1908 World Figure Skating Championships
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| 1908 World Figure Skating Championships | |
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| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Season: | 1908 |
| Location: | Troppau, Austria-Hungary (singles) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire (pairs) |
| Venue: | Yusupovsky Garden (StP's) |
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Men's singles: Ulrich Salchow |
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Ladies' singles: Lily Kronberger |
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Pair skating: Anna Hübler / Heinrich Burger |
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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 1908 men and ladies competitions were held on January 25–26 in Troppau, Austria-Hungary (modern-day Opava, Czech Republic). The 1908 pairs competition took place on February 16 in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire. It was the first World Championships in which pair skating was contested.
Contents
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulrich Salchow | Sweden |
9 |
| 2 | Gilbert Fuchs | Germany |
12 |
| 3 | Heinrich Burger | Germany |
21 |
Judges:
- Otto Bohatsch
Austria - C. Dorasil Germany (
Czechoslovakia) - P. Engelhardt Germany
- H. D. Faith
United Kingdom - I. Forssling Sweden
- Gustav Hügel Austria
- Otto Schöning Germany
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lily Kronberger | Hungary |
5 |
| 2 | Elsa Rendschmidt | Germany |
10 |
Judges:
- H. D. Faith United Kingdom
- Otto Schöning Germany
- I. Forssling Sweden
- Gustav Hügel Austria
- P. Engelhardt Germany
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna Hübler / Heinrich Burger | Germany |
5 |
| 2 | Phyllis Johnson / James H. Johnson | United Kingdom |
11.5 |
| 3 | Lidia Popova / A. L. Fischer |  Russia |
13.5 |
Judges:
- Rudolf Sundgren
Finland - V. Shnobel Russia
- J. Kettnitz Russia
- A. Ivashenztsov Russia
- Viacheslav Sresnevsky Russia
Sources
- Result List provided by the ISU
