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1908 World Figure Skating Championships

1908 World Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Season:1908
Location:Troppau, Austria-Hungary (singles)
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire (pairs)
Venue:Yusupovsky Garden (StP's)
Champions
Men's singles:
Sweden Ulrich Salchow
Ladies' singles:
Hungary Lily Kronberger
Pair skating:
Germany Anna Hübler / Heinrich Burger
Previous:
1907 World Championships
Next:
1909 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.

Men's and ladies' competitions were held on January 25–26 in Troppau, Austria-Hungary (modern-day Opava, Czech Republic). Pairs' competition took place on February 16 in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire. It was the first World Championships in which pair skating was contested.

Results

Men

Rank Name Nation Places
1 Ulrich Salchow Sweden 9
2 Gilbert Fuchs Germany 12
3 Heinrich Burger Germany 21

Judges:

Ladies

Rank Name Nation Places
1 Lily Kronberger Hungary 5
2 Elsa Rendschmidt Germany 10

Judges:

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 / Alexander Fischer Russia 13.5

Judges:

Sources

  • Result List provided by the ISU
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