Figure skating in the United States

Figure skating is a sport which has only limited popular support in the United States. The sport is traditionally a female dominated sport.

Figure skating in the United States
Governing bodyU.S. Figure Skating
National competitions
International competitions

History

Jackson Haines created and popularized figure skating in the United States.[1][2]

Ice skating used to be a popular television sport in the United States but has fallen out of favour since the 1970s.[3][4][5]

International competition

The United States used to be a powerhouse in figure skating at the Winter Olympics but has declined in the number of medals won at the event.[6][5][7]

Alysa Liu became at 13 became the youngest U.S. women's figure skating champion.[8]

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References
  1. Blakemore, Erin. "The Man Who Invented Figure Skating Was Laughed Out of America". HISTORY. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  2. "Welcome to U.S. Figure Skating". www.usfsa.org. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  3. Garcia, Ahiza (13 February 2018). "U.S. figure skating used to be wildly popular. What happened?". CNNMoney. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  4. "The terrible plane crash that devastated U.S. figure skating — and still shapes it today". Washington Post.
  5. "The state of figure skating is strong ... except in the United States". ESPN.com. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  6. Longman, Jeré (30 December 2017). "Where Are the American Women in Olympic Figure Skating?". Retrieved 11 March 2019 – via NYTimes.com.
  7. Graham, Bryan Armen (23 February 2018). "USA once dominated women's figure skating. So what happened?". Retrieved 12 March 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
  8. "Alysa Liu, 13, becomes youngest U.S. women's figure skating champion in history". USA TODAY. Retrieved 11 March 2019.


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