What is figure skating like today?

Answer 1

i am doing a big project on this topic so I have been doing a lot of researching.

definetly equipment has changed

coaching techniques

the age of figure skaters who are winning a lot has gone down

one of the causes was the 1961 plane crash. figures were elimnated from competiton in 1990. women have become more dominating. in the beginning, women were not allowed to join figure skating clubs.

it is a great question and there is a lot of information out there about it.

Answer 2

Figure Skating is a sport that needs alot of hard work and determation. It has changed from the earliest years because it focuses mainly on the tricks instead of the edges. Figure Skating is also very expensive, You have to pay for ice time, coaches, competitions, test sessions, skates, blades, costumes etc

Answer 3

in figure skating you have skates you do spins spirals and jumps on ice and get points for it when you do a fault you dont get many points who ever has the most points from the judges wins quite simple

Answer 4

some facts about figure skating would be...

1. you always NEED to wear figure skates NOT hockey skates.

2. you have to start out by learning to skate in a group, then when you get better its recommended to get a private coach

3. there are 3 sessions in skating 1,2 and 3.

4. there are dances, skills and free skate you need to pass

5. there are also may different types of compitions you can enter.....

6. in compitetions it is recommended that you wear dresses, tights, makeup(if a girl) and hair done up..

7. in most competitions you receive treat bags and party favours..

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Jackson Haines, an American, revolutionized figure skating in the 1860s, skating to music, bringing balletic movements to ice, and creating new ones. One of the most beautiful and graceful events in all sport, international figure skating requires skaters to perform a short program that includes mandatory jumps and skills, and then a longer program of free selection, both set to music. Judging is subjective and often controversial. Skaters also compete in pairs, seeking through the intricate synchronization of moves and the performance of lifts and jumps to impress the scoring judges.

Olympic gold medalist Sonja Henie did much to bring skating to wide public notice in the United States, and after she turned (1936) professional, the ice carnival became a popular American amusement. Since then traveling ice shows have continued to attract former Olympic skaters who have, since the 1970s, also competed in a series of professional competitions. In recent years, Americans have increasingly taken up competitive figure skating in the hope of repeating the successes of Olympic champions such as Peggy Fleming, Dorothy Hamill, Scott Hamilton, Brian Boitano, Kristi Yamaguchi, Tara Lipinski, and Sarah Hughes.

Answer 5

Recently, the transition from the 6.0 system to the CoP, Code of Points System.

Answer 6

it has go more stuff to it and there is more safer =eqipment

Answer 7

its basically like dance on iceskates i know someone who can do a backflip on the ice and you need to be flexible so i guess it can be like gymnastics.

Answer 8

found in 1947 Olympic sport since 1908

Answer 9

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