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The World Figure Skating Hall of Fame serves as a repository for the sport of
** Dmitriev was inducted with both partners he won Olympic gold with
*** Indicates that they were inducted into the legends category, which considers contributions prior to 1960.
World Figure Skating Hall of Fame
– official website
webpage. World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame website. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
webpage. World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame website. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
webpage. World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame website. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
webpage. World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame website. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
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The World Figure Skating Hall of Fame serves as a repository for the sport of 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 ...
. The World Figure Skating Hall of Fame
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is where the greatest names in the history of the sport are honored. It is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado
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, United States.
Skaters such as Dick Button
Richard Totten Button (born July 18, 1929) is an American former figure skater and skating analyst. He is a two-time Olympic champion (1948, 1952) and five-time consecutive World champion (1948–1952). He is also the only non-European man to ha ...
, Katarina Witt
Katarina Witt (, ; born 3 December 1965) is a German former figure skater. A two-time Olympic champion, Witt is regarded as one of the greatest ladies' singles figure skaters of all time. Her Laureus profile states "she is remembered most for h ...
, Midori Ito
is a Japanese former figure skater. She is the 1989 World champion and the 1992 Olympic silver medalist. She is the first woman to land a triple-triple jump combination and a triple Axel in competition. At the 1988 Calgary Olympics, she bec ...
, Sonja Henie
Sonja Henie (8 April 1912 – 12 October 1969) was a Norway, Norwegian figure skating, figure skater and film star. She was a three-time List of Olympic medalists in figure skating, Olympic champion (Figure skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics, ...
, Alexei Yagudin
Alexei Konstantinovich Yagudin ( rus, Алексей Константинович Ягудин, , ɐlʲɪˈksʲeɪ̯ kənstɐnʲˈtʲinəvʲɪt͡ɕ ɪ̯ɪˈɡudʲɪn, Ru-Alexei Konstantinovich Yagudin.ogg; 18 March 1980) is a Russian former co ...
, and Michelle Kwan
Michelle Wingshan Kwan (born July 7, 1980) is a retired competitive figure skater and diplomat serving as United States Ambassador to Belize. In figure skating Kwan is a two-time Olympic medalist (silver in 1998, bronze in 2002), a five-time W ...
have been honored in the Hall of Fame.
Inductees
* Indicates that they were inducted into the golden category, which considers contributions prior to WWII.** Dmitriev was inducted with both partners he won Olympic gold with
*** Indicates that they were inducted into the legends category, which considers contributions prior to 1960.
See also
*Skate Canada Hall of Fame The Skate Canada Hall of Fame is the sports hall of fame for figure skating maintained by Skate Canada. It was established in 1990 as the Canadian Figure Skating Hall of Fame. The members are inducted into one of four categories that best represents ...
*United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame The United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame serves as a repository for the sport of figure skating. The United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame is where the greatest names in the history of the sport are honored. To be inducted into it is consid ...
References
External links
World Figure Skating Hall of Fame
– official website
webpage. World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame website. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
webpage. World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame website. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
webpage. World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame website. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
webpage. World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame website. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
webpage. World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame website. Retrieved 2010-08-09. {{Colorado Springs Figure skating museums and halls of fame
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Awards established in 1976