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Figure skating at the Olympic Games

Figure skating was first contested in the Olympic Games at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Since 1924, the sport has been a part of the Winter Olympic Games.

Figure skating at the Olympic Games
IOC Discipline CodeFSK
Governing bodyISU
Events5 (men: 1; women: 1; mixed: 3)
Games


Men's singles, ladies' singles, and pair skating have been held most often. Ice dance joined as a medal sport in 1976 and a team event debuted at the 2014 Olympics. Special figures were contested at only one Olympics, in 1908. Synchronized skating has never appeared at the Olympics but aims to be included.[1]

History Edit

Figure skating was first contested as an Olympic sport at the 1908 Summer Olympics, in London, United Kingdom. As this traditional winter sport could be conducted indoors, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved its inclusion in the Summer Olympics program.[2] It was featured a second time at the Antwerp Games,[3] after which it was permanently transferred to the program of the Winter Olympic Games, first held in 1924 in Chamonix, France.[2]

In London, figure skating was presented in four events: men's singles, women's singles, men's special figures, and mixed pairs. The special figures contest was won by Russian Nikolai Panin, who gave his country its first ever Olympic gold medal.[4] He remains the event's sole winner, as it was subsequently dropped from the program.

Ice dance joined as a medal sport in 1976, after appearing as a demonstration event at Grenoble 1968.[3]

A team event debuted at the 2014 Olympics.[5] It consists of two segments: qualification and finals. During qualification each team has one men's single skater, one ladies' single skater, one pair, and one ice dance couple skate their short program/dance. Before the finals, each team is allowed to replace up to two skaters/couples. The final consists of each skater/couple skating their free program/dance. Results are determined by placement points.[6]

Summary Edit

Games Year Events Best Nation
19 1988 4   Soviet Union
20 1992 4   Unified Team
21 1994 4   Russia
22 1998 4   Russia
23 2002 4   Russia
24 2006 4   Russia
26 2010 4   China
  United States
27 2014 5   Russia
28 2018 5   Canada
29 2022 5   ROC

Qualifying Edit

The number of entries for the figure skating events at the Olympic Games is limited by a quota set by the International Olympic Committee. There are 30 participants in each singles events (ladies and men), 20 pairs, and 24 ice dance duos.

In the past, skaters must represent a member nation of the International Skating Union and reach the age of fifteen before July 1 of the previous year. After the previous 2022 Olympic Games, this rule has changed and the new age requirement by the next Olympics will be 17-years-old. They are also required to be citizens of the country they are representing.[7] Competitors have until just before the Olympics to receive citizenship. Since nationality rules are less strict for the ISU Championships, sometimes skaters who have competed at World or European championships are not eligible for the Olympics.

80% of the Olympic spots (24 men/ladies, 19 dance couples, 16 pairs) are allotted to countries according to the results of the previous year's World Figure Skating Championships. A country may have a maximum of three entries per discipline. Countries earn two or three entries by earning points through their skaters' placements. The points are equal to the sum of the placements of the country's skaters (top two if they have three). If a country only has one skater/couple, that skater/couple must place in the top ten to earn two entries and in the top two to earn three entries. If a country has two skaters/teams, the combined placement of those teams must be 13 or less to qualify 3 entries, and 28 or less to qualify two entries. The remaining places are awarded to one skater/couple each from countries that failed to get multiple places, in order of their skaters' placement in the world championships.

Following the World Championships, countries that have not qualified an entry in a particular discipline receive another opportunity in an international competition held in the autumn (usually the Nebelhorn Trophy) prior to the Olympic Games. Six spots are available in men's singles, six in ladies' singles, four in pairs, and five in ice dance. At some Olympics, the host country is automatically entitled to one entry in each discipline, e.g. in 1994,[8] 2010,[9] and 2018 if minimum scores are achieved.[10] If a country receives a spot by being the host, one fewer spot is available in the autumn qualifying competition.

