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Ulrich Salchow, an Uncommon card
Karl Emil Julius Ulrich Salchow was a Swedish figure skater, who dominated the sport in the first decade of the 20th century.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 58
- DEF
- 26
- Power
- 84
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 30,000
Power 84 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 25 % of WikiCards cards.
Ulrich Salchow quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Ulrich Salchow card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Salchow won the World Figure Skating ______ ten times, from 1901 to 1905 and from 1907 to 1911.
Answer
Championships. Salchow won the World Figure Skating Championships ten times, from 1901 to 1905 and from 1907 to 1911. From the Ulrich Salchow article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Salchow did not compete in the ____ World Championships that were held in Munich, as he feared that he would not be judged fairly against Gilbert Fuchs of Germany.
Answer
1900s. Salchow did not compete in the 1906 World Championships that were held in Munich, as he feared that he would not be judged fairly against Gilbert Fuchs of Germany. From the Ulrich Salchow article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
John Regis. John Regis 62 · Ulrich Salchow 58 · Brennus 55 · Esperança da Costa 49 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Salchow won the World Figure Skating Championships ten times, from 1901 to 1905 and from 1907 to 1911.
- This is still a record, which he shares with Sonja Henie, who also won 10 titles in the 1920s and 1930s, and with Irina Rodnina, who won 10 titles in the 1960s and 1970s.
- Salchow did not compete in the 1906 World Championships that were held in Munich, as he feared that he would not be judged fairly against Gilbert Fuchs of Germany.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Ulrich Salchow article was read about 30,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 58 and blocks with 26: each hit it takes is cut by 10 %.
How to get Ulrich Salchow
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Ulrich Salchow (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Wilhelm Lamm, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
