By Julie McPherson Figure Skating History Figure skating became a sport before the Winter Games Figure skating was brought to North America from Europe in 1740 The first Womens Figure Skating Championship was held in Switzerland in 1960 ID: 504016
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Figure Skating
By Julie McPhersonSlide2
Figure Skating History
Figure skating became a sport before the Winter GamesFigure skating was brought to North America from Europe in 1740
The first Women’s Figure Skating Championship was held in Switzerland in 1960
The first Men’s Figure Skating Championship was held in 1868 in RussiaSlide3
Figure Skating History (continued)
The inventor of figure skating goes by the name of Jackson Hanies
Figure skating came before speed skating
Figure skating used to be called Ice DancingSlide4
Scoring
The points achieved vary upon the difficulty of your routineOne loses points for falling
One gains points based on the creativity of the routineSlide5
Featured Athlete
Sasha Cohen was born in 1984
She started skating at 7 years old
She came in fourth place in the 2002 Olympics
She played and won a silver medal at the 2006 Olympics
She was recently inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame
Sasha Cohen retired in 2010Slide6
Equipment
Part of the skate is the toe pickA modern skate blade has a slight curve
Olympic skaters have special boots with reinforcements on the back
Figure Skates are made with wide tonguesSlide7
Equipment(continued)
The groove down the middle of the skate is called the hollow
A figure skate has a high top and back for good ankle support
Figure skaters try to wear simple dresses
The costume depends on the routineSlide8
Interesting Facts
Figure skaters can reach speeds of up to 48 km per hour
There are 41 different routine patterns
The most spins completed without stoping is 115
Performers are not allowed skate to music with words in it
Couple skate 1st place prize would be $5o,ooo
Figure skating is a good work out for your heartSlide9
Acknowledgements
Thank you to Mrs. AndersonThank you to my parents
Thank you all