Gillis Grafström

Gillis Grafström was a Swedish figure skater who won Olympic gold in men’s singles in 1920, 1924, and 1928, then silver in 1932.

Ulrich Salchow: A Swedish figure skater who won Olympic gold in men’s singles in 1908 and 1912. Salchow was Grafström’s celebrated Swedish predecessor and a leading figure in the sport’s early Olympic history.
Figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics: The figure skating events held at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. Grafström won his first Olympic gold in Antwerp, where figure skating was part of the Summer Games.
Figure skating: A sport in which athletes perform choreographed movements and jumps on ice, judged for technical and artistic quality. Grafström’s achievements helped establish men’s figure skating as a prominent Olympic discipline.
Figure skating elements: The jumps, spins, steps, and other technical movements used in figure skating. Grafström’s competitive skill combined precise blade work with free-skating elements.
Karl Schäfer: An Austrian figure skater who won Olympic gold in men’s singles in 1932 and 1936. Schäfer ended Grafström’s Olympic winning streak by defeating him in 1932.
Figure skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics: The figure skating events held at the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix. His second Olympic title came at the first Winter Games.
Compulsory figures: A figure skating discipline in which skaters trace prescribed patterns on the ice using their blades. Grafström was especially renowned for precision in the figures that once formed a major part of competition.
Figure skating at the Olympic Games: The figure skating competitions included in the Olympic Games since 1908. The sport’s early Olympic history spans both Summer and Winter Games, as Grafström’s career demonstrates.
Sonja Henie: A Norwegian figure skater who won three consecutive Olympic gold medals in women’s singles from 1928 to 1936. Henie’s Olympic run overlapped with Grafström’s final Games and helped define the era.
Figure skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics: The figure skating events held at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. Grafström completed three consecutive Olympic victories at St. Moritz.

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