Figure skating originated in

Figure skating originated in England in the 18th century, and then rapidly developed in Germany, the United States, Canada and other European and American countries.

In 1772, "On Skating" written by Robert Jones, a lieutenant of the Royal Artillery, was published in London, which was the first work on figure skating in the world. At the time, figure skating competitions were held in the so-called "English style," which was old-fashioned and formal, far removed from modern figure skating.

In 1863, the American Jackson Hines, known as the "father of modern figure skating," combined skating with the art of dance and toured Europe, enriching the content and form of figure skating.

Representative

Kwan Yingshan, born on July 7, 1980 in California, USA, has been practicing figure skating since she was a child under her father's careful cultivation. she started skating at the age of 5, and at the age of 7, she won her first figure skating title. She was the first female figure skater in the United States to win four world championships and the first to successfully defend her title.

Mori Ito, born in 1969, is a Japanese female figure skater. She is the first Asian to win the world title in the 100-year history of the figure skating world championships, thus ending a period when the sport was dominated only by Western skaters.

Rodina, born in 1949, is a Soviet female figure skater. She won numerous titles at the World and European Figure Skating Championships and the Winter Olympics, and three Olympic gold medals in figure skating in 1972 (with Ulanov), 1976 and 1980 (with Zaitsev).

Yuzuru Hanyu, born December 7, 1994 in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese figure skater and men's singles skater.In February 2014, at the age of 19, Yuzuru Hanyu became Asia's first Winter Olympics men's singles skating champion when he won the gold medal at the Sochi Winter Olympics.