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.
| 1902 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 13 |
| Season: | 1902 |
| Location: |  London, United Kingdom |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Ulrich Salchow | |
| Previous: 1901 World Championships | |
| Next: 1903 World Championships | |
The competition took place on 13 February in London, United Kingdom.
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.[1] 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.
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Great Britain)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Great Britain* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Results edit
Singles edit
| Rank | Name | Age | CF | FS | Total | Points | Places | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulrich Salchow |
24 | 1 | 1188 | 1 | 638 | 1826 | 365.2 | 5 |
| 2 | Madge Syers |
20 | 2 | 843 | 3 | 396 | 1239 | 247.8 | 13 |
| 3 | Martin Gordan |
25 | 4 | 768 | 2 | 440 | 1208 | 241.6 | 15 |
| 4 | Horatio Torrome |
41 | 3 | 809 | 4 | 374 | 1183 | 236.6 | 17 |
| WD | Knut Einar de Flon |
19 | DNS | ||||||
- Referee:
Viktor Balck
Judges:
W. F. Adams- J. H. Thompson
Hermann Wendt
Piotr Weryho- Ivar Westergren
Pairs (unofficial) edit
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 Madge Syers / Edgar Syers.[2]
References edit
- ^ Absaliamova, I. V. (1997). Stletniaya Istoria Chempionatov Mira po Figurnomu Kataniu na Konkach (Odinochnoe Katanie) (in Russian). Moscow: FON. p. 122. ISBN 5-89022-046-2.
- ^ Panin-Kolomenkin, N. A. (1951). Stranitsy iz proschlogo. Moscow: FiS.
Sources edit
- Result List provided by the ISU