John Curry became the first British male to win an Olympic figure skating gold medal when he won at the Innsbruck Games. It was also Britain’s first skating gold medal since Jeanette Alltwegg beat Tenley Albright of the US in the women’s figure skating in Oslo in 1952.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-utXsdR9CQ
11 February 1976: Ice skating win for British men.
