) | 7.0 (7) | 9.0 (9) | 6.0 (6) | ||
| 6 | Michael Booker | GBR | 6×6+ | 55.5 | 792.4 | 88.044 | 5.0 (5) | 5.5 (=5) | 9.0 (9) | 6.5 (=6) | 5.5 (=5) | 9.0 (9) | 4.0 (4) | 6.0 (6) | 5.0 (5) | ||
| 7 | Norbert Felsinger | AUT | 6×7+ | 63.5 | 783.6 | 87.066 | 8.0 (8) | 7.0 (7) | 6.0 (6) | 6.5 (=6) | 8.0 (8) | 8.0 (8) | 6.0 (6) | 7.0 (7) | 7.0 (7) | ||
| 8 | Alain Calmat | FRA | 9×8+ | 67.0 | 772.6 | 85.844 | 6.0 (6) | 8.0 (8) | 7.0 (7) | 8.0 (8) | 7.0 (7) | 7.0 (7) | 8.0 (8) | 8.0 (8) | 8.0 (8) | ||
| 9 | Charles Snelling | CAN | 6×9+ | 75.0 | 755.3 | 83.922 | 9.0 (9) | 10.0 (10) | 8.0 (8) | 10.0 (10) | 9.0 (9) | 6.0 (6) | 9.0 (9) | 4.0 (4) | 10.0 (10) | ||
| 10 | Tilo Gutzeit | GER | 6×10+ | 93.0 | 715.4 | 79.488 | 12.0 (12) | 9.0 (9) | 10.0 (10) | 9.0 (9) | 10.0 (10) | 10.0 (10) | 12.0 (12) | 10.0 (10) | 11.0 (11) | ||
| 11 | François Pache | SUI | 7×11+ | 97.0 | 699.8 | 77.755 | 10.0 (10) | 12.0 (12) | 11.0 (11) | 11.0 (11) | 11.0 (11) | 12.0 (12) | 10.0 (10) | 11.0 (11) | 9.0 (9) | ||
| 12 | Hans Müller | SUI | 6×12+ | 110.0 | 679.5 | 75.500 | 13.0 (13) | 11.0 (11) | 12.0 (12) | 12.0 (12) | 13.0 (13) | 11.0 (11) | 14.0 (14) | 12.0 (12) | 12.0 (12) | ||
| 13 | Allan Ganter | AUS | 8×13+ | 113.0 | 666.3 | 74.033 | 11.0 (11) | 14.0 (14) | 13.0 (13) | 13.0 (13) | 12.0 (12) | 13.0 (13) | 11.0 (11) | 13.0 (13) | 13.0 (13) | ||
| 14 | Darío Villalba | ESP | 6×14+ | 129.0 | 622.8 | 69.200 | 14.0 (14) | 15.0 (15) | 14.0 (14) | 14.0 (14) | 14.0 (14) | 14.0 (14) | 13.0 (13) | 16.0 (16) | 15.0 (15) | ||
| 15 | Kalle Tuulos | FIN | 6×15+ | 135.0 | 600.2 | 66.688 | 16.0 (16) | 13.0 (13) | 15.0 (15) | 16.0 (16) | 16.0 (16) | 15.0 (15) | 15.0 (15) | 15.0 (15) | 14.0 (14) | ||
| 16 | Charles Keeble | AUS | 9×16+ | 139.0 | 584.3 | 64.922 | 15.0 (15) | 16.0 (16) | 16.0 (16) | 15.0 (15) | 15.0 (15) | 16.0 (16) | 16.0 (16) | 14.0 (14) | 16.0 (16) |
Free Skating
| Date | 1 February 1956 — 14:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Format | Free Skating points computed by multiplying Free Skating score by 6.3 (rounded to one decimal place). | |
| Judge #1 | Sydney Croll | AUS |
| Judge #2 | Hans Meixner | AUT |
| Judge #3 | Ralph McCreath | CAN |
| Judge #4 | Emil Skákala | TCH |
| Judge #5 | Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques | FRA |
| Judge #6 | Adolf Walker | GER |
| Judge #7 | Pauline Borrajo | GBR |
| Judge #8 | H. Kendall Kelley | USA |
| Judge #9 | Jean Creux | SUI |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Majority Placements | Total Ordinals | Total Points | Reduced Points | Judge #1 | Judge #2 | Judge #3 | Judge #4 | Judge #5 | Judge #6 | Judge #7 | Judge #8 | Judge #9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Robertson | USA | 6×1+ | 11.5 | 652.05 | 72.450 | 1.0 (1) | 1.0 (1) | 2.0 (2) | 2.0 (2) | 1.5 (=1) | 1.0 (1) | 1.0 (1) | 1.0 (1) | 1.0 (1) | ||
