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Figure skating at the XIII Winter Olympics; ... United States: 3: 3: 5: ... Results of Winter Olympics (archived) 1980 Winter Olympics ...
The U.S. Figure Skating Championships are held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. Skaters compete in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior and junior levels. The event is organized by U.S. Figure Skating, the sport's national governing body. Pewter medals have been awarded to the ...
After the 1980 Winter Games, Fratianne turned professional and, at the 1980 World Figure Skating Championships, won the bronze medal behind Anett Pötzsch and Dagmar Lurz from West Germany. [ 1 ] In 1981, the scoring system used in figure skating was modified to combine the results of the compulsory figures, short program and free skating by ...
Nine U.S. figure skaters received gold medals at the Paris Olympics, 2½ years after their team event at the Beijing Games. Japan got silver and Russia bronze.
The selection of representatives is at the national governing body's discretion. Some countries rely on the results of their national championships while others have more varied criteria. This may include reaching a certain placement at the European Figure Skating Championships and the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. [8]
During the 1860s, Jackson Haines created and popularized figure skating in the United States. [12] [13] In 1914, the first U.S. Figure Skating Championships were held. [14] In 1928, Maribel Vinson set the record for most U.S. national championship titles at 9. Michelle Kwan has since tied this record. [15]
Today Two years after the last winter Olympics, Team USA has officially won its first gold medal in the team figure skating event. During the Beijing Olympics in 2022, Team USA — Nathan Chen ...
The team event is the newest Olympic figure skating event, first contested in the 2014 Games. It combines the four Olympic figure skating disciplines (men's singles, women's singles, pairs, and ice dance) into a single event; gold is awarded to the team that earns the most placement points.