What channel is figure skating on?

Figure skating is broadcast on cctv5 sports channel. Figure skating is an ice sport that combines skill and art. Accompanied by music, they slide out various tricks on the ice, perform various skills and dance moves, and the referee decides the ranking according to the action score. The International Skating Federation stipulates that there are three events: single figure skating, double figure skating and ice dancing.

Development history of figure skating

Figure skating originated in Britain in the18th century, and then developed rapidly in Germany, America, Canada and other European and American countries. The figure skating competition held at that time was the so-called British style, rigid and formal, which was far from modern figure skating.

1863, American Jackson Hynes, known as the father of modern figure skating, combined skating with dance art and traveled to Europe, enriching the content and form of figure skating. 1868, Daniel Maye and George Maye of the United States performed the pair skating for the first time. 1872, Austria held the first figure skating competition.

1896, the first world men's single figure skating championship was held in Petersburg, Russia. 1906, the first world women's single figure skating championship was held in Davos. 1952, the first world ice dance championship was held in Paris.