Figure skating at the Olympic Games

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Figure skating at the Olympic Games
File:Figure skating pictogram.svg
IOC CodeFSK
Governing bodyISU
Events5 (men: 1; women: 1; mixed: 3)
Summer Olympics
Winter Olympics

Figure skating was first contested in the Olympic Games at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Since 1924, the sport has been a part of the Winter Olympic Games. Men's singles, ladies' singles, and pair skating have been held most often. Ice dance joined as a medal sport in 1976 and a team event debuted at the 2014 Olympics. Special figures were contested at only one Olympics, in 1908. Synchronized skating has never appeared at the Olympics but aims to be included.[1]

History

Figure skating was first contested as an Olympic sport at the 1908 Summer Olympics, in London, United Kingdom. As this traditional winter sport could be conducted indoors, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved its inclusion in the Summer Olympics program.[2] It was featured a second time at the Antwerp Games,[3] after which it was permanently transferred to the program of the Winter Olympic Games, first held in 1924 in Chamonix, France.[2] In London, figure skating was presented in four events: men's singles, women's singles, men's special figures, and mixed pairs. The special figures contest was won by Russian Nikolai Panin, who gave his country its first ever Olympic gold medal.[4] He remains the event's sole winner, as it was subsequently dropped from the program. Ice dance joined as a medal sport in 1976, after appearing as a demonstration event at Grenoble 1968.[3] A team event debuted at the 2014 Olympics.[5] It consists of two segments: qualification and finals. During qualification each team has one men's single skater, one ladies' single skater, one pair, and one ice dance couple skate their short program/dance. Before the finals, each team is allowed to replace up to two skaters/couples. The final consists of each skater/couple skating their free program/dance. Results are determined by placement points.[6]

Summary

Games Year Events Best Nation
1 1908 4 File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain (1)
2
3
4 1920 3 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (1)
5 1924 3 File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (1)
6 1928 3 File:Flag of France.svg France (1)
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (1)
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (2)
7 1932 3 File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (2)
8 1936 3 File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (3)
9 1948 3 File:Flag of Canada (1921–1957).svg Canada (1)
10 1952 3 File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States (1)
11 1956 3 File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States (2)
12 1960 3 File:US flag 49 stars.svg United States (3)
13 1964 3 File:Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg United Team of Germany (1)
14 1968 3 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (1)
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (4)
15 1972 3 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (2)
16 1976 4 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (3)
17 1980 4 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (4)
18 1984 4 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (5)
Games Year Events Best Nation
19 1988 4 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (5)
20 1992 4 File:Olympic flag.svg Unified Team (1)
21 1994 4 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (1)
22 1998 4 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (2)
23 2002 4 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (3)
24 2006 4 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (4)
26 2010 4 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (1)
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (6)
27 2014 5 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (5)
28 2018 5 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (2)
29 2022 5 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (7)

Qualifying

The number of entries for the figure skating events at the Olympic Games is limited by a quota set by the International Olympic Committee. There are 30 participants in each singles events (ladies and men), 20 pairs, and 24 ice dance duos. In the past, skaters must represent a member nation of the International Skating Union and reach the age of fifteen before July 1 of the previous year. After the previous 2022 Olympic Games, this rule has changed and the new age requirement by the next Olympics will be 17-years-old. They are also required to be citizens of the country they are representing.[7] Competitors have until just before the Olympics to receive citizenship. Since nationality rules are less strict for the ISU Championships, sometimes skaters who have competed at World or European championships are not eligible for the Olympics. 80% of the Olympic spots (24 men/ladies, 19 dance couples, 16 pairs) are allotted to countries according to the results of the previous year's World Figure Skating Championships. A country may have a maximum of three entries per discipline. Countries earn two or three entries by earning points through their skaters' placements. The points are equal to the sum of the placements of the country's skaters (top two if they have three). If a country only has one skater/couple, that skater/couple must place in the top ten to earn two entries and in the top two to earn three entries. If a country has two skaters/teams, the combined placement of those teams must be 13 or less to qualify 3 entries, and 28 or less to qualify two entries. The remaining places are awarded to one skater/couple each from countries that failed to get multiple places, in order of their skaters' placement in the world championships. Following the World Championships, countries that have not qualified an entry in a particular discipline receive another opportunity in an international competition held in the autumn (usually the Nebelhorn Trophy) prior to the Olympic Games. Six spots are available in men's singles, six in ladies' singles, four in pairs, and five in ice dance. At some Olympics, the host country is automatically entitled to one entry in each discipline, e.g. in 1994,[8] 2010,[9] and 2018 if minimum scores are achieved.[10] If a country receives a spot by being the host, one fewer spot is available in the autumn qualifying competition. The selection of representatives is at the national governing body's discretion. Some countries rely on the results of their national championships while others have more varied criteria. This may include reaching a certain placement at the European Figure Skating Championships and the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.[8]

