1896 World Figure Skating Championships

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1896 World Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:9 February
Season:1896
Location: Flag of Russia.svg Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Venue: Yusupovsky Garden
Champions
Men's singles:
Flag of the German Empire.svg Gilbert Fuchs
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1897 World Championships

The 1896 World Figure Skating Championships was an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. The first competition took place on February 9, 1896 in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire.

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In 1895, the International Skating Union organized the first World Figure Skating Championships committee, which consisted of 5 people. This committee was entrusted with preparation and presentation of the figure skating rules. ISU also confirmed that World Figure Skating Championships will be held and that in the meantime men skaters should comply with the rules not yet published. [1]

Results

Men

RankNameAgeCFFSTotalPoints
1 Flag of the German Empire.svg Gilbert Fuchs 251102614971523304.6
2 Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Gustav Hügel 25293924551394278.8
3 Flag of Russia.svg Georgiy Sanders 36013385986197.2
4 Flag of Russia.svg Nikolay Poduskov 44854301786157.2

Men. Five Special Figures

RankNamePoints
1 Flag of Russia.svg Georgiy Sanders 313
2 Flag of the German Empire.svg Gilbert Fuchs 312
3 Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Gustav Hügel 292
4 Flag of Russia.svg Nikolay Poduskov 239

Judges:

References

  1. Absalyamova I. The first World Figure Skating Championships // Centenary history of the first World Figure Skating Championships (single skating). — Moscow: FON, 1997.