1952

The Queen Of The Ice........

Jeanette Altwegg was our First Lady of the skating rink. Jeanette won Great Britons first gold medal at the winter Olympics in the Bislett Stadium, Oslo. With a near perfect exhibition in the woman's figure skating. Jeanette's points for the free skating were 63.938 - her aggregate was 161.760. The last time Britain won this event was in 1908
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Jeanette Altwegg
Trophy Billy Wright
(Wolves) was voted footballer of the year 1952
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