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1902 World Figure Skating Championships

Annual figure skating competition held in 1902

Field	Value
title	1902 World Figure Skating Championships
comptype	ISU Championship
startdate	February 13
skatingseason	1902
location	United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
championmen	Sweden Ulrich Salchow
previouscomp	1901 World Championships
nextcomp	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.

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. 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.

Results

Singles

Rank	Name	Age	CF	FS	Total	Points	Places	4
1	Sweden Ulrich Salchow	24	1	1188	1	638	1826	365.2
2	United Kingdom Madge Syers	20	2	843	3	396	1239	247.8
3	German Empire Martin Gordan	25	4	768	2	440	1208	241.6
United Kingdom Horatio Torrome	41	3	809	4	374	1183	236.6	17

Referee: Sweden Viktor Balck Judges:
United Kingdom W. F. Adams
United Kingdom J. H. Thompson
German Empire Hermann Wendt
Russian Empire Piotr Weryho
Sweden 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.

References

Hines, James R.. (2011). "Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating". Scarecrow Press.
Absaliamova, I. V.. (1997). "Stletniaya Istoria Chempionatov Mira po Figurnomu Kataniu na Konkach (Odinochnoe Katanie)". FON.
Panin-Kolomenkin, N. A.. (1951). "Stranitsy iz proschlogo". FiS.

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