The Most Spectacular Sport Figure Skating

The Most Spectacular Sport. Figure Skating

• Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other difficult and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level, and at local, national, and international competitions. The International Skating Union (ISU) regulates international figure skating judging and competitions. Figure skating is an official event in the Winter Olympic Games.

• Jackson Haines Modern figure skating was developed by Jackson Haines, an American skater. He introduced an "international style. "

Madge Syers • In 1902 Madge Syers, competed with men at the World Championship for the first time. She was the first woman who took part in the skating competition.

The First Olympic Champion • The first Olympic champion in a special figures event was a Russian man Nikolay Panin.

Sonja Henie • Sonja Henie was the first figure skater, who wore the short skirt costume in figure skating, and used dance choreography. Her new skating techniques changed the sport.

Equipment • special skates with high boots, the blade is thick and a little bit longer than the boot. • a skating rink is 60 - meter long and 30 - meter wide.

My opinion • Figure skating is the most artistic, the most wonderful, the most beautiful and elegant sport. This is not just a sport, it is some kind of art. I can watch the performance for hours. When I watch performances of our athletes they take my breath away, because I afraid to miss something important. Many thanks to our skaters for their great affords. And yet very few people know what it takes skaters to prepare their performance ! How much inhuman patience is needed to make all their movements perfect. If we talk about perfection in sport, without a doubt, it is figure skating!