Madge was a figure skating champion. She participated in the Men’s category in 1902 because there was no women’s category . She came second smashing everyone’s expectations!
Madge Syers was world figures-skating champion in 1906.and 1907.
At the London Summer Games in 1908 she won the Olympic title in the ladies competition, and bronze, with her husband and trainer,Edgar.
She is the only female skater to win both individual and pairs at the same Olympics.
She always wore a hat when performing. She also took her ice-skates every where she went.
Madge was the first to perform technically perfect jumps.
She retired shortly after 1908, due to poor health, and wrote books about the art of figure skating
1920 was the last time figure-skating was included in the Summer Games.
In 1924 it became part of the first Winter Olympic Games held in Chamonix, France.
Sources used
Wikipedia
Amazing Athletes by Jean-Michel Billioud
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