The selection of representatives is at the national governing body's discretion. Some countries rely on the results of their national championships while others have more varied criteria. This may include reaching a certain placement at the European Figure Skating Championships and the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.[8]

Scoring and Judging System Edit

Within the sport of figure skating, there is a very specific scoring system that must be followed and is used for every discipline. This is referred to as IJS, or International Judging System. The two kinds of scoring you will receive during a figure skating competition is the technical score and the program components. Each technical element that is attempted in a program has a specific base value of points, which varies based on the element.[11] Additionally, elements such as spins and step sequences can achieve different levels, which can add or subtract points from that elements final score. At the end of the program, all of your technical element points will be added up to form your technical score. The second aspect to the scoring system in figure skating is the program components. These are determined by the overall presentation of your performance and be separated into five categories. The categories consist of skating skills, transitions, performance, composition, and interpretation of the music.[12] Like the technical elements score, these categories will be added together at the end of the program to determine the program components score. Then, you take your final technical elements score and program components score and add them together to create your final segment score.  


The judging system consists of two parts, the technical panel and the judges.[13] The technical panel involves five people that play different roles in judging the technical elements of a skaters program. First, there is the technical specialist. This judge using the rules developed by the International Skating Union to identify each element and its level of difficulty. The two judges whom support the main technical specialist are referred to as the technical controllers and assistant technical specialist. They make sure the primary specialist has correctly identified the elements and make any final decisions on the technical elements presented in the program. They final two roles presented by the technical panel include the data operator and video replay operator. Separately from the technical panel is the judging panel, which is made up of nine judges. Their job is to judge the quality of each element done by the skater regarding the technical elements, as well as evaluate the program components shown in the program. They do this by a great of execution score, GOE, that ranges from –5 to +5 and determines how many points can be added or subtracted from the base value of an element.

New Age Rules in the Olympics Edit

Within figure skating, there is a set minimum age limit for all elite competitors through the sport. This age was 15 years old, until the most recent Olympic Games in Beijing. During this event in 2022, 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was the favorite to win the Ladie's single event, until she was found to have a positive drug test for a banned substance previously to the competition.[14] The International Olympic Committee had to conduct an investigation into Valieva during the Olympics, which brought a great amount of chaos and controversy as to whether she should have been allowed to compete or not. More importantly, it brought attention to the conditions young athletes are faced with physically, mentally, and emotionally[15] as they are preparing for this event, having this not been the first time a situation such as this has occurred. After the Games this year, the International Skating Union came together to review what had happened and how to proceed in the future. A proposal was then created to increase the minimum age limit for elite competitors throughout the sport to 17. The vote was determined 100 to 16 in favor of this and will be implemented slowly over the course of the next three years, before the 2026 Games in Milan.[16] This decision was based on preserving the physical, mental, and emotional health and wellbeing of figure skaters, and can be summarize by Eric Radford, three time Canadian Olympic medalist, who stated, “Is a medal worth risking the health of a child or young athlete?”

Synchronized Skating in the Olympics Edit

There is a fifth additional discipline of figure skating besides the four previously mentioned, and that is synchronized skating. Synchronize skating adds a team element to figure skating, having eight to twenty skaters on the ice at once. They skate together in unison performing difficult step sequences and formations together. This version of skating has been a part of the competition scene for many years, being involved in competitions through the United States, as well as internationally around the world. But it has yet to be an aspect of the Olympic Games. The governing body for competitive skating is the ISU, International Skating Union, who determine all the decisions about figure skating internationally. The International Olympic Committee, IOC, is an executive board that makes decisions on sports in the Olympics in general. They have yet to make the decision to add synchronized skating as an Olympic event. This has been a very controversial debate over the years and many feel it is wrong that this discipline of the sport is left out in contrast to the others. The IOC determines adding a sport to the Olympics is based on how many athletes and officials would be included, how popular the sport is, and how much money it would bring to them.[17] The ISU has been making efforts the past several years to "investigate, strategize and gather the information required for Synchronized Skating to be accepted as an Olympic discipline."[18] They were attempting to get it approved for the most recent games in Beijing, but it didn't make the cut. For now synchronized skating in the Olympics is a still a dream for most, but maybe it can become a reality in the near future.  

