1902
This year we are back to 10 participantss: AUT, FIN, FRA, GBR, GER, NED, NOR, RUS, SWE, SWI. Thus we need a preliminary round of 2 matches. The participating semi-finalists from last year, NOR, NED and FIN are exempt from the preliminary round. The draw: SWI-GBR, GER-RUS. The matches:
Switzerland-Britain 1-1; skated distances 1-2—Switzerland win
Germany-Russia 1-4
The first round proper (and quarter final) then consists of AUT, FIN, FRA, NED, NOR, RUS, SWE, SWI. The finalists from last year, NED and FIN, are seeded and cannot be drawn against each other. The draw is as follows: SWE-FRA, FIN-NOR, NED-RUS, AUT-SWI. Results of the matches:
Sweden-France 1-3
Finland-Norway 0-6
Netherlands-Russia 4-2
Austria-Switzerland 4-0
Semi-final draw: NED-AUT, FRA-NOR. Matches:
Netherlands-Austria 4-1
France-Norway 0-6
Bronze final: Austria-France 3.5-0.5
FINAL: Netherlands-Norway
49,0 - 46,4 (0-1)
- - 1.50,6 (0-2)
2.49,0 - 2.26,0 (0-3)
6.37,6 - 7.11,2 (1-3)
9.11,6 - 8.51,2 (1-4)
18.54,2 - 18.09,4 (1-5)
Final result 1-5
Statistics:
NOR GOLD 8x NED GOLD 2x GER Silver 2x SWE Silver 1893 RUS Silver 1899 FIN Silver 1901 BOH bronze 1895 CAN bronze 1897 AUT bronze 1902 USA 4th 1895 HUN 4th 1900 FRA 4th 1902 GBR QF 4x DEN QF 2x SWI QF 2x POL QF 1900