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in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. Men's competitions took place on 7–8 February in

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. Ladies' competitions took place on 23–24 January in

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. Lily Kronberger was the only competitor. Pairs' competition took place on 8 February in

Results

Men

Judges: * G. Helfrich * Rudolf Sundgrén * O. C. Thorstensen * Edward Hörle * O. Sampe

Ladies

Judges: * C. Fillunger * G. Helfrich * Edward Hörle * Ludwig Niedermeyer *

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Pairs

Judges: * G. Helfrich

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* Rudolf Sundgrén * O. C. Thorstensen * August Anderberg *

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

Sources

* Result List provided by the ISU * 01.011909 Suomen Urheilulehti no 4 (page 153) {{ISU Championships Figure skating World Figure Skating Championships World Figure Skating Championships, 1909 Figure skating in Sweden Figure skating in Austria-Hungary International figure skating competitions hosted by Sweden International figure skating competitions hosted by Austria-Hungary 1909 in Hungary International sports competitions in Budapest 1900s in Budapest 1909 in Swedish sport International sports competitions in Stockholm 1900s in Stockholm February 1909 sports events