1909 World Figure Skating Championships
Annual figure skating competition held in 1909
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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.
Stockholm, Sweden (men and pairs) 
Budapest, Austria-Hungary (ladies)| 1909 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Season: | 1909 |
| Location: | Stockholm, Sweden (men and pairs) Budapest, Austria-Hungary (ladies) |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles: Ulrich Salchow | |
| Ladies' singles: Lily Kronberger | |
Pairs:  Phyllis Johnson / James H. Johnson | |
| Previous: 1908 World Championships | |
| Next: 1910 World Championships | |
Men's competitions took place on 7â8 February in Stockholm, Sweden. Ladies' competitions took place on 23â24 January in Budapest, Austria-Hungary. Lily Kronberger was the only competitor. Pairs' competition took place on 8 February in Stockholm, Sweden.
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulrich Salchow | 413.0 | 7 |
| 2 | Per Thorén | 407.5 | 10 |
| 3 |  Ernst Herz | 388.1 | 16 |
| 4 | Richard Johansson | 20 | |
| 5 |  Fedor Datlin | 22 |
Judges:
Georg Helfrich
Edward Hörle- O. Sampe
Rudolf Sundgrén
O. C. Thorstensen
Ladies
The only competitor was the 19 years old Lily Kronberger and won the gold medal. Her results were the followings: CF=769, FS=513, Total=1282, Points: 256.4. The referee was Imre Szent-Györgyi.
Judges:
Carl Fillunger- Georg Helfrich
- Edward Hörle
- Ludwig Niedermeyer
- Oskar Uhlig
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phyllis Johnson / James Johnson | 116 | 5.5 |
| 2 | Valborg Lindahl / Nils Rosenius | 111 | 9.5 |
| 3 | Gertrud Ström / Richard Johansson | 94 | 16 |
| 4 |  Mimi Grømer / Karl Erikson | 22 | |
| 5 | Alexia Schøien / Yngvar Bryn | 19/27 | 22 |
Judges:
- August Anderberg
- Georg Helfrich
- Otto Petterson
- Rudolf Sundgren
- O. C. Thorstensen, he voted the top two couples exactly the same (each 1.5) and the other three couples also exactly the same (each 4).
Sources
- 01.011909 Suomen Urheilulehti no 4 (page 153)