Virginia Baxter

Virginia "Ginny" Baxter (December 3, 1932 – December 18, 2014)^[1] was an American figure skater from Detroit.^[2] She was born in Detroit, Michigan. She won the bronze medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships three times and captured the bronze at the 1952 World Figure Skating Championships (competition held March 1).^[3] Perhaps the high point of her career was the 1952 Winter Olympics, where she won the free skating portion of the event, placing 5th overall after an 8th place in the compulsory figures.^[4]

Virginia Baxter
Born	December 3, 1932 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died	December 18, 2014(2014-12-18) (aged 82)
Figure skating career
Country	United States
Retired	1952
Medal record Ladies' figure skating Representing the  United States World Championships 1952 Paris Ladies' singles North American Championships 1949 Philadelphia Ladies' singles

After her competitive career, she was part of Ice Capades' 1953 show called Land of Lollipops.^[5] She died on December 18, 2014.^[6]

Results

Event	1949	1950	1951	1952
Winter Olympics				5th[7]
World Championships	7th	7th		3rd
North American Championships	3rd
U.S. Championships	3rd[8]	3rd	3rd

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ginny Baxter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
2. Queens of the Silver Blade, The Globe and Mail. Saturday, March 12, 1949.
3. World Skating Crown to Jacqueline Du Bief; Suzanne Morrow 4th, The Globe and Mail. Saturday, March 3, 1952.
4. "The Olympics: 1948 and 1952", Skating magazine, February 1960
5. "Historical Photo Galleries". Harlick Skating Boots. Retrieved 2006-09-18.
6. Virginia Baxter's obituary
7. "Figure Skating – Women". Herman De Wael. Retrieved 2006-09-18.
8. "WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS 1947–1949". E-Skate Fans. Archived from the original on 2007-02-09. Retrieved 2006-09-18.