Scoring and judging system

A very specific scoring system is used for every discipline in the Olympics. This is referred to as the International Judging System (IJS). Competitors are scored on the technical score and the program components. Each technical element that is attempted in a program has a specific base value of points, which varies based on the element.[11] Additionally, elements such as spins and step sequences can achieve different levels, which can add or subtract points from that element's final score. At the end of the program, all of the competitors' technical element points are added up to form their technical scores. The program components are determined by the overall presentation of a performance and are separated into five categories. The categories consist of skating skills, transitions, performance, composition, and interpretation of the music.[12] Again, these categories are added together at the end of the program to determine the program components score. The technical elements score and the program components score are added together to create a final segment score.   The judging system consists of two parts, the technical panel and the judges.[11] The technical panel involves five people that play different roles in judging the technical elements of a skaters program. First, there is the technical specialist, who uses the rules developed by the International Skating Union to identify each element and its level of difficulty. The two judges who support the main technical specialist are referred to as the technical controllers and assistant technical specialist. They make sure the primary specialist has correctly identified the elements and make any final decisions on the technical elements presented in the program. The final two roles presented by the technical panel are the data operator and video replay operator. Separate from the technical panel is the judging panel, which is made up of nine judges. Their job is to judge the quality of each element done by the skater regarding the technical elements, as well as evaluate the program components shown in the program. They do this by a great of execution score, GOE, that ranges from –5 to +5 and determines how many points can be added or subtracted from the base value of an element.

Age rules

Within figure skating, there is a set minimum age limit for all elite competitors through the sport. This age was formerly 15 years old, until after the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing. During this event, 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was the favorite to win the ladies' single event, until she was found to have a positive drug test for a banned substance previous to the competition.[13] The International Olympic Committee had to conduct an investigation into Valieva during the Olympics, which brought a great amount of chaos and controversy as to whether she should have been allowed to compete or not. More importantly, it brought attention to the conditions young athletes are faced with physically, mentally, and emotionally[14] as they are preparing for this event, this not being the first time a situation such as this has occurred in post-Soviet states. After the 2022 Games, the International Skating Union voted to increase the minimum age limit for elite competitors throughout the sport to 17, by a vote of 100 to 16. This limit will be implemented over the course of the next three years, before the 2026 Games in Milan.[15] This decision was based on preserving the physical, mental, and emotional health and wellbeing of figure skaters, and can be summarize by Eric Radford, three-time Canadian Olympic medalist, who stated, "Is a medal worth risking the health of a child or young athlete?"

Synchronized skating in the Olympics

The discipline of synchronized skating adds a team element to figure skating, having eight to twenty skaters on the ice at once. They skate together in unison performing difficult step sequences and formations together. This discipline has not yet been included in the Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) determines whether to add a sport or a discipline to the Olympics based on how many athletes and officials would be included, how popular the sport is, and how much money it would bring to them.[16] The ISU has been making efforts the past several years to "investigate, strategize and gather the information required for Synchronized Skating to be accepted as an Olympic discipline."[17] 

Events

Event 08 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 Editions
Men's singles 26
Men's special figures 1
Women's singles 26
Pair skating 26
Ice dance 13
Team event 3
Total events 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5

Medal table

Accurate as of 2022 Winter Olympics.[18]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA)17162154
2File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (RUS)149326
3File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS)109524
4File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (AUT)79420
5File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (CAN)6111229
6File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (GBR)53715
7File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (SWE)53210
8File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA)43714
9File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER)4239
10File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (JPN)35311
11File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany (GDR)33410
12File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (NOR)3216
13File:Olympic flag.svg Unified Team (EUN)3115
14File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (CHN)2349
15File:Russian Olympic Committee flag.png ROC (ROC)1326
16File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (NED)1203
File:Olympic flag.svg Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR)1203
File:Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg United Team of Germany (EUA)1203
19File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia (TCH)1135
20File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (FIN)1102
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea (KOR)1102
22File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (BEL)1012
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine (UKR)1012
24File:Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire (RU1)1001
25File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary (HUN)0246
26File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland (SUI)0213
27File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (ITA)0022
File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (FRG)0022
29File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan (KAZ)0011
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain (ESP)0011
Totals (30 entries)969595286

Participating nations

The number in each box represents the number of figure skaters the nation sent.