Events Edit

Event 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 Years
Men's singles 26
Men's special figures 1
Ladies' singles 26
Pair skating 26
Ice dance 13
Mixed team 3
Total events 4 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5

Medal table Edit

Accurate as of 2022 Winter Olympics.[19]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States (USA)16172154
2  Russia (RUS)149326
3  Soviet Union (URS)109524
4  Austria (AUT)79420
5  Canada (CAN)6111229
6  Great Britain (GBR)53715
7  Sweden (SWE)53210
8  France (FRA)43714
9  Germany (GER)4239
10  Japan (JPN)34411
11  East Germany (GDR)33410
12  Norway (NOR)3216
13  Unified Team (EUN)3115
14  China (CHN)2349
15  ROC2316
16  Netherlands (NED)1203
  Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR)1203
  United Team of Germany (EUA)1203
19  Czechoslovakia (TCH)1135
20  Finland (FIN)1102
  South Korea (KOR)1102
22  Belgium (BEL)1012
  Ukraine (UKR)1012
24  Russian Empire (RU1)1001
25  Hungary (HUN)0246
26  Switzerland (SUI)0213
27  Italy (ITA)0022
  West Germany (FRG)0022
29  Kazakhstan (KAZ)0011
  Spain (ESP)0011
Totals (30 entries)969595286

Participating nations Edit

The number in each box represents the number of figure skaters the nation sent.

Nation 08 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 Years
  Argentina 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  Armenia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 3 2 - - - 2 4
  Australia - - - - - - - 3 2 6 - - - 2 2 2 4 3 2 4 2 1 1 4 4 2 16
  Austria - - 4 9 2 12 10 4 8 6 10 8 3 6 3 - 2 1 - 1 - 1 2 4 2 3 21
  Azerbaijan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 3 2 - 2 - 2 5
  Belarus - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 2 2 1 - - - 2 5
  Belgium - 2 3 2 1 4 3 - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - 1 1 2 1 2 1 14
  Brazil - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1
  Bulgaria - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 1 1 4 3 5 - - - 1 8
  Canada - - 2 5 6 6 4 6 7 8 12 10 7 11 6 15 17 13 13 10 12 13 12 17 17 13 24
  China - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 6 6 4 4 4 11 9 9 9 11 8 12
  Chinese Taipei - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 - 1 - - - - -
  Croatia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 1 1 1 - - -
  Czechoslovakia - - 1 3 1 3 7 - 4 2 8 8 1 6 2 3 6 6 - - - - - - -
  Czech Republic - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 5 4 1 4 3 5 6 8
  Denmark - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - 1 2 1 1 - - - - -
  Estonia - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 3 5 2 - 2 9
  Finland - 3 2 3 1 1 - 2 1 - - - - 1 2 - - 3 3 1 1 2 3 - 1 3 17
  France - 2 5 3 2 - 3 2 3 4 5 5 5 1 1 5 6 12 9 14 8 8 8 9 8 4 24
  Georgia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 2 3 1 1 6 6
  Germany 3 - - 8 1 6 - - - - - - - - - - - 6 10 6 4 5 8 10 8 6 13
  United Team of Germany - - - - - - - 8 4 11 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  East Germany - - - - - - - - - - - 8 7 10 7 8 5 - - - - - - - -
  West Germany - - - - - - - - - - - 11 5 4 7 9 8 - - - - - - - -
  Great Britain 11 6 6 6 4 12 9 8 8 4 5 7 5 12 9 10 9 7 6 1 2 2 7 6 2 3 26
  Hungary - - - - 4 7 6 6 2 - 2 2 1 3 2 2 3 5 3 2 2 5 3 - 1 2 20
  Israel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 3 4 4 2 3 7 3 8
  Italy - - - - - 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 7 2 3 4 7 - 6 9 7 9 11 11 9 20
  Japan - - - - 2 5 - - - 3 4 5 4 3 3 4 5 6 4 7 4 6 8 10 9 10 19
  Kazakhstan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 5 - - 2 2 3
  South Korea - - - - - - - - - - - 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 4 - 2 3 7 4 16
  North Korea - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 6 - - - 4 1 - 2
  Latvia - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 3 - - - - - 2 1 5
  Lithuania - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 2 2 2 - 2 - 2 7
  Luxembourg - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - -
  Malaysia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
  Mexico - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - - - - - - 1 3
  Netherlands - - - - - - - 1 2 2 1 - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 7
  Norway - 6 1 3 1 4 3 4 - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 -
  Philippines - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1
  Poland - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 3 - 1 3 2 3 5 4 4 4 - 2 3 13
  Romania - - - - - 3 - - - - - 1 1 - - - - 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 -
  Russia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 17 16 16 16 15 - 18 7
  Russian Empire 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  Olympic Athletes from Russia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15
  Serbia and Montenegro - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - -
  Slovakia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 3 - 1 1 3
  Slovenia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 1 1 1 2 - -
  South Africa - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - -
  Spain - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 1 1 - - 2 4 4 4 9
  Sweden 4 4 1 1 2 1 - 2 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 2 2 1 - 1 - 1 1 2 1 2 21
  Switzerland - 1 1 2 - 3 7 5 4 3 8 1 1 3 2 2 2 - 1 1 4 3 4 - 1 2 22
  Turkey - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 2 2
  Soviet Union - - - - - - - - - 4 4 10 10 16 16 17 17 - - - - - - - -
  Ukraine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 10 11 11 7 6 4 6 8
  Unified Team - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17 - - - - - - -
  United States 1 2 3 6 12 9 9 10 10 12 12 12 11 15 14 18 16 16 12 13 14 16 15 15 14 16 26
  Uzbekistan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 2 4 3 1 1 1
  Yugoslavia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 2 1 - - - - - - - -
Skaters 21 26 29 51 39 84 64 63 59 71 88 96 67 105 83 112 128 133 129 145 143 147 146 149 153 117 2448
Nations 6 8 11 12 13 17 12 15 15 14 15 17 18 18 20 20 26 28 28 37 31 35 31 30 32 30
Year 08 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 26

