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The U.S. Figure Skating Championships are held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. Skaters compete in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior and junior levels. The event is organized by U.S. Figure Skating, the sport's national governing body. Pewter medals have been awarded to the ...
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 ...
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]
Since figure skating was held during the Summer Olympic Games in 1908 and 1920 before being moved to the Winter Olympic, three skaters won medals in figure skating at both the Summer and Winter Games. Men's singles skater Gillis Grafström's first gold medal was earned at the 1920 Summer Olympics. His other three medals were won at the 1924 ...
Pages in category "Olympic figure skaters for the United States" The following 166 pages are in this category, out of 166 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
View history; General ... Olympic figure skaters for the United States (3 C, 166 P) P. ... Pages in category "American figure skaters"
Lists of figure skaters are grouped by discipline and include the following: List of figure skaters (men's singles) List of figure skaters (women's singles) List of figure skaters (pair skating) List of figure skaters (ice dance)
Pages in category "Olympic gold medalists for the United States in figure skating" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .