1908 World Figure Skating Championships
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| 1908 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Season: | 1908 |
| Location: | Austrian Empire Troppau, Austria-Hungary (singles) Russian Empire Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire (pairs) |
| Venue: | Yusupovsky Garden, Saint Petersburg |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles: Sweden Ulrich Salchow | |
| Ladies' singles: Kingdom of Hungary Lily Kronberger | |
| Pairs: German Empire Anna Hübler / Heinrich Burger | |
| Previous: 1907 World Championships | |
| Next: 1909 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.
Men's and ladies' competitions were held on January 25–26 in Troppau, Austria-Hungary (modern-day Opava, Czech Republic). Pairs' competition took place on February 16 in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire. It was the first World Championships in which pair skating was contested.
Medal table
[edit | edit source]* Host nations (Austrian Empire, Russian Empire)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Hungary (1896-1915; angels).svg Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
Results
[edit | edit source]Men
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden Ulrich Salchow | 9 |
| 2 | German Empire Gilbert Fuchs | 12 |
| 3 | German Empire Heinrich Burger | 21 |
Judges:
- Austrian Empire Otto Bohatsch
- German Empire C. Dorasil
- German Empire P. Engelhardt
- United Kingdom H. D. Faith
- Sweden I. Forssling
- Austrian Empire Gustav Hügel
- German Empire Otto Schöning
Ladies
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Name | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kingdom of Hungary Lily Kronberger | 204.90 | 5 |
| 2 | German Empire Elsa Rendschmidt | [1] | 10 |
Judges:
- German Empire P. Engelhardt
- United Kingdom H. D. Faith
- Sweden I. Forssling
- Austrian Empire Gustav Hügel
- German Empire Otto Schöning
Pairs
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | German Empire Anna Hübler / Heinrich Burger | 5 |
| 2 | United Kingdom Phyllis Johnson / James Johnson | 11.5 |
| 3 | Russian Empire Lidia Popova / Alexander Fischer | 13.5 |
Judges:
- Russian Empire Aleksandr Ivashentsov
- Russian Empire J. Kettnitz
- Russian Empire V. Shnobel
- Russian Empire Vyacheslav Sreznevsky
- Russian Empire Rudolf Sundgren
References
[edit | edit source]Categories:
- World Figure Skating Championships
- 1908 in figure skating
- International figure skating competitions hosted by Austria-Hungary
- International figure skating competitions hosted by Russia
- 1908 in Austria-Hungary
- 1908 in the Russian Empire
- Sports competitions in Saint Petersburg
- 1900s in Saint Petersburg
- January 1908 sports events in Europe
- February 1908 sports events in Europe