Medals per year Edit

# Number of medals won by the NOC at these Games NOC did not win medals at these Games NOC did not participate at these Games (in 1912, there was no figure skating)
NOC 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 Total
  Austria (AUT) 3 4 2 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 20
  Belgium (BEL) 1 1 2
  Canada (CAN) 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 29
  China (CHN) 1 1 1 2 2 1 8
  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 1 1 1 1 1 5
  East Germany (GDR) 1 1 3 3 1 1 10
  Finland (FIN) 1 1 2
  France (FRA) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 13
  Germany (GER) 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 9
  United Team of Germany (EUA) 1 2 3
  Great Britain (GBR) 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 15
  Hungary (HUN) 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
  Italy (ITA) 1 1 2
  Japan (JPN) 1 1 2 1 2 7
  Kazakhstan (KAZ) 1 1
  Netherlands (NED) 1 1 1 3
  Norway (NOR) 3 1 1 1 6
  Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) 3 3
  Russia (RUS) 5 5 5 4 2 5 26
  Russian Empire (RU1) 1 1
  South Korea (KOR) 1 1 2
  Soviet Union (URS) 1 2 3 4 4 5 5 24
  Spain (ESP) 1 1
  Sweden (SWE) 3 3 1 1 1 1 10
  Switzerland (SUI) 1 1 1 3
  Ukraine (UKR) 1 1 2
  Unified Team (EUN) 5 5
  United States (USA) 1 1 1 2 1 4 5 4 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 3 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 51
  West Germany (FRG) 1 1 2
Year 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18

See also Edit

References Edit

General

  • ISU – Olympic Games Figure Skating results:
    • 1908–2002
    • 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022

