Which country did modern skating originate from?

Skating, also known as "skating", many people think that skating is a "foreign thing" from abroad. In fact, as early as the Song Dynasty, there was skating in China, but it was not called skating at that time, it was called "skating". Skating includes speed skating, figure skating and ice acrobatics.

Introduction to skating:

According to "Jing Di Ji Sheng" published during the Qianlong period, "The shoes written by skaters on the ice all have iron teeth. The popularity on the ice is like a star, competing for the bid. " Now is the speed skating competition. The book Li Jian also describes that "the emperor also watches the bow on the ice and covers Wu Shang". Bow is a ball. Frown and kick the ball.

It can be seen that China had ice hockey in the Qing Dynasty. It is a traditional folk sports activity prevailing in northern China, and it is also popular in some areas of Shanxi.

This kind of activity was recorded as early as the Song Dynasty, and the Book of Rites said, "Fortunately, we watched flowers and skated in the backyard." A Qing poet Bao Zhupo's poem "Ice Play" describes this in detail: "The wind blows the ground, the river condenses, and the new ice is as flat as a stone. Who braved the cold to play ice games and took a knee trip with Guan Wei who made iron? If iron is like a sword and ice is like a mirror, you can sharpen the mirror by stepping on the sword. As straight as a vector disease, the sword and spine mirror scrape.

Speed skating:

Speed skating is a winter sport. The athletes put on skates and competed on the ice track. Speed skating is the oldest and most extensive event in skating. 1763 On February 4th, 15km speed skating competition was held in England for the first time, and the world championship was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands for the first time.

Men's and women's speed skating were included in the Winter Olympics in 1924 and 1960 respectively. The current events include men's 500m (included in 1924),1000m (included in 1976),1500m, 5000m and10000m (all included in/.