The 1902 World Figure Skating Championships were hosted by the International Skating Union in London . At that time, only four participants represented figure skating. It was assumed that, as in previous championships, all athletes will be men, but among them was a woman - a representative of the UK, Maj Sayers . [1] She already participated in competitions against men, and her husband worked in the national association and also competed. [2] There were no rules prohibiting this at the time (they were introduced the following year). Sayers took second place, with a big advantage over Martin Gordon from Germany . The champion was Ulrich Salkhov , who later gave Sayers his gold medal. [2]
| 1902 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type of competition | tournament sponsored by ISU |
| date | February 13 |
| Season | 1901-1902 |
| Location |  London , UK |
| Winners | |
| Men's single skating | |
 Ulrich Salkhov | |
| Competition | |
| Previous | World Cup 1901 |
| Subsequent | World Cup 1903 |
Since 1901, it entered the practice at world championships in parallel with men's competitions to conduct sports couples competitions. At the same time, they were not awarded the title of world champions and medals were not awarded. In London, for the second time, only one pair of Maj Sayers / Edgar Sayers from Great Britain took off . [3]
Results
| A place | Name | A country | Sum of places |
|---|---|---|---|
| one | Ulrich Salkhov | Sweden | five |
| 2 | Medge Sayers | Great Britain | 13 |
| 3 | Martin Gordan | German Empire | 15 |
| four | Henry Torrome | Great Britain | 17 |
Referee team:
- W. F. Adams Great Britain
- D. G. Thomson Great Britain
- H. Wendt
- Dr. P. Weryho Russia
- I. Westergren Sweden
Notes
- ↑ Part 2 - 1900-1929 (English) (unavailable link) . History of Women in Sports Timeline . St. Lawrence County Branch. American Association of University Women. Date of treatment November 26, 2009. Archived January 11, 2011.
- ↑ 1 2 Absalyamova I.V. The First World Figure Skating Championships // A Centenary of the World Figure Skating Championships (solo): Textbook. allowance for students acad. and in-s physical. cult. - M .: BACKGROUND, 1997.
- ↑ Panin-Kolomenkin, NA Stranitsy iz proschlogo. - Moscow: FiS, 1951.
Links
- The World Figure Skating Championships
- 02/01/1902 Suomen Urhejlulehti no 1