The 1898 World Figure Skating Championship is an annual

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sanctioned by the

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in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. In 1898, the competition took place on February 15 in

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. It was won by

Henning Grenander Henning Grenander (4 August 1874–11 March 1958) was a Swedish figure skater. Grenander was born on 4 August 1874 in Skövde, Sweden. He began attending a school in Stockholm when he was 8 and began learning how to skate when he was 11. He wo ...

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. However, the second- and third-place contestants,

Gustav Hügel Gustav Hügel was an Austrian figure skater. He was the 1897 and 1899-1900 World Champion A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning ...

and

Gilbert Fuchs Gilbert Fuchs (1871–1952) was a German figure skater who won the first World Figure Skating Championships, held in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1896. He recaptured the world title ten years later in Munich. Relations with his constant rival Ul ...

, who had won the championship in

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and

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respectively, filed a protest alleging biased refereeing: In their opinion, Judges Adams, Jenkin, and von Rosen strongly overestimated the Swede, and Hügel and Fuchs demanded that he should be deprived of his title. The organizers considered the protest, but rejected it as not substantiated. After this scandal, Grenander left figure skating and no longer performed at official competitions.

Results

Men

Judges: * W. F. Adams * C. E. Bell * C. Fillunger * A. F. Jenkin * Clarence von Rosen * J. H. Thomson

Sources

* Result List provided by the ISU * ALLGEMEINE SPORT-ZEITUNG. (27 February 1898. №196) {{ISU Championships Figure skating World Figure Skating Championships World Figure Skating Championships, 1898

World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships (''"Worlds"'') is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the categories of single skating, men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ...

International sports competitions in London

International figure skating competitions hosted by the United Kingdom 1898 in sports February 1898 events