Four figure skating events were contested at the 1908 Summer Olympics in

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, but they were held in October 1908, six months after most of the other Olympic events at the 1908 Games. The

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competition took place at the

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, in the district of

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. It was the first time that a winter sport had ever been included in the Olympic Games, sixteen years before the first Winter Olympics in

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. The number of competitors was very low, with two events having only three entrants, guaranteeing a medal for participation.

Medal summary

Medalists

Medal table

Participating nations

21 figure skaters from 6 nations competed. * * * * * *

References

Sources

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