Figure Skating

Sport - Figure Skating

Sport Description

Figure Skating was first competed at the inaugural 1967 Canada Winter Games in Quebec City. In these first games, one of the most well known Canadian figure skaters of all time, Toller Cranston, won Gold for Quebec.

Figure skaters (in pairs and singles competitions) will compete during week 2 at St. Margaret’s Centre in St. Margaret’s Bay. The 2011 Games will also feature figure skating competition for athletes with mental disabilities (in the Special Olympics portion of figure skating competition), which will take place during week 2.

Fun Facts

The oldest form of skate (bone attached to sandals with thongs) dates back to 20,000 B.C.

The ‘waltz jump’ is generally the first rotational jump that skaters learn. The skater takes off from a forward outside edge, completes ½ revolution in the air, and lands on the back outside edge of the opposite foot.

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