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 1923 men competitions took place on January 27 to 28, 1923 in Vienna

Vienna

Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

, Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

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The 1923 ladies competitions took place on January 27 to 28, 1923 in Vienna

Vienna

Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

, Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

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The 1923 pairs competition took place January 21, 1923 also in Kristiania, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

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Men

Rank	Name	Nation	Places
1	Fritz Kachler Fritz Kachler Fritz Kachler was an Austrian figure skater. He was the 1912, 1913, and 1923 World champion and the 1914 & 1924 European champion.He did not believe that sport and nationalism should be mixed and therefore chose not to participate in the Olympic Games of 1920 and 1924.A mechanical engineer, he rose...		7
2	Willy Böckl		12
3	Gösta Sandahl Gösta Sandahl Gösta Sandahl was a Swedish figure skater. He was the 1912 European Champion and the 1914 World Champion.-Results:-References:* *...		16
4	Ernst Oppacher Ernst Oppacher Ernst Oppacher was an Austrian singles figure skater and the 1921 and 1922 Austrian national champion. He won the bronze medal at the 1924 Worlds and the 1922 Europeans.- Competitive highlights :...		16
5	Ludwig Wrede Ludwig Wrede Ludwig Wrede was an Austrian figure skater in both pairs and singles skating.He competed with Herma Szabo and won the World Championships in 1925 and 1927. They won the bronze in 1926. After Szabo retired, Wrede competed with Melitta Brunner, with whom he won the bronze medal at the 1928 Winter...		25
6	Artur Vieregg Artur Vieregg Artur Vieregg was a German figure skater. After his skating career he continued to work also as a figure skating judge. He was lecturer at the “German College for Physical Exercises” in Berlin....		29

Judges were

• J. H. Clarke
• Hans Pfeiffer 
• O. Sampe
• Otto Schöning 
• Josef Feller 

Ladies

Rank	Name	Nation	Places
1	Herma Plank-Szabo Herma Szabo Herma Szabo was an Austrian singles and pairs figure skater. She is the 1924 Olympic champion in ladies' singles and a seven-time World Champion, including five titles in singles and two titles in pairs partnered with Ludwig Wrede.-Personal life:Szabo was born in Vienna, where she came from a...		6
2	Gisela Reichmann		12
3	Svea Norén Svea Norén Svea Norén was a Swedish figure skater. She won the silver medal in the ladies' singles event at the 1920 Summer Olympics behind fellow Swede Magda Julin....		16
4	Ethel Muckelt Ethel Muckelt Ethel Muckelt , was a British figure skater who competed in singles and pairs. As a single skater, she won the bronze medal at the 1924 Winter Olympics. As a pair skater, she placed fifth at the 1920 Summer Olympics with Sydney Wallwork. With John F...		16

Judges were

• Hans Pfeiffer 
• Otto Petterson 
• Otto Schöning 
• J. H. Clarke
• Josef Feller 

Pairs

Rank	Name	Nation	Places
1	Ludowika Jakobsson-Eilers / Walter Jakobsson Walter Jakobsson Walter Andreas Jakobsson was a Finnish figure skater.As a single skater, he won the Finnish national championship in 1910 and 1911....		6.5
2	Alexia Bryn-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....		10.5
3	Elna Herikson / Kaj af Ekström		14
4	Margit Engebretsen / Bjarne Engebretsen		19
5	Randi Bakke Randi Bakke Randi Nilsine Bakke was a Norwegian pair skater. She represented Oslo Skøiteklub....  / Christen Christensen Christen Christensen (figure skater) Christen Christensen was a Norwegian pair skater. He represented Oslo Skøiteklub....		25

Judges were

• A. Anderberg
• Sakari Ilmanen 
• Knut Oern Meinrich 
• 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:...
  
   
• Herbert R. Yglesias