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The World Figure Skating Championships have been cancelled 16 times in the competition's history: from 1915 through 1921 due to World War I; from 1940 through 1946 due to World War II; [11] in 1961 as a result of the loss of the entire U.S. Figure Skating team in the crash of Sabena Flight 548; [12] [13] and in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic ...
In the ancient world, ice skating was a form of transportation; as figure skating historian James R. Hines put it, passage over frozen surfaces "was a necessity for survival during harsh winter months".
Also in 2015, WFSS' Skating Hall of Fame was formed and the first World Figure Championship on black ice was held [1] [6] and renamed the World Figure and Fancy Skating Championships, or WFFSC, after the literary skating masterpiece that was written in 1895 by George A. Meagher, (The Champion Figure Skater of the World starting in 1891).
Modern Figure Skating, T.D. Richardson (1938). Includes list of jumps created up to that time. [201] Wings on My Feet, Sonja Henie (1940). [202] Ice Skating: A History, Nigel Brown (1959). First comprehensive history of figure skating. [203] 75 Years of European and World Championships (1967). ISU publication to commemorate its 75th anniversary ...
The ISU Judging System (IJS) is the scoring system that has been used since 2003 to judge the figure skating disciplines of men's and women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. It was designed and implemented by the International Skating Union (ISU), the ruling body of the sport, and is used in all international competitions sanctioned by ...
The World Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Generally held in March, the World Championships are considered the most prestigious of the ISU Figure Skating Championships. With the ...
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 ...
A 40-year-old just became the oldest woman to win a World Figure Skating Championship. What she wants non-athletes to know. Holly Yan, CNN. March 23, 2024 at 2:26 PM.