Figure SkatingFigure Skating

Chris Afonta

HistoryHistory

Started with an American named Jackson Haines.

Just before the Civil war a skating and dancing craze swept America.

That is when Haines thought of his ideaIt was called the International style of figure

skating.

History (cont.)History (cont.)

Before this many other discoveries of figure skating were discovered

In the 14th or 15th century in Dutch somewhere skates were found made of steel and sharpened edges at the bottom to support movement

In 1742 a lieutenant named Robert Jones creates basic moves like spins and figure 8’s

Rules/GameplanRules/Gameplan

Judges score you based on: Judges rate how a skater presents himself or herself, how a program relates to the music, and how the skater utilizes speed and the ice surface.

TES- Technical Element Score PCS- Program Component Score

TypesTypes

Single- Male or FemalePairs- Male and FemaleBoth do spins jumps and other interesting

moves

Facts Facts

Both Olympic gold medalist from the 70’s died of AIDS

Only two Americans have scored perfect 6.0’s

(Brian Boitano in 1888 and Michele Kwan in 1998.)

BibliographyBibliography

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