Olympics Articles Tagged Figure Skating

A quick intro of the history of Olympic figure skating must begin in the 1800’s, with skater Jackson Haines introducing a style of skating few had ever seen. To this...

Learning how to do a two-footed spin in figure skating is easy and fun.  The two-footed spin is one of the easiest figure skating elements to master, and is the...

Here is a quick intro to the 1968 ladies figure skating Winter Olympics. The 1968 Winter Olympics were held in Grenoble, France from February 5 to February 18, 1968. The...

If you're an avid figure skater, you'll want to know how to sharpen figure skating blades. Keeping your figure skating blades sharp is a very important for your skates and...

So, you have your skates and your dress but are not sure what are the best figure skating accessories you may need at the rink. There are many figure skating accessories, but which...

Wondering who won the 2002 Winter Olympics figure skating gold medals? Here you go. Held in Salt Lake City, Utah, the 2002 Winter Olympics hosted four figure skating medal events: ladies,...

For the avid figure skater, figure skating equipment essentials have become common sense, but for the beginning or casual figure skater, it can be helpful to have select items to...

If you always wanted to learn how to do figure skate jumps like an Olympic skater, this article can get you started. These are the basic seven figure skate jumps....

By keeping some basic guidelines in mind, you can learn how to sharpen figure skate blades. Having sharp ice skating blades is essential for both optimal skating performance as well...

When learning how to pack a figure skate bag, its hard to know what the essentials are. Having a bag that is bigger than the recreational skate bag is a...

People have been ice skating for centuries, but modern figure skating history began in the mid-1800s. An Englishman, Robert Jones, produced the first known account with “A Treatise on Skating”...

Before listing 10 ice speed skating tips to help you improve your form, the most important thing to mention is safety. Remember, you are dealing with sharp blades which can...

Learning how to lace figure skating skates will help prevent injury and extend the life of your figure skates. The perfect balance of laces, not too loose and not too...

Need to know how to clean ice figure skates? Cleaning the ice skates that you use for figure skating is actually a very simple and quick task. Although cleaning your...