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At the 1908 Summer Olympics, four figure skating events were contested, and winter sports were introduced for the very first time. Figure skating was one of the few sports in which women were allowed to compete in 1908.
The venue was the Prince's Skating Club, in the district of Knightsbridge, London. The competition took place on October 28 and 29, 1908.
No event had more than 7 competitors, with 2 having only 3 entrants.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles details |
Ulrich Salchow Sweden
|
Richard Johansson Sweden
|
Per Thorén Sweden
|
| Men's special figures details |
Nikolai Panin Russia
|
Arthur Cumming Great Britain
|
Geoffrey Hall-Say Great Britain
|
| Ladies' singles details |
Madge Syers Great Britain
|
Elsa Rendschmidt Germany
|
Dorothy Greenhough-Smith Great Britain
|
| Pairs details |
Anna Hübler / Heinrich Burger Germany
|
Phyllis Johnson / James H. Johnson Great Britain
|
Madge Syers / Edgar Syers Great Britain
|
Medal table
| 1 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 |  Sweden (SWE) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Germany (GER) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Russia (RUS) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Argentina and the United States had skaters compete, but won no medals.
| Events at the 1908 Summer Olympics (London) | |
|---|---|
 Figure skating at the Olympic Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summer |  | |
| Winter | ||