What is the event at the Winter Olympics you are researching?
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| Figure Skating |
History of the sport?
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| Over 3000 years ago figure skating was invented. It became a official Winter Olympic Sport in 1908 and it was the first winter sport to be added to the Winter Olympics. |
How the sport is played? What happens?
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| Figure skating is a sport where individuals, duo's and groups skate/dance on ice. There are four categories: Men's singles, Women's singles, Pair skating and ice dancing. They usually compete for 1st, 2nd and 3rd. |
Are there different versions of the sport?
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| No. There are not different versions of figure skating. However there are different versions of dance moves such as lifts, spins, twirls and jumps. |
What equipment is used?
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| Skating arena, Blade, Boots, Toe picks, Costume, Hollow, Edges and Heel |
Interesting facts? Who is current world Champion? Medalists? When is it happening at the Olympics?
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| The gold medalist for men in 2017 : Yuzuru Hanyu. The silver medalst for men in 2017: Shoma Uno. The bronze medalist for men in 2017: Jin Boyang. The gold medalist for women in 2017: Evgenia Medvedeva. The silver meadalist for women in 2017: Kaetlyn Osmond. The bronze meadalist for womens in 2017: Gabrielle Daleman. The gold medalist for pairs in 2017: Sui Wenjing / Han Cong. The silver meadalist for pairs in 2017: Sui Wenjing / Han Cong. The bronze meadalist for pairs in 2017: Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov. The gold meadalist for ice dancing in 2017: Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir. The silver meadalist for ice dancing in 2017: Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron. The bronze meadalist for ice dancing in 2017: Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani. Ice dancing : 19 of Febuary at 2:00pm - Final: 20th of Febuary at 2:00pm Mens Single skating: 16th of Febuary at 2:00pm - Final: 17 of Febuary at 2:00pm Womens Single skating: 21st of Febuary at 2:00pm - Final: 23rd of Febuary at 2:00pm Pair Skating: 14th of Febuary at 2:00pm - Final: 15th of Febuary at 2:30pm  Link to 2017 Oylimpic gold meadalist |
Monday, 12 February 2018
Figure Skating Reasearch - Reading
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