1899 World Figure Skating Championships
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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 1899 competition took place on February 12th, 1899 in Davos
, Switzerland
. All judges came from Switzerland. There were no distortions of the result due to it, because there was no Swiss competitor.
Judges were
World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...
is an annual figure skating competition
Figure skating competition
-International:* International competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union. These competitions are held using ISU rules; skaters are entered by their respective national skating federations....
sanctioned by the International Skating Union
International Skating Union
The International Skating Union is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Netherlands in 1892, making it one of the oldest international...
in which figure skaters
Figure skating
Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...
compete for the title of World Champion.
The 1899 competition took place on February 12th, 1899 in Davos
Davos
Davos is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has a permanent population of 11,248 . Davos is located on the Landwasser River, in the Swiss Alps, between the Plessur and Albula Range...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. All judges came from Switzerland. There were no distortions of the result due to it, because there was no Swiss competitor.
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | Placings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gustav Hügel Gustav Hügel Gustav Hügel was an Austrian figure skater. He was the 1897 & 1899-1900 World Champion and the 1901 European Champion. He won the German national championships in 1894 because, at that time, Austria and Germany held joint championships.-Results:-References:... |
 Austria |
7 |
| 2 | Ulrich Salchow Ulrich Salchow Karl Emil Julius Ulrich Salchow was a Swedish figure skater, who dominated the sport in the first decade of the 20th century.... |
8 | |
| 3 | Edgar Syers Edgar Syers Edgar Morris Wood Syers was a British figure skater who competed in both singles and pair skating. As a singles skater, he won the bronze medal at the 1899 World Championships. At age 45, he competed with wife Madge Syers at the 1908 London Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal there... |
15 |
Judges were
- H. Günther
- F. Stahel
- P. Birum
- C. Steffens
- J. Olbeter