The World Figure Skating Championships

World Figure Skating Championships

The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...

is an annual figure skating competition

Figure skating competition

-International:* International competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union. These competitions are held using ISU rules; skaters are entered by their respective national skating federations....

 sanctioned by the International Skating Union

International Skating Union

The International Skating Union is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Netherlands in 1892, making it one of the oldest international...

 in which figure skaters

Figure skating

Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...

 compete for the title of World Champion.

The 1909 men competitions took place on February 7th to 8th, 1909 in Stockholm

Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

, Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

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The 1909 ladies competitions took place on January 23rd to 24th, 1909 in Budapest

Budapest

Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...

, Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

. Lily Kronberger

Lily Kronberger

Lily Kronberger , also spelled Lili Kronberger, was a Hungarian figure skater competitive during the early years of modern figure skating...

 was the only competitor.
The 1909 pairs competition took place February 8th, 1909 in Stockholm

Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

, Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

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Men

Rank	Name	Nation	Places
1	Ulrich Salchow Ulrich Salchow Karl Emil Julius Ulrich Salchow was a Swedish figure skater, who dominated the sport in the first decade of the 20th century....		7
2	Per Thorén Per Thorén Per Thorén was a Swedish figure skater in the early 20th century who won a bronze medal at the 1908 Olympic Games.-Results:...		10
3	Ernst Herz Ernst Herz Ernst Herz was an Austrian figure skater. He was the European Figure Skating Championships gold medalist in 1908.-Results:-Sources:**...	Austria	16
4	Richard Johansson Richard Johansson Richard Johansson was a Swedish figure skater. He won the silver medal in the men's singles competition at the 1908 London Olympics. He was part of the Swedish medal sweep there....		20
5	Fedor Datlin		22

Judges were

• G. Helfrich  
• R. Sundgrén
• O. C. Thorstensen
• N. Hörle
• O. Sampe

Ladies

Rank	Name	Nation	Places
1	Lily Kronberger Lily Kronberger Lily Kronberger , also spelled Lili Kronberger, was a Hungarian figure skater competitive during the early years of modern figure skating...		5

Judges were

• C. Fillunger  Austria
• G. Helfrich  Germany
• N. Hörle
• L. Niedermeyer  Germany
• Oskar Uhlig
  Oskar Uhlig
  Oskar Uhlig was a German figure skater. He won the first European Figure Skating Championships to be contested.He represented Berliner Eislaufverein von 1886. On 12 October 1893 he was elected as the Chairman of the club Berliner Eislaufverein von 1886...
  
     Germany

Pairs

Rank	Name	Nation	Places
1	Phyllis Johnson Phyllis Johnson Phyllis Wyatt Johnson was a British figure skater.She won the silver medal in pair skating at the 1908 Olympic Games with James H. Johnson. They captured the gold at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1909 and 1912. In 1920, she won the bronze at the Olympics with new partner Basil Williams...  / James H. Johnson James H. Johnson James Henry Johnson was a British pair skater competitive during the early days of modern figure skating. He and partner Phyllis Johnson won the silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics, the first Olympics to include figure skating events.The Johnsons also participated in the first official World...		5.5
2	Valborg Lindahl / Nils Rosenius		9.5
3	Gertrud Ström / Richard Johansson Richard Johansson Richard Johansson was a Swedish figure skater. He won the silver medal in the men's singles competition at the 1908 London Olympics. He was part of the Swedish medal sweep there....		16
4	Mimi Grømer / Karl Erikson		22
5	Alexia Schøien Alexia Bryn Alexia Bryn was a Norwegian pair skater. She competed with Yngvar Bryn...  / Yngvar Bryn Yngvar Bryn Yngvar Bryn was a Norwegian track and field athlete and pairs figure skater who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics....		22

Judges were

• G. Helfrich  Germany German Empire
  German Empire
  The German Empire refers to Germany during the "Second Reich" period from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of the Emperor, Wilhelm II.The German...
  
  
• R. Sundgrén
• O. C. Thorstensen
• A. Anderberg
• Otto Petterson

O. C. Thorstensen voted the top two couples exacly the same (each 1.5 placings) and the other three couples also exactly the same (each 4 placings).