Figure Skating

[edit] The Mahalo Top 7

1. Official Site: U.S. Figure Skating
2. Official Site: International Skating Union
3. Official Site: World Figure Skating Museum & Hall of Fame
4. Official Website of the Olympic Movement: Figure Skating
5. Official Website of the Special Olympics: Figure Skating
6. Wikipedia: Figure Skating
7. Article: All You Need to Know About Figure Skating (1998)  

[edit] Figure Skating Timeline

• 1742: Ice Skating Association formed in Edinburgh, Scotland
• 1850: The first steel bladed skates were sold by Edward Bushnell
• 1864: American Jackson Haines won the first Championship of America in Troy, New York
• 1882: The first International Figure Skating competition in Vienna, Austria
• 1891: The first men’s European Figure Skating Championships in Hamburg, Germany
• 1892: International Skating Union (ISU) founded
• 1896: The first men’s World Figure Skating Championships in Saint Petersburg, Russia
• 1902: Madge Syers became the first woman to enter a championship (she won a silver medal)
• 1906: The first Ladies Championships (now World Figure Skating Championships) in Davos, Switzerland
• 1908: The first Pairs Championships (now World Figure Skating Championships) in Saint Petersburg, Russia
• 1908: Figure Skating became the first winter sport of the Olympic Games held in London, England
• 1928: Sonja Henie won her first Olympic medal
• 1948: Dick Button performed the first double axel
• February 15, 1961: Sabena Flight 548 crashed in Brussels, Belgium, killing the U. S. figure skating team
• 1973: The short program was established
• 1976: The Winter Olympic Games officialy included Ice Dancing for the first time
• 1976: Junior Figure Skating Championships were held for the first time
• 1995: The ISU offered its first monetary prize
• 1995 – 1996: The ISU Champions Series (now the Grand Prix of Figure Skating) began
• 1997: The ISU Junior Series (now the Junior Grand Prix) began
• 1999: The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships opened in Halifax, Canada
• 2004: The ISU Judging System (aka Code of Points (CoP) established

[edit] Figure Skating News and Articles

• Yahoo! News: Figure Skating   Last 3 headlines
  • Retired figure skating champ plans to raise money for rink (The Mail Tribune)
  • Isle of Wight: Successful season for IW Ice Dance and Figure Skating Club (Isle of Wight County Press)
  • Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln High School figure skating team competition results (Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune)
• Google News: Figure Skating
• ESPN.com: Figure Skating News 
• MSNBC.com: Figure Skating
• Topix: Figure Skating News
• The New York Times: “Tie Breaker Allows Lysacek to Defend Title” (January 28, 2008)

[edit] Figure Skating Events, Information, and Resources

• Ice-Dance.com: Your Online Resource for Everything Ice Dance
• U. S. Figure Skating: Events/Results
• International Skating Union: Calendar of Events
• Golden Skate: Figure Skating Resources
• HeatherW.com: Heather’s Figure Skating TV Schedule
• FrogsonIce.com/Skate Web: Events, Tickets, and Tours

[edit] Figure Skating Notable Athletes

• Men:
  • Scott Hamilton
  • Brian Boitano
  • Christopher Bowman
  • Viktor Petrenko
  • Kurt Browning
  • Elvis Stojko
  • Philippe Candeloro
  • Brian Orser
  • Richard (Dick) Button
• Women:
  • Dorothy Hamill
  • Kristi Yamaguchi
  • Elena Sokolova
  • Tonya Harding
  • Katarina Witt
  • Midori Ito
  • Michelle Kwan
  • Irina Slutskaya
  • Nancy Kerrigan
  • Sonja Henie
• Pairs:
  • Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean
  • Kitty and Peter Carruthers
  • Jamie Salé and David Pelletier
  • Tatiana Totmianina and Maxim Marinin

[edit] Figure Skating Fansites, Blogs, and Forums

• Google Blog Search: Figure Skating
• Topix: Figure Skating Forum
• FanHouse: Figure Skating
• Technorati: Figure Skating

[edit] Figure Skating Photos

• Google Image Search: Figure Skating
• Flickr: Figure Skating
• WireImage: Figure Skating Photos
• Yahoo! Image Search: Figure Skating
• Live Search Images: Figure Skating
• Icenetwork.com: Figure Skating Photos

[edit] Figure Skating Videos

• YouTube & Google Video Search: Figure Skating
• Yahoo! Video Search: Figure Skating
• Live Search Videos: Figure Skating
• Blinkx: Figure Skating Video Search
• Icenetwork.com: Figure Skating Videos
• YouTube: Torvill & Dean - 1984 Olympics – Bolero  

[edit] Figure Skating Merchandise

• Official Publication of U. S. Figure Skating: Skating
• Google Shopping: Figure Skating Merchandise
• Amazon.com: Figure Skating Merchandise
• eBay: Figure Skating Merchandise
• World Figure Skate Wear: Figure Skating Apparel
• Ultimate Skate: Instructional Videos and Paramount Skate Blades

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