No one even knows when figure skating was invented, let alone WHO invented it!
It evolved.
James Plimpton
Yes
A Minnesota hockey player
Jackson Haines invented figure skating.
He invented them to be famous.
It was invented for transportation thousands of years ago. Many different ice skates have been invented over the years. "Ice skating: From Axels to Zambonis" is a good book to read to learn more.
it was invented by Jackson Haines, in the 1860's.
It has been suggested that early ice skating happened in Finland more than 3000 years ago. True skating arrived with the Dutch in the 13th/14th Century with sharpened edges on the bottom pf the skates
The inventor was a Colorado based farmer. His name was Doug Wagh and he came up with the concept of the half pipe for typical recreational skating usages.
i think because the people were bord and it was winter!!!