Figure Skating History (From the beginning to the present day) Madge Syers (1908), Ulrich Salchow (1911) Sonja Henie (1924) Helene Engelmann and Alfred Berger (1924) Sonja Henie (1927, 1936) Barbara Ann Scott (1948) Dick Button (1948) Tenley Albright (1953) Sissy Schwarz and Kurt Oppelt (1956) Joyce Coates and Anthony Holles (1958) Karol Divín (1958) Carol Heiss (1960) Ludmila Belousova and Oleg Protopopov (1964, 1968) John Curry (1973, 1976) Lyudmila Pakhomova and Alexander Gorshkov (1976) Mari

One of the most anticipated events at the Winter Olympics, figure skating dazzles audiences with daring jumps, dizzying spins and glamorous costumes. The artistry and athleticism of the modern-day sport, however, bears little resemblance to its origins when skaters diligently traced geometric patterns—or “figures”—on the ice. The first organized figure skating club—which formed in the 1740s in Edinburgh, Scotland—required new members to pass an entrance test in which they completed a circle with

History was made! 🇨🇦⛸✨ Deanna Stellato-Dudek becomes the oldest World Champion together with her Pairs partner Maxime Deschamps as they skate to the top of the podium on home turf! 🔥🚀⛸ #FigureSkating #WorldFigure | ISU Figure Skating

Figure skating exhibition gala heats up the ice | Winter Olympics 2022 | NBC Sports