1897 World Figure Skating Championships
| 1897 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 13 – 14 |
| Season: | 1897 |
| Location: | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Gustav Hügel | |
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Previous: 1896 World Championships | |
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Next: 1898 World 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.
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.
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | Age | CF | FS | Total | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gustav Hügel | Austria | 26 | 1697 | 339.4 | ||||
| 2 | Ulrich Salchow |  Sweden | 19 | 1619 | 323.8 | ||||
| 3 | Johan Lefstad |  Norway | 27 | 1593 | 318.6 | ||||
| 4 | Thiodolf Borgh | Sweden | 1484 | 296.8 | |||||
| 5 | Hugo Carlsson | Sweden | 1298 | 259.6 | |||||
| 6 | Oscar Holthe | Norway | 1285 | 257.0 | |||||
| WD | Gilbert Fuchs |  Germany | 26 | DNS | |||||
Judges:
- Mr. H. Cederblom Sweden
- Mr. O. Wollert Sweden
- Mr. C. F. Mellin Sweden
- Mr. L. Lindqvist Sweden
- Mr. Ivar Hult Sweden
Sources
- Result List provided by the ISU
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