Specific

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Figure skating was first contested in the Olympic Games at the 1908 Summer Olympics Since 1924 the sport has been a part of the Winter Olympic Games Figure skating at the Olympic GamesIOC Discipline CodeFSKGoverning bodyISUEvents5 men 1 women 1 mixed 3 Games1908 1920 at the Summer Olympics 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 19521956 1960 1964 1968 1972 19761980 1984 1988 1992 1994 19982002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022MedalistsMen s singles ladies singles and pair skating have been held most often Ice dance joined as a medal sport in 1976 and a team event debuted at the 2014 Olympics Special figures were contested at only one Olympics in 1908 Synchronized skating has never appeared at the Olympics but aims to be included 1 Contents 1 History 2 Summary 3 Qualifying 4 Scoring and Judging System 5 New Age Rules in the Olympics 6 Synchronized Skating in the Olympics 7 Events 8 Medal table 9 Participating nations 9 1 Medals per year 10 See also 11 References 12 External linksHistory EditFigure skating was first contested as an Olympic sport at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London United Kingdom As this traditional winter sport could be conducted indoors the International Olympic Committee IOC approved its inclusion in the Summer Olympics program 2 It was featured a second time at the Antwerp Games 3 after which it was permanently transferred to the program of the Winter Olympic Games first held in 1924 in Chamonix France 2 In London figure skating was presented in four events men s singles women s singles men s special figures and mixed pairs The special figures contest was won by Russian Nikolai Panin who gave his country its first ever Olympic gold medal 4 He remains the event s sole winner as it was subsequently dropped from the program Ice dance joined as a medal sport in 1976 after appearing as a demonstration event at Grenoble 1968 3 A team event debuted at the 2014 Olympics 5 It consists of two segments qualification and finals During qualification each team has one men s single skater one ladies single skater one pair and one ice dance couple skate their short program dance Before the finals each team is allowed to replace up to two skaters couples The final consists of each skater couple skating their free program dance Results are determined by placement points 6 Summary EditGames Year Events Best Nation1 1908 4 nbsp Great Britain234 1920 3 nbsp Sweden5 1924 3 nbsp Austria6 1928 3 nbsp France nbsp Norway nbsp Sweden7 1932 3 nbsp Austria8 1936 3 nbsp Austria 9 1948 3 nbsp Canada10 1952 3 nbsp United States11 1956 3 nbsp United States12 1960 3 nbsp United States13 1964 3 nbsp United Team of Germany14 1968 3 nbsp Soviet Union nbsp United States15 1972 3 nbsp Soviet Union16 1976 4 nbsp Soviet Union17 1980 4 nbsp Soviet Union18 1984 4 nbsp United States Games Year Events Best Nation19 1988 4 nbsp Soviet Union20 1992 4 nbsp Unified Team21 1994 4 nbsp Russia22 1998 4 nbsp Russia23 2002 4 nbsp Russia24 2006 4 nbsp Russia26 2010 4 nbsp China nbsp United States27 2014 5 nbsp Russia28 2018 5 nbsp Canada29 2022 5 nbsp ROCQualifying EditThe number of entries for the figure skating events at the Olympic Games is limited by a quota set by the International Olympic Committee There are 30 participants in each singles events ladies and men 20 pairs and 24 ice dance duos In the past skaters must represent a member nation of the International Skating Union and reach the age of fifteen before July 1 of the previous year After the previous 2022 Olympic Games this rule has changed and the new age requirement by the next Olympics will be 17 years old They are also required to be citizens of the country they are representing 7 Competitors have until just before the Olympics to receive citizenship Since nationality rules are less strict for the ISU Championships sometimes skaters who have competed at World or European championships are not eligible for the Olympics 80 of the Olympic spots 24 men ladies 19 dance couples 16 pairs are allotted to countries according to the results of the previous year s World Figure Skating Championships A country may have a maximum of three entries per discipline Countries earn two or three entries by earning points through their skaters placements The points are equal to the sum of the placements of the country s skaters top two if they have three If a country only has one skater couple that skater couple must place in the top ten to earn two entries and in the top two to earn three entries If a country has two skaters teams the combined placement of those teams must be 13 or less to qualify 3 entries and 28 or less to qualify two entries The remaining places are awarded to one skater couple each from countries that failed to get multiple places in order of their skaters placement in the world championships Following