| Event: | Ladies' singles |
| Games: | 1932 Winter |
| Venue: | Herb Brooks Arena |
| Dates: | 9-10 February |
| Competitors: | 15 |
| Nations: | 7 |
| Longnames: | yes |
| Gold: | Sonja Henie |
| Goldnoc: | NOR |
| Silver: | Fritzi Burger |
| Silvernoc: | AUT |
| Bronze: | Maribel Vinson |
| Bronzenoc: | USA |
| Prev: | 1928 |
| Next: | 1936 |
The ladies' individual skating event was held as part of the figure skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which had previously been held twice at the Summer Olympics in 1908 and 1920 as well as at the Winter Games in 1924 and 1928. The competition was held on Tuesday 9 February and on Wednesday 10 February 1932. Fifteen figure skaters from seven nations competed.[1]
Sonja Henie successfully defended her 1928 title with Austrian Fritzi Burger finishing in second place again.
The points and score are given as shown in the official Olympic report, placing Colledge in eighth, Phillips in ninth, Davis in twelfth, and Fisher in 13th.
| Rank | Name | Nation | CF | FS | Total points | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2302.5 | 7 | ||
| align=center | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2167.1 | 18 | ||
| align=center | 3 | Maribel Vinson | 3 | 3 | 2158.8 | 23 | |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 2129.5 | 28 | |||
| 5 | 5 | 4 | 2129.5 | 29 | |||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 1942.5 | 45 | |||
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 1911.8 | 55 | |||
| 8 | 8 | 10 | 1851.6 | 64 | |||
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 1864.7 | 63 | |||
| 10 | 11 | 11 | 1833.6 | 75 | |||
| 11 | 12 | 8 | 1826.8 | 75 | |||
| 12 | 10 | 14 | 1780.4 | 83 | |||
| 13 | 13 | 12 | 1801.0 | 82 | |||
| 14 | 14 | 13 | 1769.4 | 92 | |||
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 1711.6 | 101 |
Referee:
Joel B. LibermanJudges:
Yngvar Bryn
Herbert J. Clarke
Hans Grünauer
Walter Jakobsson
J. Cecil McDougall
Georges Torchon Charles M. Rotch