[1] Barbara Ann Scott became the first Canadian to win the figure skating gold medal while Dick Button became the first American to win a figure skating title for the United States.

The pair of Micheline Lannoy and Pierre Baugniet became the first Belgians to win the figure skating gold medal, as well as the first Belgians to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics.

However, the next day, competition was postponed in the midst of the ladies' figures event due to a thaw that left puddles of water on the outdoor ice surface.

On 5 February competition had to be resumed, regardless of poor ice conditions, in order to allow the Games to finish on schedule.

The pairs event on 7 February was skated in a heavy snowstorm, with the ice having to be scraped after each program.