1902 World Figure Skating Championships

Annual figure skating competition held in 1902 1902 World Figure Skating Championships ISU Championship February 13 1902 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom Sweden 1844 Ulrich Salchow 1901 World Championships 1903 World Championships 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.Hines James R. Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating 2011 Scarecrow Press 978-0-8108-6859-5 Lanham, Maryland 24 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.Absaliamova I. V. Stletniaya Istoria Chempionatov Mira po Figurnomu Kataniu na Konkach (Odinochnoe Katanie) FON Moscow 1997 122 5-89022-046-2 ru 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 women and men were introduced. However, it was several years before the ladies' event first took place in 1906. Results Singles Rank Name Age CF FS Total Points Places 1 Sweden 1844 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 1844 Viktor Balck Judges: United Kingdom W. F. Adams United Kingdom J. H. Thompson German Empire Hermann Wendt Russian Empire Piotr Weryho Sweden 1844 Ivar Westergren Pairs (unofficial) 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 UK Madge Syers / Edgar Syers.Panin-Kolomenkin N. A. Stranitsy iz proschlogo FiS Moscow 1951 References Category:World Figure Skating Championships World Figure Skating Championships, 1902 World Figure Skating Championships World Figure Skating Championships Category:International sports competitions in London Category:International figure skating competitions hosted by the United Kingdom Category:February 1902 sports events in the United Kingdom