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                        Figure skating.

Figure skating-skating sport, refers to complex coordination sports. The main idea is to move the athlete or a pair of athletes skating on ice with changes in the direction of sliding and performing additional elements (spins, jumps, combinations of steps, supports, etc.) to the music.

In figure skating there are 5 disciplines: men's single skating, women's single skating, pair figure skating, sports dancing and group synchronized skating. Group synchronized skating is not yet included in the program of official competitions, this type of figure skating is a separate world championship in synchronized skating.

                                             The history of figure skating.

It is believed that the birthplace of figure skating is the Netherlands. It was there, in the XIII — XIV centuries there were the first iron skates. The emergence of a new type of skates gave a powerful impetus to the development of figure skating, which at that time was the ability to draw on the ice, intricate shapes while maintaining a beautiful posture. All mandatory figures were created in the UK. This is explained by the fact that it was here that the first clubs of skaters appeared (Edinburgh, 1742). At the same time, the first official rules of the competition were developed. In 1882 propulsion the first European international competition took place in Vienna. Crowns won a convincing victory. 

The very first edition of the rules of figure skating, released in England, refers to 1772. The English Lieutenant of artillery Robert Jones published a "Treatise on skating", which described all the basic figures that were then known. Figure skating in Russia was known since the time of Peter I. Russian Tsar brought from Europe the first samples of skates. It was Peter the great invented a new method of fastening the skates to the boots and created, thus, "promomodel" today's equipment of the skaters. The name "skating" came about because the front part of the wooden "runners" usually decorated with a horse head. In 1838, the first textbook for skaters was published in St. Petersburg — "Winter fun and the art of skating". Its author was G. M. Pauli — gymnastics teacher in military educational institutions of St. Petersburg. A surge of interest in figure skating occurred after the European tour of American skater Jackson Gaines. He showed unexpected features of the performance of the rapid figures in gracioznaya body movements. Russian figure skating, as a separate sport, was born in 1865. Then opened a public skating rink in the Yusupov garden on Sadovaya street. This skating rink was the most comfortable in Russia and from the very first days it became a training center for skaters. On 5 March 1878 held its first competition of Russian figure skaters. In 1881, the "society of lovers of skating" consisted of about 30 people. One of the most famous sports and public figures was Honorary a member of this society Vecheslav Izmailovich Sreznevsky. At the beginning of the XX century Salkhov, Lutz, Rittberger, Axel Paulsen invented their jumps, and skaters in gratitude for this left their names in the names of the elements. Women's single skating was formed later. Officially it happened at the end of January 1906 in Davos (Switzerland). Mandatory figures in women and men were similar, but the arbitrary skating of women immediately drew attention to the high artistry, plasticity and musicality of movements. Textbook figure skating. The official women's world Championships began in 1924. Since 1930, the world figure skating Championships for women and men have been held together at the same time. Soon there were pairs (mixed) riding.

                                        Interesting facts about figure skating.

• Figure skating is the oldest sport included in the program of the winter Olympic games.  It happened in 1908.
• For the first time the skates brought Peter I. He came up with a new mount - blade skates were attached directly to the sole
• Short skirt skaters appeared in the 19th century. Back when there was color TV, the commentator of the competition and described the costumes of the skaters.
• In the development of figure skating in Europe and, in particular, in Russia the big role was played skater from America Jackson Heinz. His performances on the rinks of Europe caused universal admiration. Historians unanimously recognize him as the founder of the modern style of figure skating.

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