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The 1897 World Figure Skating Championship was an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion.
| 1897 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 13 – 14 |
| Season: | 1897 |
| Location: |  Stockholm, Sweden-Norway |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Gustav Hügel | |
| Previous: 1896 World Championships | |
| Next: 1898 World Championships | |
The 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.
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Sweden)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Sweden* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Results edit
| Rank | Name | Age | Total | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gustav Hügel |
26 | 1697 | 339.4 |
| 2 | Ulrich Salchow |
19 | 1619 | 323.8 |
| 3 | Johan Lefstad |
27 | 1593 | 318.6 |
| 4 | Thiodolf Borgh |
1484 | 296.8 | |
| 5 | Hugo Carlsson |
1298 | 259.6 | |
| 6 | Oscar Holthe |
1285 | 257.0 | |
| WD |  Gilbert Fuchs |
26 | DNS |
Judges:
H. Cederblom- Ivar Hult
- L. Lindqvist
- C. F. Mellin
- O. Wollert
Sources edit
- Result List provided by the ISU