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U.S. Figure Skating is an association of clubs, governed by its members and its elected officers at national, regional and club levels. [22] As of June 2011, U.S. Figure Skating had 688 member, collegiate, and school-affiliated clubs [23] and a membership of 180,452. [23] Each member club may send delegates to the annual Governing Council meeting.
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.
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]
National championship event of Finland Finnish Synchronized Skating Championships Finland: Four Continents Championships: Varies: ISU championship event Four Nationals Championships: Varies: Combined national championships of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia French Championships France: National championship event of France ...
Skaters are entered by their respective national skating federations. ISU Championships: World, European, Four Continents, and World Junior Championships, as well as the World Synchronized Skating Championships. Figure skating at the Olympic Games; Senior invitational international competitions, such as the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating.
U.S. Figure Skating, the national governing body that oversees the sport, ... The International Skating Union, which is the international federation that governs the sport, and the International ...
United States Figure Skating was once a world power — from the 1952 Olympics in Oslo through 2006 in Turin, the Americans won 19 of a possible 45 medals, including seven golds, in women’s ...
The ISU is an international sport federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee as the body globally administering figure skating and speed skating sports [3] with the following disciplines: Speed skating, Single & Pair skating, Ice dance, Short track speed skating, and Synchronized skating. [9]