the World Championships countries that have not qualified an entry in a particular discipline receive another opportunity in an international competition held in the autumn usually the Nebelhorn Trophy prior to the Olympic Games Six spots are available in men s singles six in ladies singles four in pairs and five in ice dance At some Olympics the host country is automatically entitled to one entry in each discipline e g in 1994 8 2010 9 and 2018 if minimum scores are achieved 10 If a country receives a spot by being the host one fewer spot is available in the autumn qualifying competition The selection of representatives is at the national governing body s discretion Some countries rely on the results of their national championships while others have more varied criteria This may include reaching a certain placement at the European Figure Skating Championships and the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 8 Scoring and Judging System EditWithin the sport of figure skating there is a very specific scoring system that must be followed and is used for every discipline This is referred to as IJS or International Judging System The two kinds of scoring you will receive during a figure skating competition is the technical score and the program components Each technical element that is attempted in a program has a specific base value of points which varies based on the element 11 Additionally elements such as spins and step sequences can achieve different levels which can add or subtract points from that elements final score At the end of the program all of your technical element points will be added up to form your technical score The second aspect to the scoring system in figure skating is the program components These are determined by the overall presentation of your performance and be separated into five categories The categories consist of skating skills transitions performance composition and interpretation of the music 12 Like the technical elements score these categories will be added together at the end of the program to determine the program components score Then you take your final technical elements score and program components score and add them together to create your final segment score The judging system consists of two parts the technical panel and the judges 13 The technical panel involves five people that play different roles in judging the technical elements of a skaters program First there is the technical specialist This judge using the rules developed by the International Skating Union to identify each element and its level of difficulty The two judges whom support the main technical specialist are referred to as the technical controllers and assistant technical specialist They make sure the primary specialist has correctly identified the elements and make any final decisions on the technical elements presented in the program They final two roles presented by the technical panel include the data operator and video replay operator Separately from the technical panel is the judging panel which is made up of nine judges Their job is to judge the quality of each element done by the skater regarding the technical elements as well as evaluate the program components shown in the program They do this by a great of execution score GOE that ranges from 5 to 5 and determines how many points can be added or subtracted from the base value of an element New Age Rules in the Olympics EditWithin figure skating there is a set minimum age limit for all elite competitors through the sport This age was 15 years old until the most recent Olympic Games in Beijing During this event in 2022 15 year old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was the favorite to win the Ladie s single event until she was found to have a positive drug test for a banned substance previously to the competition 14 The International Olympic Committee had to conduct an investigation into Valieva during the Olympics which brought a great amount of chaos and controversy as to whether she should have been allowed to compete or not More importantly it brought attention to the conditions young athletes are faced with physically mentally and emotionally 15 as they are preparing for this event having this not been the first time a situation such as this has occurred After the Games this year the International Skating Union came together to review what had happened and how to proceed in the future A proposal was then created to increase the minimum age limit for elite competitors throughout the sport to 17 The vote was determined 100 to 16 in favor of this and will be implemented slowly over the course of the next three years before the 2026 Games in Milan 16 This decision was based on preserving the physical mental and emotional health and wellbeing of figure skaters and can be summarize by Eric Radford three time Canadian Olympic medalist who stated Is a medal