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Annual figure skating competition held in 1899
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1899 World Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:February 12
Season:1899
Location:Switzerland Davos, Switzerland
Champions
Men's singles:
Austrian Empire Gustav Hügel
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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 competition took place on February 12 in Davos, Switzerland. All judges came from Switzerland; however, there were no distortions in the judging, because there was no Swiss competitor.

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Switzerland)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Austria1001
2 Sweden0101
3 Great Britain0011
Totals (3 entries)1113

Results

Rank Name Age CF FS Total Points Places
1 Austrian Empire Gustav Hügel 28 2 1120 1 578 1698 339.60 7
2 Sweden Ulrich Salchow 21 1 1141 2 552 1693 338.60 8
3 United Kingdom Edgar Syers 35 3 518 3 336 854 170.80 15
Syers competing

Judges:

  • Switzerland P. Birum
  • Switzerland H. Günther
  • Switzerland J. Olbeter
  • Switzerland F. Stahel
  • Switzerland C. Steffens

Sources

  • Result List provided by the ISU
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