1908 World Figure Skating Championships
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.
| 1908 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Season: | 1908 |
| Location: | Troppau, Austria-Hungary (singles) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire (pairs) |
| Venue: | Yusupovsky Garden (StP's) |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Ulrich Salchow | |
Ladies' singles:  Lily Kronberger | |
Pair skating: .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Anna Hübler / Heinrich Burger | |
| Previous: 1907 World Championships | |
| Next: 1909 World Championships | |
Men's and ladies' competitions were held on January 25–26 in Troppau, Austria-Hungary (modern-day Opava, Czech Republic). Pairs' competition took place on February 16 in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire. It was the first World Championships in which pair skating was contested.
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulrich Salchow | Sweden | 9 |
| 2 | Gilbert Fuchs | Germany | 12 |
| 3 | Heinrich Burger | Germany | 21 |
Judges:
- Otto Bohatsch
Austria - C. Dorasil Germany (
Czechoslovakia) - P. Engelhardt Germany
- H. D. Faith
United Kingdom - I. Forssling Sweden
- Gustav Hügel Austria
- Otto Schöning Germany
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lily Kronberger | Hungary | 5 |
| 2 | Elsa Rendschmidt | Germany | 10 |
Judges:
- H. D. Faith United Kingdom
- Otto Schöning Germany
- I. Forssling Sweden
- Gustav Hügel Austria
- P. Engelhardt Germany
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Nation | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna Hübler / Heinrich Burger | Germany | 5 |
| 2 | Phyllis Johnson / James H. Johnson | United Kingdom | 11.5 |
| 3 | Lidia Popova / Alexander Fischer |  Russia | 13.5 |
Judges:
Sources
- Result List provided by the ISU
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