The ice rink for figure skating is 56 to 61 meters long and 26 to 30 meters wide, and the thickness of the ice is not less than 3 to 5 centimeters. It was listed as the first Winter Olympic Games competition in 1924, and now includes men's and women's single skating (included in 1924), pairs skating (included in 1924) and ice dance (included in 1976) four competitions.
The sport of figure skating can be divided into numerous individual disciplines according to the participants and technical maneuvers required. There are four official Olympic events*** in figure skating, grouped into three categories: single skating (men's and women's), pairs skating and dance on ice. In addition, figure skating also includes synchronized skating (Synchronized skating), regulation figures (Compulsory figures), skating in the Field (Moves in the Field, or Field Moves), quadruple skating (Fours), Theatre on Ice/ Ballet on Ice (Theatre on Ice/ Ballet on Ice). Ballet on Ice), Flexi Skating (Adagio Skating), Special Figures (Special Figures), Acrobatic Skating on Ice (Acrobatic Skating), etc., but their popularity and popularity is not as much as the four official Olympic sports.
Singles
Singles skating includes men's singles skating and women's singles skating, and the technical elements of the program include jumping, spinning, and then stepping, swallowing, etc. In the three categories of the program, singles skating is the most popular, but it is not as popular as the four official Olympic programs. Of the three categories, single skating requires the highest level of jumping, so single skating usually represents the highest level of jumping difficulty a skater can achieve.
Pairs Skating
Pairs Skating requires a male skater and a female skater to work together to perform synchronized singles skating maneuvers on the ice, as well as skating maneuvers unique to pairs skating: jumping (the male skater "throws" the female skater to jump), lifting (the male skater lifts the female skater, who is posed in a certain way, over her head), and spinning (the two skaters go around a **** at the same time). Two players at the same time around a *** the same axis rotation), spiral (Death spiral), twist (Twist) and so on.
Ice Dance
Like Pairs Skating, Ice Dance requires a male and a female competitor to work together. The main difference between Ice Dance and Pairs Skating is that Ice Dance does not include jumps and spins, and lifts cannot be performed over the shoulder. The two contestants in close proximity to maintain the international standard dance shape at the same time, to follow the beat of the music to perform complex and varied footwork.