1897 World Figure Skating Championships

1897 World Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:February 13 – 14
Season:1897
Location:Sweden Stockholm, Sweden-Norway
Champions
Men's singles:
Austria Gustav Hügel
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The 1897 World Figure Skating Championship was 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 from February 13th to 14th in Stockholm, Sweden. All judges came from the same country – Sweden.

Gustav Hügel won the competition despite a tendon strain. He got this injury when he was training in Hamburg, Germany.

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Sweden)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Austria1001
2 Sweden*0101
3 Norway0011
Totals (3 entries)1113

Results

Rank Name Age Total Points
1 Austrian Empire Gustav Hügel 26 1697 339.4
2 Sweden Ulrich Salchow 19 1619 323.8
3 Norway Johan Lefstad 27 1593 318.6
4 Sweden Thiodolf Borgh 1484 296.8
5 Sweden Hugo Carlsson 1298 259.6
6 Norway Oscar Holthe 1285 257.0
WD German Empire Gilbert Fuchs 26 DNS

Judges:

  • Sweden H. Cederblom
  • Sweden Ivar Hult
  • Sweden L. Lindqvist
  • Sweden C. F. Mellin
  • Sweden O. Wollert

Sources

  • Result List provided by the ISU