The Richmond Trophy was an international figure skating competition for ladies' singles held annually from 1949 to 1980 at the Richmond Ice Rink in Twickenham, London. It was the only invitational international competition (as opposed to the ISU Championships) held on a regular basis in the post-war years.[1] The competition was sponsored by the National Skating Association and was largely due to the activity of Arnold Gerschwiler, coach of many champions at the Richmond rink.[2]

At the last event in November 1980, participation was down to only eleven competitors, attributed to scheduling conflicts with the growing number of other international competitions such as Skate Canada International.[3] Moreover, the National Skating Association had two years previously started another international competition, the St. Ivel International, also held at the Richmond rink but earlier in the fall and including competition in all four disciplines of skating, which by 1980 was already established as one of the more prestigious competitions on the international circuit. Therefore, the ladies-only Richmond Trophy event was discontinued.

Medalists

Ladies' medalists
Year Gold Silver Bronze Refs
1949
1950
1951
1952United Kingdom Yvonne SugdenNetherlands Lidy StoppelmanUnited Kingdom Doreen Spowart
1953United Kingdom Yvonne SugdenUnited Kingdom Anne RobinsonNetherlands Lidy Stoppelman
1954United Kingdom Patricia PauleyNetherlands Sjoukje DijkstraUnited Kingdom Clema Cowley
1955United Kingdom Yvonne SugdenNetherlands Joan HaanappelNetherlands Sjoukje Dijkstra
1956Netherlands Sjoukje DijkstraNetherlands Joan HaanappelSwitzerland Karin Borner
1957Netherlands Sjoukje DijkstraUnited Kingdom Patricia PauleyUnited Kingdom Diana Clifton-Peach
1958Netherlands Sjoukje DijkstraUnited Kingdom Carolyn KrauUnited Kingdom Diana Clifton-Peach
1959Netherlands Joan HaanappelUnited Kingdom Carolyn KrauFrance Nicole Hassler
1960France Nicole HasslerUnited Kingdom Carolyn KrauUnited Kingdom Barbara Conniff
1961France Nicole HasslerUnited Kingdom Barbara ConniffUnited Kingdom Heather Moir[4]
1962France Nicole HasslerUnited States Carol NoirUnited Kingdom Anne Lenton
1963
1964
1965West Germany Uschi KeszlerHungary Zsuzsa AlmássyEast Germany Beate Richter[5]
1966Hungary Zsuzsa Almássy
1967Hungary Zsuzsa AlmássyAustria Beatrix Schuba
1968Austria Elisabeth NestlerUnited Kingdom Patricia DoddCzechoslovakia Eleonora Baricka
1969Austria Elisabeth NestlerUnited Kingdom Patricia DoddItaly Rita Trapanese[6]
1970Italy Rita TrapaneseUnited Kingdom Patricia DoddUnited States Dawn Glab[7]
1971East Germany Christine ErrathCanada Cathy Lee IrwinJapan Kazumi Yamashita[7]
1972United States Dorothy HamillSwitzerland Karin ItenUnited Kingdom Jean Scott[7]
1973Netherlands Dianne de LeeuwUnited Kingdom Maria McLeanSwitzerland Karin Iten
1974East Germany Marion WeberWest Germany Isabel de NavarreUnited States Kath Malmberg[8]
1975Canada Lynn NightingaleUnited States Barbie SmithUnited States Linda Fratianne[8]
1976United States Barbie SmithItaly Susanna DrianoCanada Heather Kemkaran[8]
1977United States Priscilla HillFinland Kristiina WegeliusSwitzerland Denise Biellmann[8]
1978Italy Susanna DrianoUnited States Carrie RughUnited Kingdom Karena Richardson[8]
1979United States Alicia RisbergEast Germany Carola WeißenbergUnited States Simone Grigorescu[8]
1980United Kingdom Karen WoodEast Germany Janina WirthEast Germany Carola Paul[8]

References

  1. Wright, Benjamin T., Skating in America
  2. "The Richmond Ice Rink". Twickenham Museum.
  3. Ice Abroad, Skating magazine, January 1981
  4. The Richmond Trophy, Skating magazine, January 1962
  5. From Abroad, Skating magazine, February 1966
  6. Richmond Trophy, Skating magazine, January 1970
  7. 1 2 3 "Results Book, Volume 1: 1896–1973" (PDF). Skate Canada. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 22, 2010.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Results Book, Volume 2: 1974–current" (PDF). Skate Canada. p. 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2009.
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