1902 World Figure Skating Championships
Annual figure skating competition held in 1902
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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.
| 1902 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 13 |
| Season: | 1902 |
| Location: |  London, United Kingdom |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Ulrich Salchow | |
| Previous: 1901 World Championships | |
| Next: 1903 World Championships | |
The competition took place on 13 February in London, United Kingdom. It was the first World Championships held on artificial ice.[1]
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.[2] 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulrich Salchow | 24 | 1 | 1188 | 1 | 638 | 1826 | 365.2 | 5 |
| 2 | Madge Syers | 20 | 2 | 843 | 3 | 396 | 1239 | 247.8 | 13 |
| 3 |  Martin Gordan | 25 | 4 | 768 | 2 | 440 | 1208 | 241.6 | 15 |
| 4 | Horatio Torrome | 41 | 3 | 809 | 4 | 374 | 1183 | 236.6 | 17 |
- Referee:
Viktor Balck
Judges:
W. F. Adams- J. H. Thompson
Hermann Wendt
Piotr Weryho- 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 Madge Syers / Edgar Syers.[3]