Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Pairs
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The mixed pairs was one of four events in figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Each nation could enter up to 3 pairs (6 skaters).[1] Twelve years later, silver medalist Phyllis Johnson would capture a bronze medal with a new partner at the 1920 Olympics.[2]
Competition format
Each skater performed a five-minute free skate. Scores from 0 to 6 were given for each figure for both (a) content (difficulty and variety) and (b) performance. The total possible score was therefore 12. Each judge would then arrange the pairs in order of total score by that judge; these ordinal rankings were used to provide final placement for the pairs, using a "majority rule"--if a majority of the judges ranked a pair first, the pair won. If there was no majority, the total ordinals controlled. Ties were broken by total points.[3]
Results
The judges were unanimous in ranking the German pair first. For second place, two judges scored a tie between the Johnsons and the Syerses, while three judges put the Johnsons clearly in second; this being a majority, the Johnsons received the silver medal.
| Rank | Skaters | Nation | Points (Rank) | Average score | Total ordinals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Script error: No such module "sort". | Template:Unbulleted list | Template:FlagIOC | 10 (1) |
12 (1) |
11 (1) |
12 (1) |
11 (1) |
11.20 | 5 |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Template:Unbulleted list | Template:FlagIOC | 9 (2) |
11.5 (2) |
10.5 (2) |
10.5 (2) |
10 (2) |
10.30 | 10[4] |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Template:Unbulleted list | Template:FlagIOC | 9 (2) |
11.5 (2) |
10 (3) |
8 (3) |
9.5 (3) |
9.60 | 13 |
Referee:
Judges:
- Template:Flagicon Hermann Wendt
- Template:Flagicon Gustav Hügel
- Template:Flagicon Horatio Torromé
- Template:Flagicon Harry D. Faith
- Template:Flagicon Georg Sanders
References
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- ↑ Official Report, p. 39.
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- ↑ Official Report, p. 558.
- ↑ The Official Report gives the total ordinals for the silver medal pair as 10 and for the bronze medal pair as 13, in each case counting the two judges who awarded a tie for 2nd as being 2 ordinals. Other sources give both pairs a 2.5 for those ties, resulting in total ordinals of 11 and 14.
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Sources
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- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Figure skating 1908". Accessed 2 May 2006. Available electronically at [1] Template:Webarchive.