Frozen in Time. Nikki Nichols

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СКАЧАТЬ a woman named Florence Madeleine Cave Syers (popularly known as “Madge”), of Great Britain, entered the World Championships in Sweden. She won the silver medal, nearly upsetting the home country’s champion, Ulrich Salchow (inventor of the Salchow jump). After this event, the International Skating Union officially banned women from competition.

      A change of heart ensued, and in 1906, ladies were invited to compete in the International Skating Union (ISU) Championships. Ladies were expected to keep their ankles covered, as was customary in that era. Madge Syers easily won the title in 1906 and 1907. In 1908, pairs skating became the newest discipline. Ladies, men, and pairs competed in the 1908 Summer Olympic Games in London. (There was not yet a Winter Olympics, so skaters were invited to the Summer Games.) Madge Syers became the first ladies Olympic gold medalist in figure skating. She also won a bronze in pairs with her husband/coach Edgar Syers. Ulrich Salchow won the gold for the men. Anna Hubler and Heinrich Berger of Germany won the first-ever Olympic pairs title.

      There was no figure skating in the 1912 summer Olympics, because the host city, Stockholm, did not have an indoor ice facility. In 1916, there were no Olympics at all because of World War I, but skating was featured in an early movie. German skater Charlotte Oelschlagel, who won the adoration of the American public despite fierce anti-German sentiments, starred in the first movie featuring skating. In this 1916 serial movie, The Frozen Warning, Charlotte helped police find some no-good foreign agents by tracing the word “spies” into the ice, and pointing at the offenders. Charlotte was a sensational success, and starred in the first long-running ice show on American soil.

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