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Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing) is a discipline of figure skating that historically draws from ballroom dancing.It joined the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, and became a Winter Olympic Games medal sport in 1976.
The ice dance competition in figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 12 February (rhythm dance) and 14 February (free dance), at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Haidian District of Beijing. [1] Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron of France won the event.
The following is a list of notable figure skaters who have competed in ice dance.These are skaters who have won a gold, silver, or bronze medal at at least one of the following competitions: the Winter Olympics, the World Figure Skating Championships, the European Figure Skating Championships, the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, the Winter ...
How is ice dancing different from figure skating? Are Madison Chock and Evan Bates a couple? What to know about ice dancing at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
Estonia's Niina Petrokina performs during the women's free skating program at the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025.
Figure skating was first contested in the Olympic Games at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Since 1924, the sport has been a part of the Winter Olympic Games. Men's singles, ladies' singles, and pair skating have been held most often. Ice dance joined as a medal sport in 1976 and a team event debuted at the 2014 Olympics.
Backstage at any figure skating event, just before they leave the solitude of the tunnel and step out onto the ice, one of America’s top ice dancing duos makes time for a ritual that puts them ...
The World Figure Skating Championships did not include ice dance until 1952. [163] In its early years, ice dance was dominated by British skaters, and until 1960 the world title was won every year by a British couple, beginning with Jean Westwood and Lawrence Demmy .