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Revision as of 10:19, 1 April 2006 by Hektor (talk | contribs) (→Figure skating, Ladies)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)At the 1908 Summer Olympics, four figure skating events were contested, and winter sports were introduced for the very first time.
The venue was the Prince's Skating Club, in the district of Knightsbridge, London. The competion took place on October 28 and 29, 1908.
Medal table
| Pos. | Country |  Gold
|
 Silver
|
 Bronze
|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United Kingdom |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 |  Sweden |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | .svg){kind=small} Germany |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Russia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Figure skating, Men
| Medal | Athlete | Score |
| Gold
|
 Ulrich Salchow (SWE)
|
377.3 |
| Silver
|
Richard Johansson (SWE)
|
365.2 |
| Bronze
|
Per Thorén (SWE)
|
357.4 |
| 4 |  John Greig (GBR)
|
310.9 |
| 5 | Albert March (GBR)
|
232.0 |
| 6 |  Irving Brokaw (USA)
|
232.0 |
| 7 |  Horatio Torromé (ARG)
|
228.9 |
Sweden's Ulrich Salchow, who had won several World Figure Skating Championships, easily won the gold medal after his main rival, Russia's Nikolai Panin, withdrew in protest over what he considered unfair judging.
Figure skating special figures, Men
| Medal | Athlete | Score |
| Gold
|
 Nikolai Panin (RUS)
|
43.8 |
| Silver
|
Arthur Cumming (GBR)
|
32.8 |
| Bronze
|
Geoffrey Hall-Say (GBR)
|
20.8 |
Gold medalist Nikolai Panin's real name was Nikolai Kolomenkin, but he competed under the pseudonym "Panin".
Figure skating, Ladies
| Medal | Athlete | Score |
| Gold
|
Madge Syers (GBR)
|
252.5 |
| Silver
|
Elsa Rendschmidt (GER)
|
211.0 |
| Bronze
|
Dorothy Greenhough-Smith (GBR)
|
192.1 |
| 4 | Elna Montgomery (SWE)
|
170.3 |
| 5 | Gwendolyn Lycett (GBR)
|
164.0 |
Without rivals Jenny Herz and Lily Kronberger present at the Olympics, Great Britain's Madge Syers easily won the gold medal.
Figure skating, Pairs
| Medal | Athlete | Score |
| Gold
|
Anna Hübler and Heinrich Burger (GER)
|
5 |
| Silver
|
Phyllis Johnson and James Johnson (GBR)
|
10 |
| Bronze
|
Madge Syers and Edgar Syers (GBR)
|
15 |
Twelve years later, silver medalist Phyllis Johnson would capture a bronze medal with a new partner at the 1920 Olympics.
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