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 ...
is one of the sports featured at the
Winter Youth Olympics
The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is an international multi-sport event for athletes between 15 and 18 years old, organized by the International Olympic Committee. The games are held every four years in staggered summer and winter events consisten ...
. It includes the disciplines of
men's singles, ladies' singles,
pair skating
Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...
, and
ice dancing
Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing) is a discipline of figure skating that historically draws from ballroom dancing. It joined the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, and became a Winter Olympic Games medal sport in 1976. Ac ...
. The sport was part of the
inaugural
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Winter Youth Olympics, held in January 2012 in
Innsbruck
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,
Austria
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.
Medalists
Men
Ladies
Pairs
Ice dance
Medal table
:''As of the
2020 Winter Youth Olympics.''
Mixed NOC team medalists
Teams made up of athletes representing different
National Olympic Committees
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(NOCs), called
mixed-NOCs teams, participate in the
Winter Youth Olympics
The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is an international multi-sport event for athletes between 15 and 18 years old, organized by the International Olympic Committee. The games are held every four years in staggered summer and winter events consisten ...
. These teams participate in events composed entirely of mixed-NOCs teams. The first edition did not include pairs due to the low number of entries.
See also
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Figure skating at the Olympic Games
Figure skating was first contested in the Olympic Games at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Since 1924, the sport has been a part of the Winter Olympic Games.
Men's singles, ladies' singles, and pair skating have been held most often. Ice dance joined ...
References
External links
International Skating UnionYouth Olympic Games
{{Sports at the Youth Olympic Games
Winter Youth Olympics
The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is an international multi-sport event for athletes between 15 and 18 years old, organized by the International Olympic Committee. The games are held every four years in staggered summer and winter events consisten ...
Youth Olympic Games
The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is an international multi-sport event for athletes between 15 and 18 years old, organized by the International Olympic Committee. The games are held every four years in staggered summer and winter events consiste ...
Sports at the Winter Youth Olympics