"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."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_figure_skating
No, figure skating is in the Winter Olympics and will be competed in the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
The first figure skating competition at the Olympics was at the 1908 Games in London.
was there a time when figure skating not contested in the olympics
It was introduced into the Olympics in 1908.
Listing of Gold Medal winners for the ladies figure skating in the Olympics?
In 1976.
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Figure skating may not look like a sport but it is extremely physically demanding.
Figure skating has been in the Winter Olympics since 1924 the first game in France
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