Figure skating is a winter sport in which the athletes showcase their skating skills on the ice rink whilst moving to the music they choose to play. The world’s first figure skating club was established in the United Kingdom in 1742, and there are five disciplines including Men’s Single Skating, Women’s Single Skating, Pair Skating, Ice Dancing and Synchronised Skating. The latter, however, is not included in the Olympic programme, and is contested only in single-event championships.
The term figure stands for the shapes and figures the athletes appear to draw as they move on the ice. The sport originates from a pastime in Europe and North America. After studying the trajectories of the skating blades on the ice, and with the attempts to combine skating with ballet and social dancing, a modern format of figure skating began to take shape. The former was now defunct compulsory figure skating, with the latter to develop into free skating. Figure skating was introduced at the Olympic Games London 1908, and then went on to feature in the Winter Games programme from the inaugural event at Chamonix 1924.
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