ice dancing was introduced in the olympics in 1952.
ice dancing was introduced in the olympics in 1952.
when was ice dancing introduced in the olympics?
1952
towler was partnered with bernard ford by the duo's coach, gladys hogg. the two debuted at the world championships in 1964, finishing 13th. in 1965, they finished just off the podium in 4th. towler/ford won gold at the 1966 european championships and went on to win their first world title. they would win the world and european titles for four consecutive seasons.









































at the 1968 winter olympics, towler/ford skated in a demonstration event for ice dancing, winning the gold medal. ice dancing became an official part of the winter olympics in 1976.
diane towler
bullet::::- ice dancing champions: jean westwood & lawrence demmy, great britain









































bullet::::- in this year, ice dancing introduced as part of the world figure skating championships.









































section::::golf.









































men's professional









































bullet::::- masters tournament – sam snead









































bullet::::- u.s. open – julius boros









































bullet::::- pga championship – jim turnesa









































bullet::::- british open – bobby locke









































bullet::::- pga tour money leader – julius boros – $37,033









































men's amateur









































bullet::::- british amateur – harvie ward









































bullet::::- u.s. amateur – jack westland









































women's professional









































bullet::::- women's western open – betsy rawls









































bullet::::- u.s. women's open – louise suggs









































bullet::::- titleholders championship – babe zaharias
1952 in sports