While the first Olympic Winter Games were not officially contested until 1924, figure skating entered Olympic history in 1908 at the London Summer Games. Pairs, men’s, and ladies’ events were ...

Two Americans are responsible for the major developments in the history of the sport. In 1850, Edward Bushnell of Philadelphia revolutionised skating when he introduced steel-bladed skates allowing ...

Mass production increased skating’s accessibility and popularity, and soon the two distinct disciplines of figure skating ... event debuted on the Olympic program in 2006. The first medal awarded in ...

Olympic slots for competing countries were ... 6 for original dance, and 1.0 for the free dance. History: Figure skating can trace its origins to Jackson Haines, an American who is credited ...

Zhou said: "It felt like a stain on the history of figure skating and the Olympics. The competitor then added: "It reflects poorly on the integrity of sport in the Olympics in general. We aren't ...

Four-time Grand Prix series medalist Rika Kihira will miss the upcoming figure skating season because of a stress fracture in ...

But making figure skating history wasn't enough — the 41-year-old has set her razor-sharp focus on lifting Olympic gold. "There really has been no break, no time to reflect," Stellato-Dudek said of ...

The Hong Kong-born skater is already in the history books, and now, she’s preparing for the Olympic stage. Maisy is fresh off a 1st place domination at the 2017 Hong Kong Figure Skating ...

"It felt like a sting on the history of figure skating and the Olympics," Zhou said. "It reflects poorly on the integrity of sport in the Olympics in general. "There's been a shocking lack of ...

For the first time in Olympic history, the U.S. sends more women ... Alysa Liu, 13, becomes the youngest U.S. figure skating champion, stealing the show with two triple axels.

And she won the bronze medal in the 1972 Olympics ... The United States Figure Skating Association administered a series of eight tests. Lynn was the youngest skater in history to pass all eight.

Sometimes, it’s a small world. And for Phelps’ Nicole Fess that will certainly feel like the case when she takes a trip to ...