Figure Skating

Figure Skating

Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London.

The four Olympic disciplines are men’s singles, ladies’ singles, pair skating, and ice dance; the non-Olympic disciplines include synchronised skating, Theatre on Ice, and four skating. From intermediate through senior-level competition, skaters generally perform two programs (the short program and the free skate), which, depending on the discipline, may include spins, jumps, moves in the field, lifts, throw jumps, death spirals, and other elements or moves.

Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level (senior) at local, regional, sectional, national, and international competitions. The International Skating Union (ISU) regulates international figure skating judging and competitions. These include the Winter Olympics, the World Championships, the World Junior Championships, the European Championships, the Four Continents Championships, the Grand Prix series (senior and junior), and the ISU Challenger Series.

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Age categories

Participation in the Free Skating, Pair Free Skating, Ice Dance disciplines and synchronised skating at the International Adult Figure Skating Competitions are open only to Competitors who have reached at least the age of twenty-eight (28) before 1st July of the year prior to the Games.

Age categories for Ladies and Men Free Skating events:

Class I skaters born between 1st July XXXX and 30th June XXXX
Class II skaters born between 1st July XXXX and 30th June XXXX
Class III skaters born between 1st July XXXX and 30th June XXXX
Class IV skaters born between 1st July XXXX and 30th June XXXX
Class V skaters born on or before 30th June XXXX

Events and disciplines

Individual
Ladies and Men Free Skating
Ladies and Men Artistic Free Skating

Pairs
Pair Free Skating
Pair Artistic Free Skating

Ice Dance
Ice Dance – Pattern Dance
Ice Dance – Rhythm Dance
Ice Dance – Free Dance

Synchronized Skating

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