title: Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Pairs
text: # Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Pairs
  
  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). Twelve years later, silver medalist Phyllis Johnson would capture a bronze medal with a new partner at the 1920 Olympics.
  
  ## 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.
  
  ## 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) | Points (Rank) | Points (Rank) | Points (Rank) | Points (Rank) | Average score | Total ordinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rank | Skaters | Nation | HW | GH | HT | HF | GS | Average score | Total ordinals |
  | | Anna HüblerHeinrich Burger | Germany | 10 (1) | 12 (1) | 11 (1) | 12 (1) | 11 (1) | 11.20 | 5 |
  | | Phyllis JohnsonJames H. Johnson | Great Britain | 9 (2) | 11.5 (2) | 10.5 (2) | 10.5 (2) | 10 (2) | 10.30 | 10 |
  | | Madge SyersEdgar Syers | Great Britain | 9 (2) | 11.5 (2) | 10 (3) | 8 (3) | 9.5 (3) | 9.60 | 13 |
  
  Referee:
  
  * Herbert G. Fowler
  
  Judges:
  
  * Hermann Wendt
  * Gustav Hügel
  * Horatio Torromé
  * Harry D. Faith
  * Georg Sanders
  