- Einordnung
- Individual sports on rink ice
- Verbreitung
- International
Disziplinen
Singles
Figure skating discipline for one skater.
Pair Skating
Figure skating discipline for a pair.
Ice Dance
Figure skating discipline built around pattern and free dances.
Synchronized Skating
Figure skating discipline for a team.
Wettbewerbe
ISU World Figure Skating Championships
The ISU names the World Championships as the season peak in figure skating. Individual host events are not separate knowledge competitions.
ISU European Figure Skating Championships
The ISU runs European Championships in figure skating as their own championship competition.
ISU Grand Prix
The ISU Grand Prix is the international Grand Prix series in figure skating, not one meet.
ISU Junior Grand Prix
The ISU Junior Grand Prix is the junior series in figure skating. Individual stops belong in the calendar.
Organisationen
International Skating UnionISU
The ISU is the international federation for figure skating, speed skating and short track. It runs world championships, the Grand Prix and the international cup and tour series.
Fachbegriffe
Axel
Figure skating jump entered facing forward.
Lutz
Figure skating jump.
Grade of ExecutionGOE
Score for the execution quality of a figure skating element.
Flip
The flip is a recognised figure skating jump. The English name is also used in German.
Salchow
The Salchow is a recognised figure skating jump.
Toe loop
The toe loop is a recognised figure skating jump.
Loop
The loop is a recognised figure skating jump. In German it is also called Rittberger.
Short program
In singles and pairs, the competition has a short program and a free skate.
Free skate
The free skate is the second competition segment in singles and pairs.