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
A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence or fame in their field. In some cases, these halls of fame consist of actual halls or muse ...
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 h ...
,
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 ...
,
Midori Ito,
Sonja Henie
Sonja Henie (8 April 1912 – 12 October 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and film star. She was a three-time Olympic champion (1928, 1932, 1936) in women's singles, a ten-time World champion (1927–1936) and a six-time European champio ...
,
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 ...
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
*
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.
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Awards established in 1976