Figure skating Figure skating Artistic roller skating (sometimes called roller figure skating) is a group of roller skating events similar to figure skating on ice. The events are: ...more on Wikipedia about "Artistic roller skating"
Dancing on Ice is a British reality television show (first aired on ITV1, in January 2006), in which celebrities and their professional partners dance on ice in front of a panel of judges. Its format is similar to that of the BBC show Strictly Come Dancing. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dancing on Ice"
The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual event in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion. Skaters compete in the categories of men, ladies, pairs, and ice dancing. The competition is generally held in January. The 2006 European championship was held in Lyon, France (January 17-22). Russia's current dominance of the sport is shown by them having won all four categories in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2005, and 2006. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Figure Skating Championships"
Figure skating is a sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other "moves" on the ice, often to music. There are international competitions for figure skating, such as the World Championships, and figure skating is also an official event in the Winter Olympics. In languages other than English, figure skating is usually referred to by a name that translates as "artistic skating". ...more on Wikipedia about "Figure skating"
Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952 but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976. As in pair skating, dancers compete as a couple consisting of a man and a woman. Ice dance differs from pair skating by severely limiting lifts, requiring spins to be performed as a team in a dance hold, and by disallowing throws and jumps. Typically, partners are not supposed to separate by more than two arm lengths; originally, partners were supposed to be in a dance hold the entire program. This restriction has been lifted somewhat in modern ice dancing. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ice dancing"
An ice resurfacer is a truck-like vehicle used to clean and smooth the surface of an ice rink, originally developed by Frank J. Zamboni in 1949. The Zamboni Corporation and other companies manufacture ice resurfacing machines, but because of the success of the Zamboni Corporation, Zamboni has become a genericized trademark and most people refer to any ice resurfacer as a Zamboni. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ice resurfacer"
The Ice Skating Instute (formerly the Ice Skating Institute of America) is a trade association for ice rinks, and also an international governing body for recreational figure skating. It was founded in 1959, in order to promote skating as a recreational activity, and to that end has developed a program of tests and competitions in all areas of figure skating, as well as limited areas of speed skating and ice hockey, independent of the corresponding "serious" tests and competitions, and covering a broader range of skills, from "Tot" levels to advanced tests that would provide interesting challenges even to Olympic medalists. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ice Skating Institute"
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The International Skating Union (ISU) is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, The Netherlands in 1892, making it one of the oldest international sport federations. The ISU was formed to establish standardized international rules and regulations for the skating disciplines it governs, and to organize international competitions in these disciplines. It is now based in Lausanne, Switzerland. ...more on Wikipedia about "International Skating Union"
Parabolic figure skating blades were first introduced by HD Sports in order to employ new scientific developments in the creation of figure skating blades, which are mounted on the bottoms of skates. ...more on Wikipedia about "Parabolic figure skating blades"
Sabena Flight 548 crashed on landing approach to Brussels, Belgium, on February 15, 1961, killing all 72 persons on board as well as one person on the ground. The crash was the first one involving a Boeing 707 in regular service (three 707s had crashed previously during training or test flights). It was notable because the dead included the entire United States Figure Skating team who were en route to the 1961 World Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sabena Flight 548"
She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown is one of many prime-time animated TV specials based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network in 1980. ...more on Wikipedia about "She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown"
Side honed figure skating blades have a concave design which causes them to be thicker at the stanchions and the edge stripe and thinner in between. They are easily recognizable because they cause reflections to be inverted. ...more on Wikipedia about "Side honed figure skating blades"
Synchronized skating, the largest and fastest growing yet little recognized branch of figure skating, consists of 12-20 athletes skating on ice at one time moving as one flowing unit at high speeds. This discipline of figure skating was originally called precision skating in North America because of the emphasis on maintaining precise formations and timing of the group. ...more on Wikipedia about "Synchronized skating"
Tapered figure skating blades have a design which causes them to be thicker at the front near the toepicks and thinner at the tail of the blade; therefore, the edges are not parallel. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tapered figure skating blades"
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The United States Figure Skating Association, also known as the USFSA or U.S. Figure Skating, is the national sport governing body for figure skating in the United States. It is recognized as such by the United States Olympic Committee under the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act, and by the International Skating Union (ISU). ...more on Wikipedia about "United States Figure Skating Association"
The World Figure Skating Championships in an annual event in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. Skaters compete in the categories of men, ladies, pairs, and ice dancing. The competition is generally held in March. The next world championship will take place in Calgary, Canada, March 20 - 26, 2006. ...more on Wikipedia about "World Figure Skating Championships"
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