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Florence Madeleine "Madge" Syers (born Cave)
(1881-September 1917) was a United Kingdom|British
figure skating|figure skater. She was the first
woman to compete in the sport, and became the
first female World Figure Skating
Championships|World and Olympics|Olympic champion.

In 1902, Syers was allowed to enter the World
Championships which, until then, had been an
all-male affair. She surprisingly took second
place behind Ulrich Salchow, and officials decide
to exclude women from entering in the future. Only
in 1906 a separate championship for women was
established, which was won by Syers. 

Syers also won the 1907 World Championships, and
competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, which
feature the first Olympic figure skating events.
She easily won the title (her only adversary that
could beat her, Lily Kronberger, was not present).
In addition, she won a bronze medal in pairs
event, skating with her husband and coach, Edgar
Syers.