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1896 World Figure Skating Championships

1896 World Figure Skating Championships
Type: ISU Championship
Date: February 9
Season: 1896
Location: Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Venue: Yusupovsky Garden
Champions
Men's singles:
Germany Gilbert Fuchs
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1897 World Championships

The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. The first competition took place on February 9, 1896, in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire.

In 1895, the International Skating Union organized the first World Figure Skating Championships committee, which consisted of 5 people. This committee was entrusted with preparation and presentation of the figure skating rules. ISU also confirmed that World Figure Skating Championships will be held and that in the meantime men skaters should comply with the rules not yet published.

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