| | Event type
Singles, Women
| Date | 28 – 29 October 1908 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Prince's Skating Club, Montpelier Square, Knightsbridge | |
| Participants | 5 from 3 countries | |
| Format | Each judge ranked each skater by Ordinal Placement from first through last place. The Ordinal Placement for each judge was based on Total Points awarded by that judge to the skaters. The points were based on 60% for Compulsory Figures and 40% for Free Skating. Final placement was determined by a Majority Placement rule. Thus, if a skater was ranked first by a majority of the judges, that skater was placed first overall, and the process was repeated for each place. If no absolute majority for a place existed, the tiebreakers were, in order: 1) Total Ordinals, 2) Total Points, 3) Compulsory Figure Points. | |
| Judge #1 | Harry Faith |  GBR |
| Judge #2 | Edvard Hörle |  SWE |
| Judge #3 | Gustav Hügel |  SUI |
| Judge #4 | George Sanders |  RUS |
| Judge #5 | Hermann Wendt |  GER |
Madge Cave Syers won this title quite comfortably. She was easily the top female skater of the era. Women’s world championships did not begin until 1906, but Syers won the first two events in 1906 and 1907. Prior to that time, women competed against men and Syers won the British “men’s” championship in 1903 and 1904. At the 1902 World Championship, Madge Syers placed second to Ulrich Salchow. The only other top female skater of the era who might have challenged Syers was Lily Kronberger of Hungary, World Champion from 1908-1911, but she failed to compete at the 1908 Olympics.
| Pos | Skater | NOC | Maj. Placements | Ordinals | Points | Judge #1 | Judge #2 | Judge #3 | Judge #4 | Judge #5 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madge Syers | GBR | 5×1+ | 5.0 | 1,262.5 | 255.5 (1) | 236.0 (1) | 266.5 (1) | 262.0 (1) | 242.5 (1) | Gold | 1 | |
| 2 | Elsa Rendschmidt | GER | 4×2+ | 11.0 | 1,055.0 | 201.5 (3) | 211.0 (2) | 211.0 (2) | 211.5 (2) | 220.0 (2) | Silver | 2 | |
| 3 | Dorothy Greenhough-Smith | GBR | 4×3+ | 15.0 | 960.5 | 210.0 (2) | 206.5 (3) | 182.0 (4) | 180.5 (3) | 181.5 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Elna Montgomery | SWE | 4×4+ | 21.0 | 851.5 | 167.5 (4) | 166.5 (4) | 174.5 (5) | 170.0 (4) | 173.0 (4) | |||
| 5 | Gwendoline Lycett | GBR | 5×5+ | 23.0 | 820.0 | 164.0 (5) | 152.0 (5) | 187.5 (3) | 160.0 (5) | 156.5 (5) | |||
| Jenny Herz |  AUT | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Compulsory Figures (28 October 1908 — 10:00)
| Judge #1 | Harry Faith | GBR |
|---|---|---|
| Judge #2 | Edvard Hörle | SWE |
| Judge #3 | Gustav Hügel | SUI |
| Judge #4 | George Sanders | RUS |
| Judge #5 | Hermann Wendt | GER |
| Pos | Ord | Skater | NOC | Maj. Placements | Ordinals | Judge #1 | Judge #2 | Judge #3 | Judge #4 | Judge #5 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Madge Syers | GBR | 5×1+ | 5.0 | 767.5 | 147.5 (1) | 150.5 (1) | 163.0 (1) | 154.0 (1) | 152.5 (1) | ||
| 2 | – | Elsa Rendschmidt | GER | 5×3+ | 12.5 | 613.5 | 116.0 (3) | 125.5 (=2) | 112.0 (3) | 121.5 (2) | 138.5 (2) | ||
| 3 | – | Dorothy Greenhough-Smith | GBR | 4×3+ | 13.5 | 605.0 | 129.0 (2) | 125.5 (=2) | 119.0 (2) | 113.0 (3) | 118.5 (4) | ||
| 4 | – | Elna Montgomery | SWE | 5×4+ | 19.0 | 545.5 | 104.5 (4) | 103.5 (4) | 111.5 (4) | 107.0 (4) | 119.0 (3) | ||
| 5 | – | Gwendoline Lycett | GBR | 5×5+ | 25.0 | 469.0 | 87.5 (5) | 93.5 (5) | 97.5 (5) | 88.0 (5) | 102.5 (5) |
Free Skating (29 October 1908 — 15:00)
| Judge #1 | Harry Faith | GBR |
|---|---|---|
| Judge #2 | Edvard Hörle | SWE |
| Judge #3 | Gustav Hügel | SUI |
| Judge #4 | George Sanders | RUS |
| Judge #5 | Hermann Wendt | GER |
| Pos | Ord | Skater | NOC | Maj. Placements | Ordinals | Judge #1 | Judge #2 | Judge #3 | Judge #4 | Judge #5 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Madge Syers | GBR | 4×1+ | 5.5 | 495.0 | 108.0 (1) | 85.5 (=1) | 103.5 (1) | 108.0 (1) | 90.0 (1) | ||
| 2 | – | Elsa Rendschmidt | GER | 5×2+ | 9.5 | 441.5 | 85.5 (2) | 85.5 (=1) | 99.0 (2) | 90.0 (2) | 81.5 (2) | ||
| 3 | – | Dorothy Greenhough-Smith | GBR | 3×3+ | 17.5 | 355.5 | 81.0 (3) | 81.0 (3) | 63.0 (=4) | 67.5 (4) | 63.0 (3) | ||
| 4 | – | Gwendoline Lycett | GBR | 3×4+ | 19.5 | 351.0 | 76.5 (4) | 58.5 (5) | 90.0 (3) | 72.0 (3) | 54.0 (=4) | ||
| 5 | – | Elna Montgomery | SWE | 5×5+ | 23.0 | 306.0 | 63.0 (5) | 63.0 (4) | 63.0 (=4) | 63.0 (5) | 54.0 (=4) |