worth risking the health of a child or young athlete Synchronized Skating in the Olympics EditThere is a fifth additional discipline of figure skating besides the four previously mentioned and that is synchronized skating Synchronize skating adds a team element to figure skating having eight to twenty skaters on the ice at once They skate together in unison performing difficult step sequences and formations together This version of skating has been a part of the competition scene for many years being involved in competitions through the United States as well as internationally around the world But it has yet to be an aspect of the Olympic Games The governing body for competitive skating is the ISU International Skating Union who determine all the decisions about figure skating internationally The International Olympic Committee IOC is an executive board that makes decisions on sports in the Olympics in general They have yet to make the decision to add synchronized skating as an Olympic event This has been a very controversial debate over the years and many feel it is wrong that this discipline of the sport is left out in contrast to the others The IOC determines adding a sport to the Olympics is based on how many athletes and officials would be included how popular the sport is and how much money it would bring to them 17 The ISU has been making efforts the past several years to investigate strategize and gather the information required for Synchronized Skating to be accepted as an Olympic discipline 18 They were attempting to get it approved for the most recent games in Beijing but it didn t make the cut For now synchronized skating in the Olympics is a still a dream for most but maybe it can become a reality in the near future Events EditEvent 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 YearsMen s singles 26Men s special figures 1Ladies singles 26Pair skating 26Ice dance 13Mixed team 3Total events 4 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5Medal table EditSee also List of Olympic medalists in figure skating Accurate as of 2022 Winter Olympics 19 RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 nbsp United States USA 161721542 nbsp Russia RUS 1493263 nbsp Soviet Union URS 1095244 nbsp Austria AUT 794205 nbsp Canada CAN 61112296 nbsp Great Britain GBR 537157 nbsp Sweden SWE 532108 nbsp France FRA 437149 nbsp Germany GER 423910 nbsp Japan JPN 3441111 nbsp East Germany GDR 3341012 nbsp Norway NOR 321613 nbsp Unified Team EUN 311514 nbsp China CHN 234915 nbsp ROC231616 nbsp Netherlands NED 1203 nbsp Olympic Athletes from Russia OAR 1203 nbsp United Team of Germany EUA 120319 nbsp Czechoslovakia TCH 113520 nbsp Finland FIN 1102 nbsp South Korea KOR 110222 nbsp Belgium BEL 1012 nbsp Ukraine UKR 101224 nbsp Russian Empire RU1 100125 nbsp Hungary HUN 024626 nbsp Switzerland SUI 021327 nbsp Italy ITA 0022 nbsp West Germany FRG 002229 nbsp Kazakhstan KAZ 0011 nbsp Spain ESP 0011Totals 30 entries 969595286Participating nations EditThe number in each box represents the number of figure skaters the nation sent Nation 08 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 Years nbsp Argentina 1 nbsp Armenia 4 3 2 2 4 nbsp Australia 3 2 6 2 2 2 4 3 2 4 2 1 1 4 4 2 16 nbsp Austria 4 9 2 12 10 4 8 6 10 8 3 6 3 2 1 1 1 2 4 2 3 21 nbsp Azerbaijan 4 3 2 2 2 5 nbsp Belarus 5 2 2 1 2 5 nbsp Belgium 2 3 2 1 4 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 14 nbsp Brazil 1 1 nbsp Bulgaria 2 2 1 1 4 3 5 1 8 nbsp Canada 2 5 6 6 4 6 7 8 12 10 7 11 6 15 17 13 13 10 12 13 12 17 17 13 24 nbsp China 2 6 6 4 4 4 11 9 9 9 11 8 12 nbsp Chinese Taipei 2 1 1 nbsp Croatia 2 1 1 1 nbsp Czechoslovakia 1 3 1 3 7 4 2 8 8 1 6 2 3 6 6 nbsp Czech Republic 8 5 4 1 4 3 5 6 8 nbsp Denmark 1 1 1 2 1 1 nbsp Estonia 2 1 1 1 1 3 5 2 2 9 nbsp Finland 3 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 2 3 1 3 17 nbsp France 2 5 3 2 3 2 3 4 5 5 5 1 1 5 6 12 9 14 8 8 8 9 8 4 24 nbsp Georgia 1 2 3 1 1 6 6 nbsp Germany 3 8 1 6 6 10 6 4 5 8 10 8 6 13 nbsp United Team of Germany 8 4 11 12 nbsp East Germany 8 7 10 7 8 5 nbsp West Germany 11 5 4 7 9 8 nbsp Great Britain 11 6 6 6 4 12 9 8 8 4 5 7 5 12 9 10 9 7 6 1 2 2 7 6 2 3 26 nbsp Hungary 4 7 6 6 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 3 5 3 2 2 5 3 1 2 20 nbsp Israel 1 3 4 4 2 3 7 3 8 nbsp Italy 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 7 2 3 4 7 6 9 7 9 11 11 9 20 nbsp Japan 2 5 3 4 5 4 3 3 4 5 6 4 7 4 6 8 10 9 10 19 nbsp Kazakhstan 2 5 2 2 3 nbsp South Korea 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 4 2 3 7 4 16 nbsp North Korea 2 6 4 1 2 nbsp Latvia 4 2 3 2 1 5 nbsp Lithuania 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 nbsp Luxembourg 1 1 nbsp Malaysia 1 nbsp Mexico 2 2 1 3 nbsp Netherlands 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 7 nbsp Norway 6 1 3 1 4 3 4 2 1 nbsp Philippines 1 1 nbsp Poland 2 2 3 1 3 2 3 5 4 4 4 2 3 13 nbsp Romania 