| Dates | 8 – 12 February 1932 |
|---|---|
| Medal Events | 3 |
| Venues | Olympic Arena, Lake Placid |
For the first time, the Olympic Winter Games figure skating competition was contested indoors, at the Olympic Arena in Lake Placid. In 1920, it had also been contested indoors, when on the Summer Olympic Programme. Men and women skated compulsory figures and a free skating programme, with the compulsory figures counting towards 60% of the final score, while pairs skated a single free skate programme. Overall placements were determined by the majority placement system.
| Event | Status | Date | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles, Men | Olympic | 8 – 9 February 1932 | 12 | 8 |
| Singles, Women | Olympic | 9 – 10 February 1932 | 15 | 7 |
| Pairs, Mixed | Olympic | 12 February 1932 | 14 | 4 |
| 39 (18/21) | 13 (10/9) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles, Men | Karl Schäfer | AUT |
Gillis Grafström | SWE |
Bud Wilson | CAN |
| Singles, Women | Sonja Henie | NOR |
Fritzi Burger | AUT |
Maribel Vinson | USA |
| Pairs, Mixed | France | FRA |
United States 1 | USA |
Hungary 1 | HUN |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | AUT |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| France | FRA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Norway | NOR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United States | USA |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sweden | SWE |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Canada | CAN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hungary | HUN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |