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Estonian Skating Union (abbreviation ESU; ) is one of the sport governing bodies in
Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
which deals with
figure skating Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...
and
speed skating Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors racing, race each other in travelling a certain distance on Ice skate, skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marath ...
. ESU is established on 23 January 1991 and is one of the successor of ''Estonian Winter Sport Union'' (), which was established in 1921. ESU is a member of
International Skating Union The International Skating Union (ISU) is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Net ...
(ISU).


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* {{Sports governing bodies in Estonia Sports governing bodies in Estonia Ice skating in Estonia National governing bodies for ice skating Sports organizations established in 1921