Elegant figure skating
Daniel Reinhard
01/28/2018
01/28/2018
What has not already taken place on Lake St. Moritz? In skijoring, a skier is pulled over the snow by a horse, car or even a motorcycle. In the late 1940s, the so-called free skating competition for figure skaters might have taken place behind a car.
The young lady is pulled across the frozen lake on her skates by an MG TC. Figure skating was not only the first Olympic winter sport to be held as part of the Summer Games from 1908 to 1920, it was also the first Olympic sport for women. It is not clear from the picture whether the MG could provide enough traction for the lady, but at least you can see the driver's enthusiasm. The picture hangs as decoration in a hotel in Pontresina.
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