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The Ice Skating Association of India (ISAI) is the national governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating in India. The ISAI is affiliated to the International Skating Union, and the Asian Skating Union. [5]
The Indian Figure Skating Championships is a figure skating competition held annually to determine the national champions of India when participating in international sporting events. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles , pair skating , and ice dancing .
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.
Ice skating is popular in North India in places like Ladakh, Kashmir and Shimla where cold weather occurs and it is possible to skate outdoors. Much of India has a tropical climate, hence in the rest of the country, ice skating is limited to the few artificial rinks available. [1] An ice skating festival is organised in Shimla every year.
As of 2011, India had four major indoor ice rinks, with plans for ten more to be built, mostly in malls, over the following five years. [5] Gujarat 's first indoor rink opened in 2015. [ 6 ] The secretary of the Ice Skating Association of India stated that lack of government assistance and a scarcity of international standard rinks continued to ...
Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref 500 meters 41.97 Shruti Kotwal: 10 March 2023 AmCup Final Salt Lake City, United States [4]500 meters × 2 1000 meters 1:25.00
National figure skating championships for the 2021–22 season took place mainly from December 2021 to January 2022. They were held to crown national champions and to serve as part of the selection process for international events, such as the 2022 ISU Championships and the 2022 Winter Olympics .
There are a few artificial indoor ice skating rinks in the rest of the country, such as the Doon Ice Rink in Dehradun, [5] which can accommodate ice hockey with an international-sized rink. Ice Hockey was part of the 2020 Khelo India Winter Games in Gulmarg. [6] Ladakh is host to the world's highest altitude ice hockey tournament. [7]