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Madge Syers' Impact
- Madge Syers, a female skater, won silver in the 1902 World Figure Skating Championships, sparking controversy.
- Judges raised concerns about potential bias and long dresses obscuring footwork.
Unfortunate Patron Saint
- Saint Lidwina, the patron saint of figure skating, fell while skating and never recovered.
- Accounts of her injuries include body parts falling off and being kept in a vase.
Treetop Telephones
- In the early 1900s, the U.S. Forest Service installed telephones atop trees for fire lookouts.
- Rangers would sit on platforms, watching for fires and reporting them via phone.