1899 World Figure Skating Championships

Annual figure skating competition held in 1899July 2026 1899 World Figure Skating Championships ISU Championship February 12 1899 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland Austrian Empire Gustav Hügel 1898 World Championships 1900 World Championships The 1899 World Figure Skating Championship were held February 12 in Davos, Switzerland. The competition was originally planned to be held in Vienna; however, the weather was too mild to hold the competition, and the location was changed to Davos, which had recently held the 1899 European Championships.1899-02-19 Die Weltmeisterschaft Im Kunstlaufen The World Championships in Figure Skating https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno-plus?aid=asz&datum=18990004&seite=187 2026-07-17 Allgemeine Sport-Zeitung 187–188 de Five skaters entered, but only three appeared at the Championships. Gustav Hügel and Ulrich Salchow were far ahead of Edgar Syers in the compulsory figures, some of which Syers did not compete, and while Salchow was slightly ahead after the figures, Hügel ultimately won after the free skate. After the Championships, Hügel and Salchow additionally competed in a special figures competition, which Hügel also won. Other post-event displays included a group demonstration by four English skaters and a long jump competition, the winner of whom achieved a distance of 5.02 m ft on his best jump. Results Rank Name CF FS Total Points Places 1 Austrian Empire Gustav Hügel 2 1120 1 578 1698 339.60 7 2 Sweden 1844 Ulrich Salchow 1 1141 2 552 1693 338.60 8 3 United Kingdom Edgar Syers 3 518 3 336 854 170.80 15thumb|Syers competing Judges: Switzerland P. Birum Switzerland H. Günther Switzerland J. Olbeter Switzerland F. Stahel Switzerland C. Steffens Source: References Category:World Figure Skating Championships World Figure Skating Championships, 1899 Category:1899 in Swiss sport Category:International figure skating competitions hosted by Switzerland Category:Sport in Davos Category:1899 in winter sports Category:February 1899 in Europe