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 nbsp Russia 15 17 16 16 16 15 18 7 nbsp Russian Empire 1 nbsp Olympic Athletes from Russia 15 nbsp Serbia and Montenegro 1 nbsp Slovakia 1 3 1 1 3 nbsp Slovenia 2 1 1 1 2 nbsp South Africa 4 1 1 nbsp Spain 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 4 9 nbsp Sweden 4 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 21 nbsp Switzerland 1 1 2 3 7 5 4 3 8 1 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 4 3 4 1 2 22 nbsp Turkey 1 1 2 2 nbsp Soviet Union 4 4 10 10 16 16 17 17 nbsp Ukraine 10 10 11 11 7 6 4 6 8 nbsp Unified Team 17 nbsp United States 1 2 3 6 12 9 9 10 10 12 12 12 11 15 14 18 16 16 12 13 14 16 15 15 14 16 26 nbsp Uzbekistan 4 2 4 3 1 1 1 nbsp Yugoslavia 1 2 1 Skaters 21 26 29 51 39 84 64 63 59 71 88 96 67 105 83 112 128 133 129 145 143 147 146 149 153 117 2448Nations 6 8 11 12 13 17 12 15 15 14 15 17 18 18 20 20 26 28 28 37 31 35 31 30 32 30Year 08 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 26Medals per year Edit Number of medals won by the NOC at these Games NOC did not win medals at these Games NOC did not participate at these Games in 1912 there was no figure skating NOC 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 Total nbsp Austria AUT 3 4 2 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 20 nbsp Belgium BEL 1 1 2 nbsp Canada CAN 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 29 nbsp China CHN 1 1 1 2 2 1 8 nbsp Czechoslovakia TCH 1 1 1 1 1 5 nbsp East Germany GDR 1 1 3 3 1 1 10 nbsp Finland FIN 1 1 2 nbsp France FRA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 13 nbsp Germany GER 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 9 nbsp United Team of Germany EUA 1 2 3 nbsp Great Britain GBR 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 15 nbsp Hungary HUN 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 nbsp Italy ITA 1 1 2 nbsp Japan JPN 1 1 2 1 2 7 nbsp Kazakhstan KAZ 1 1 nbsp Netherlands NED 1 1 1 3 nbsp Norway NOR 3 1 1 1 6 nbsp Olympic Athletes from Russia OAR 3 3 nbsp Russia RUS 5 5 5 4 2 5 26 nbsp Russian Empire RU1 1 1 nbsp South Korea KOR 1 1 2 nbsp Soviet Union URS 1 2 3 4 4 5 5 24 nbsp Spain ESP 1 1 nbsp Sweden SWE 3 3 1 1 1 1 10 nbsp Switzerland SUI 1 1 1 3 nbsp Ukraine UKR 1 1 2 nbsp Unified Team EUN 5 5 nbsp United States USA 1 1 1 2 1 4 5 4 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 3 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 51 nbsp West Germany FRG 1 1 2Year 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 See also EditList of Olympic medalists in figure skating List of Olympic medalists in figure skating by age List of Olympic venues in figure skating Major achievements in figure skating by nationReferences EditGeneral ISU Olympic Games Figure Skating results 1908 2002 Men Ladies Pairs Ice dance 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022Specific Chernoff Allan 28 February 2013 A Move to the Front of the Line The New York Times Archived from the original on 2016 11 21 Retrieved 2017 02 26 a b Figure Skating Official website of the Olympic Movement International Olympic Committee Archived from the original on 2008 12 06 Retrieved July 14 2009 a b Figure Skating History Official website of the Olympic Movement International Olympic Committee Archived from the original on 2008 09 07 Retrieved July 14 2009 Windhausen John D 1976 Russia s First Olympic Victor PDF Journal of Sport History United States of America North American Society for Sport History 3 1 35 44 Archived PDF from the original on 2010 08 07 Retrieved July 15 2009 Sarkar Pritha 29 March 2012 Figure skating New team event at Sochi Olympics will begin early Reuters Archived from the original on 2012 10 22 Retrieved 12 November 2012 Anderson Cezar 25 October 2018 Official Results Book Figure Skating PDF pyeongchang2018 com Archived PDF from the original on 2018 02 25 Retrieved 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0362 4331 Retrieved 2022 10 25 Chappell Bill 2022 06 07 Figure skaters minimum age for top competitions will rise to 17 after scandal NPR Retrieved 2022 10 25 Keh Andrew 2022 06 07 After Doping Scandal Figure Skating Will Raise Age Limit to 17 The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2022 10 25 Torchinsky Rina 2022 02 18 Synchronized skaters missed out on Beijing but their Olympic dreams live on for 2026 NPR Retrieved 2022 10 25 Torchinsky Rina 2022 02 18 Synchronized skaters missed out on Beijing but their Olympic dreams live on for 2026 NPR Retrieved 2022 10 25 Olympic Analytics Medals by Countries olympanalyt com Retrieved 2022 02 20 External links Edit nbsp Media related to Figure skating at the Olympics at Wikimedia Commons International Skating Union Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Figure skating at the Olympic Games amp oldid 1167386557, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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