1902 World Figure Skating Championships
| 1902 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 13 |
| Season: | 1902 |
| Location: | United Kingdom London, United Kingdom |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles: Sweden Ulrich Salchow | |
| Previous: 1901 World Championships | |
| Next: 1903 World Championships | |
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The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion.
The competition took place on 13 February in London, United Kingdom. It was the first World Championships held on artificial ice.[1]
It was assumed that only men would compete in the event, and just four skaters participated. However, one of them was a woman, Madge Syers. After the competition, the winner, Ulrich Salchow, delighted with Syers, presented her with the gold medal he had just won.[2] At the time, the International Skating Union rules did not specify that only men are allowed to participate. In the following year, rules were changed and separate championships for females and males were introduced. However, it was several years before the ladies' event first took place in 1906.
Results
[edit | edit source]Singles
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Name | Age | CF | FS | Total | Points | Places | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden Ulrich Salchow | 24 | 1 | 1188 | 1 | 638 | 1826 | 365.2 | 5 |
| 2 | United Kingdom Madge Syers | 20 | 2 | 843 | 3 | 396 | 1239 | 247.8 | 13 |
| 3 | German Empire Martin Gordan | 25 | 4 | 768 | 2 | 440 | 1208 | 241.6 | 15 |
| 4 | United Kingdom Horatio Torrome | 41 | 3 | 809 | 4 | 374 | 1183 | 236.6 | 17 |
- Referee: Sweden Viktor Balck
Judges:
- United Kingdom W. F. Adams
- United Kingdom J. H. Thompson
- German Empire Hermann Wendt
- Russian Empire Piotr Weryho
- Sweden Ivar Westergren
Pairs (unofficial)
[edit | edit source]The 1902 championships were the first to hold a pairs competition alongside the singles. The title of "world champions" and medals were not awarded, since the only pair to enter were United Kingdom Madge Syers / Edgar Syers.[3]
References
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