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Figure skating

Sport and art performed with figure skates on ice

—country of origin
—first recorded
1908Olympic debut
4disciplines & variants
1international bodies

Figure skating is a winter sport, part of ice skating. The sport is governed internationally by International Skating Union (ISU). It has featured at the Olympic Games since 1908 (27 editions). Wikidata lists 4 disciplines or variants under it.

PractitionersFigure skater
Olympic statusOn the programme · since 1908
Image: Thadius856 (SVG conversion) & Parutakupiu (original image) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Figure skating
Image: Caroline Paré · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Olympic Games

Olympic history

Editions where Figure skating or one of its disciplines was on the programme. Filled boxes mark the sport itself, outlined ones its disciplines; the small number is the count of medal events where recorded.

Summer Games2 editions · since 1908
18961900190419084191219203192419281932193619481952195619601964196819721976198019841988199219962000200420082012201620212024
Winter Games25 editions · since 1924
19243192831932319363194831952319563196031964319683197231976419804198441988619924199441998420024200642010520145201862022520265
Multi-sport events

At other multi-sport games

GamesEditionsFirstLatestYears
Winter Youth Olympic Games4201220242012, 2016, 2020, 2024
Winter World University Games27196020252009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2025 …
European Youth Olympic Festival16199320252011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2025 …
Asian Winter Games8198620251986, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2017, 2025
Goodwill Games5199020011990, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2001
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