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1897 World Figure Skating Championships

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Type:
  
ISU Championship

Season:
  
1897

Date:
  
February 13 – 14

Location:
  
Stockholm, Sweden

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 1897 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.

Men

Judges:

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

    • References

    1897 World Figure Skating Championships Wikipedia
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