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Figure Skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. Although ice skating began in 3,000 BCE in Scandinavia, American Edward Bushnell's 1855 invention of steel blades and Jackson Haines bringing elements of ballet to figure skating were critical to the development of modern-day figure skating. [1]
In 1921 the United States Figure Skating Association [2] [3] was formed and became a member of the International Skating Union. [4] [5] At the time of its formation, the Association was composed of seven (7) charter member clubs including: Beaver Dam Winter Sports Club, [6] The Skating Club of Boston, [7] Chicago Figure Skating Club [8] The Skating Club of New York, [9] Philadelphia Skating ...
This is a list of federations that are members of International Skating Union (ISU). As of 24 January 2022, there are 101 member federations. [1] [2]In many countries, figure skating and speed skating are governed by different federations, but both can be members of the ISU; the national federations are ISU members for figure skating, for speed skating or for both.
The meeting took place in Lake Placid, N.Y. for the purpose of forming an association of professional figure skaters. The goals of this new organization were to provide mutual protection to the coaches and the clubs employing them, and to foster better relationships with the clubs and the United States Figure Skating Association.
The Skating Academy [11] is the learn-to-skate school operated by The Skating Club of Boston, offering group lessons to children and adults at the Norwood facility with additional programs in several locations, including Brighton, Boston, Beverly, Brookline, Dedham, Foxboro, the Boston Common Frog Pond, Boston’s North End, Somerville and West ...
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The organization's current name, Skate Canada, was adopted in 2000 for consistency with the names of other national sports organizations in Canada. Skate Canada claims to be "the oldest and largest figure skating organization in the world". [1] The vast majority of members are not elite competitors, but recreational skaters.
Adult figure skating is a term used by skating organizations to refer to tests and competitions for amateur ice skaters over 21. The category was originally aimed at skaters who had taken up the sport as adults, but more recently has expanded to include adult skaters performing and competing at an 'elite' level (Adult Masters), many of whom had skated competitively as children or adolescents.