| 2 | Hayes Jenkins | USA | 8×2+ | 16.5 | 645.75 | 71.750 | 2.0 (2) | 2.0 (2) | 1.0 (1) | 1.0 (1) | 1.5 (=1) | 2.0 (2) | 2.0 (2) | 3.0 (3) | 2.0 (2) | ||
| 3 | David Jenkins | USA | 7×3+ | 29.0 | 628.11 | 69.790 | 3.0 (3) | 3.0 (3) | 4.0 (4) | 3.0 (3) | 3.0 (3) | 3.0 (3) | 3.0 (3) | 4.0 (4) | 3.0 (3) | ||
| 4 | Alain Giletti | FRA | 5×4+ | 38.0 | 614.25 | 68.250 | 4.0 (4) | 5.0 (5) | 3.0 (3) | 5.0 (=4) | 4.0 (4) | 4.0 (4) | 6.0 (6) | 2.0 (2) | 5.0 (5) | ||
| 5 | Karol Divín | TCH | 6×6+ | 50.0 | 599.76 | 66.640 | 7.0 (7) | 4.0 (4) | 6.0 (6) | 5.0 (=4) | 5.5 (=5) | 6.5 (=6) | 7.0 (7) | 5.0 (5) | 4.0 (4) | ||
| 6 | Charles Snelling | CAN | 6×6+ | 54.0 | 598.50 | 66.500 | 6.0 (6) | 8.0 (=7) | 5.0 (5) | 5.0 (=4) | 7.0 (7) | 5.0 (5) | 4.0 (4) | 8.0 (8) | 6.0 (6) | 1 | |
| 7 | Michael Booker | GBR | 5×6+ | 55.5 | 595.98 | 66.220 | 5.0 (5) | 6.0 (6) | 7.0 (7) | 7.0 (7) | 5.5 (=5) | 6.5 (=6) | 5.0 (5) | 6.0 (6) | 7.5 (=7) | 2 | |
| 8 | Norbert Felsinger | AUT | 5×8+ | 76.0 | 571.41 | 63.490 | 9.0 (9) | 8.0 (=7) | 8.0 (8) | 8.5 (=8) | 9.5 (=9) | 10.5 (=10) | 8.0 (8) | 7.0 (7) | 7.5 (=7) | ||
| 9 | Alain Calmat | FRA | 5×9+ | 89.0 | 562.59 | 62.510 | 8.0 (8) | 12.0 (12) | 12.0 (12) | 11.5 (=11) | 8.0 (8) | 10.5 (=10) | 9.0 (9) | 9.0 (9) | 9.0 (9) | ||
| 10 | François Pache | SUI | 7×10+ | 91.5 | 554.40 | 61.600 | 10.0 (10) | 10.0 (10) | 9.0 (9) | 10.0 (10) | 9.5 (=9) | 9.0 (9) | 11.0 (11) | 13.0 (13) | 10.0 (10) | ||
| 11 | Tilo Gutzeit | GER | 5×11+ | 92.5 | 554.40 | 61.600 | 11.5 (=11) | 8.0 (=7) | 10.0 (10) | 8.5 (=8) | 11.5 (=11) | 8.0 (8) | 12.0 (12) | 12.0 (12) | 11.0 (11) | ||
| 12 | Hans Müller | SUI | 7×14+ | 115.0 | 538.02 | 59.780 | 14.5 (=14) | 11.0 (11) | 11.0 (11) | 14.0 (14) | 13.5 (=13) | 14.0 (14) | 15.0 (15) | 10.0 (10) | 12.0 (12) | ||
| 13 | Charles Keeble | AUS | 5×13+ | 116.5 | 531.09 | 59.010 | 13.0 (13) | 13.5 (=13) | 15.0 (15) | 16.0 (16) | 11.5 (=11) | 12.5 (=12) | 10.0 (10) | 11.0 (11) | 14.0 (14) | ||
| 14 | Allan Ganter | AUS | 6×14+ | 123.5 | 525.42 | 58.380 | 11.5 (=11) | 16.0 (16) | 13.0 (13) | 11.5 (=11) | 15.0 (15) | 12.5 (=12) | 14.0 (14) | 14.0 (14) | 16.0 (16) | ||
| 15 | Kalle Tuulos | FIN | 7×15+ | 131.5 | 520.38 | 57.820 | 14.5 (=14) | 15.0 (15) | 14.0 (14) | 13.0 (13) | 13.5 (=13) | 15.0 (15) | 16.0 (16) | 15.5 (=15) | 15.0 (15) | ||
| 16 | Darío Villalba | ESP | 9×16+ | 134.0 | 522.90 | 58.870 | 16.0 (16) | 13.5 (=13) | 16.0 (16) | 15.0 (15) | 16.0 (16) | 16.0 (16) | 13.0 (13) | 15.5 (=15) | 13.0 (13) |