Figure skating made its debut at 1908 London Olympic Games and 1920 Antwerp Olympic Games respectively. Before 1972, men's single skating, women's single skating and pair skating were all figure skating events in the Winter Olympics. Starting from 1976, ice dancing became the fourth figure skating event in the Winter Olympics and achieved great success. Figure skating has developed from a method of practicing ice skills to an elegant ice sport integrating art and sports ability, which integrates skating and dancing. Figure skating can be said to be one of the oldest sports in the Winter Olympics.
At the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, although the ratings of all Olympic events hit a record low, women figure skating was always the savior of the ratings. In addition, in order to take care of the interests of major copyright broadcasters and ensure that the games are broadcast live in prime time in the United States, all figure skating competitions in Pyeongchang Winter Olympics are held from morning to noon in Korea time, and the women's singles skating is also the last finale. However, at this year's Beijing Winter Olympics, the practice of women's singles finals seems to have changed.
Figure skating in the Winter Olympics includes men's and women's singles, doubles, ice dancing and team competitions, and * * * competes for five gold medals. The flower skating competition of Beijing Winter Olympics was held in Beijing Capital Gymnasium. This competition does not provide lighting effect and background, but reflects the collocation, theme and artistic design of clothing. Men can wear trousers, and women can wear short skirts or jumpsuits.
Ice dance is a competition between rhythmic dance and free dance, and short programs coordinate with rhythmic dance. Both men and women skate in pairs, but there are also jumps, throws and turns, which emphasize the difficulty and the quality of completion. The two contestants need to achieve perfect adjustment according to speed, ice area, technology and stability, including no mistakes, lifting integrity and so on. This is an incredible performance. The whole weight of one athlete's body is supported by another athlete's wrist. Ice dance emphasizes the charm and expressive force of dance, which requires a higher degree of tacit understanding between the two players.
Different from other competitive sports, figure skating is a combination of art and sports. Accompanied by music, in addition to mastering skills on the ice, there are also very high requirements for athletes' artistic expression. Athletes slide out of different patterns, perform different skills and perform dance movements on the ice. The referee finally scores according to the difficulty and completion of the action. Therefore, figure skating can be regarded as one of the most concerned projects in the Winter Olympics, and it is simply a visual feast!