Nation 08 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 Years
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 3 2 - - - 2 4
File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia - - - - - - - 3 2 6 - - - 2 2 2 4 3 2 4 2 1 1 4 4 2 16
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria - - 4 9 2 12 10 4 8 6 10 8 3 6 3 - 2 1 - 1 - 1 2 4 2 3 21
File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 3 2 - 2 - 2 5
File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 2 2 1 - - - 2 5
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium - 2 3 2 1 4 3 - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - 1 1 2 1 2 1 14
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - 2
File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 1 1 4 3 5 - - - 1 8
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada - - 2 5 6 6 4 6 7 8 12 10 7 11 6 15 17 13 13 10 12 13 12 17 17 13 24
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 6 6 4 4 4 11 9 9 9 11 8 12
File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 - 1 - - - - - - 3
File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 1 1 1 - - - - 4
File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia - - 1 3 1 3 7 - 4 2 8 8 1 6 2 3 6 6 - - - - - - - - 15
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 5 4 1 4 3 5 6 8
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - 1 2 1 1 - - - - - - 6
File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 3 5 2 - 2 9
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland - 3 2 3 1 1 - 2 1 - - - - 1 2 - - 3 3 1 1 2 3 - 1 3 17
File:Flag of France.svg France - 2 5 3 2 - 3 2 3 4 5 5 5 1 1 5 6 12 9 14 8 8 8 9 8 4 24
File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 2 3 1 1 6 6
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 3 - - 8 1 6 - - - - - - - - - - - 6 10 6 4 5 8 10 8 6 13
File:Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg United Team of Germany - - - - - - - 8 4 11 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany - - - - - - - - - - - 8 7 10 7 8 5 - - - - - - - - - 6
File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany - - - - - - - - - - - 11 5 4 7 9 8 - - - - - - - - - 6
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 11 6 6 6 4 12 9 8 8 4 5 7 5 12 9 10 9 7 6 1 2 2 7 6 2 3 26
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary - - - - 4 7 6 6 2 - 2 2 1 3 2 2 3 5 3 2 2 5 3 - 1 2 20
File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 3 4 4 2 3 7 3 8
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy - - - - - 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 7 2 3 4 7 - 6 9 7 9 11 11 9 20
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan - - - - 2 5 - - - 3 4 5 4 3 3 4 5 6 4 7 4 6 8 10 9 10 19
File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 5 - - 2 2 3 - 5
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea - - - - - - - - - - - 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 4 - 2 3 7 4 16
File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 6 - - - 4 1 - 2 - 5
File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 3 - - - - - 2 1 5
File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 2 2 2 - 2 - 2 7
File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - 2
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - - - - - - 1 3
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands - - - - - - - 1 2 2 1 - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 7
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway - 6 1 3 1 4 3 4 - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 9
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - 2
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 3 - 1 3 2 3 5 4 4 4 - 2 3 13
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania - - - - - 3 - - - - - 1 1 - - - - 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 - - 10
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 17 16 16 16 15 - 18 7
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
File:Olympic flag.svg Olympic Athletes from Russia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 - 1
File:Flag of Serbia and Montenegro.svg Serbia and Montenegro - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - 1
File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 3 - 1 1 3 - 5
File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 1 1 1 2 - - - 5
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - 3
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 1 1 - - 2 4 4 4 9
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 4 4 1 1 2 1 - 2 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 2 2 1 - 1 - 1 1 2 1 2 21
File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland - 1 1 2 - 3 7 5 4 3 8 1 1 3 2 2 2 - 1 1 4 3 4 - 1 2 22
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 2 2 - 4
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union - - - - - - - - - 4 4 10 10 16 16 17 17 - - - - - - - - - 8
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 10 11 11 7 6 4 6 8
File:Olympic flag.svg Unified Team - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17 - - - - - - - - 1
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 1 2 3 6 12 9 9 10 10 12 12 12 11 15 14 18 16 16 12 13 14 16 15 15 14 16 26
File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 2 4 3 1 1 1 - 7
File:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 2 1 - - - - - - - - - 3
Skaters 21 26 29 51 39 84 64 63 59 71 88 96 67 105 83 112 128 133 129 145 143 147 146 149 153 117 2448
Nations 6 8 11 12 13 17 12 15 15 14 15 17 18 18 20 20 26 28 28 37 31 35 31 30 32 30
Year 08 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 26

Medals per year

# Number of medals won by the NOC at these Games NOC did not win medals at these Games NOC did not participate at these Games (in 1912, there was no figure skating)
NOC 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 Total
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (AUT) 3 4 2 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 20
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (BEL) 1 1 2
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (CAN) 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 29
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (CHN) 1 1 1 2 2 1 8
File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia (TCH) 1 1 1 1 1 5
File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany (GDR) 1 1 3 3 1 1 10
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (FIN) 1 1 2
File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 13
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER) 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 9
File:Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg United Team of Germany (EUA) 1 2 3
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (GBR) 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 15
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary (HUN) 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (ITA) 1 1 2
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (JPN) 1 1 2 1 2 7
File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan (KAZ) 1 1
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (NED) 1 1 1 3
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (NOR) 3 1 1 1 6
File:Olympic flag.svg Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) 3 3
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (RUS) 5 5 5 4 2 5 26
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire (RU1) 1 1
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea (KOR) 1 1 2
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) 1 2 3 4 4 5 5 24
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain (ESP) 1 1
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (SWE) 3 3 1 1 1 1 10
File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland (SUI) 1 1 1 3
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine (UKR) 1 1 2
File:Olympic flag.svg Unified Team (EUN) 5 5
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) 1 1 1 2 1 4 5 4 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 3 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 51
File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (FRG) 1 1 2
Year 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18

See also

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