Articles in the ‘Figure Skating’ Category

The World Figure Skating Championships scheduled for March 21 to 27 in Japan were postponed after an earthquake and tsunami rocked the nation.
Large portions of the country were severely devastated on Friday, resulting in the International Skating Union deeming it impossible to continue the weeklong contests.
Britain had been ready to send their team [...]

The governing body in the Chinese republic for figure skating started an investigation on a number of Chinese athletes whose birth dates have been considered suspicious by international media members.
The Associated Press, a news agency based in the United States, reported on Tuesday that nine figure skaters from China allegedly had falsified birth dates [...]

Figure Skating can be described as one of the Olympic sports where in individuals, pairs or groups can perform, as part of this sport, different spins, foot movements, jumps, and others. There are several challenging movements that are displayed by the participants in this sport. There are several levels at which [...]

One of the required elements in the sport of figure skating in all the four disciplines of Olympics is the step sequences. These step sequences are possible in several patterns such as circular, straight line or serpentine. A combination of the different steps, edge changes, hops and [...]

The various competitions of figure skating are regulated and controlled by the International Skating Union (ISU). It has been identified as the prime body responsible for governing the various international competitions related to the sport of figure skating. The body governs not just the different world championships [...]