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  1. 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 . 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.

  2. Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China. The five events took place between 4 and 20 February 2022. A total of 144 quota spots were distributed to the sport of figure skating, a decline of four from the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.

    • 148 (74 men, 74 women) from 32 nations
    • 5 (1 men, 1 women, 3 mixed)
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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ice_skatingIce skating - Wikipedia

    Ice skating is the self-propulsion and gliding of a person across an ice surface, using metal-bladed ice skates. People skate for various reasons, including recreation (fun), exercise, competitive sports, and commuting. Ice skating may be performed on naturally frozen bodies of water, such as ponds, lakes, canals, and rivers, and on human-made ...

  5. Figure skating is the oldest sport on the Olympic Winter Games programme. It was contested at the 1908 London Games (in summer) and again in 1920 in Antwerp (also in summer), pre-dating the first Olympic Winter Games. Men’s, women’s and pairs were the three events contested until 1972.

  6. Feb 17, 2018 · Figure skating, the oldest sport in the Olympic Winter Games, celebrated 110 years as an Olympic sport at PyeongChang in 2018. The glamour event of the Games, the 1000th Olympic Winter Games medal, was awarded in the men’s singles competition.

  7. Feb 20, 2022 · Olympic Winter Games. Beijing 2022. Charlene Guignard & Marco Fabbri (ITA) Olympic Winter Games 2022 Figure Skating. 04 Feb - 20 Feb, 2022Beijing /CHN. The Olympic Winter Games is a major international sporting event that occurs once every four years. The first Olympic Winter Games took place in 1924 in Chamonix (FRA).

  8. Oct 6, 2021 · (Updated: Feb. 6, 2022 8:59 pm ET) Learn about the history of figure skating at the Olympic Games. USA Today Sports. Olympic Figure Skating History. Skating across the ice dates back to early northern Europeans, who would use carved rib or shank bones strapped to their feet in conjunction with poles to glide across the ice and snow.

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