Figure skating at the Olympic Games 4187191 223424519 2008-07-04T00:41:55Z Plasticup 2666389 [[July 1]] [[Image:Figure skating pictogram.svg|thumb|right|100px|border|The figure skating pictogram of Olympic sports]] '''[[Figure skating]]''' has been contested in the [[Olympic Games]] since the [[1908 Summer Olympics]]. In 1908 and 1920, the figure skating competitions were held in conjunction with the [[Summer Olympic Games|Games of the Olympiad]]. Since 1924, figure skating has been a part of the [[Winter Olympic Games]]. ==Qualifying== The number of entries for the figure skating events at the Olympic Games is limited by a quota set by the [[International Olympic Committee]]. There are 30 participants in both singles events (ladies and men), 24 couples in ice dance and 20 in pairs. Skaters qualify for the Olympic Games by belonging to a [[International Figure Skating|Member nation]] of the [[International Skating Union]]. 80% of the alloted places (24 men/ladies, 19 dance couples, 16 pairs) are determined by the results of the previous year's [[World Figure Skating Championships]]. The most entries a country can have in a single discipline is three. Countries earn two or three entries by earning points through their skater placement. The points are equal to the sum of the placements of the country's skaters (top two if they have three). If a country only has one skater/team, that skater/team must place in the top ten to earn two entries and in the top two to earn three entries. If a country has two skaters/teams, the combined placement of those teams must be 13 or less to qualify 3 entries, and 28 or less to qualify two entries. The remaining places are awarded to one skater/team each from countries that failed to get multiple places, in order of their skaters placement in the world championships. Countries that have yet to qualify skater(s) in particular events at the world championships get a second chance in an international competition held in the fall prior to the Olympic Games. From that competition qualify 6 men and women, 5 dance couples and 4 pairs. The host country of the Olympic Games is entitled to one entry in each event, if it failed to qualify otherwise. In that case, there's one fewer place available in the fall qualifying competition. Which skaters from each country attend the Olympic Games is at the national governing body's discretion. Some countries rely on the results of their national championships while others have more varied critea based on international success at competitions such as the [[European Figure Skating Championships]] and the [[Four Continents Figure Skating Championships]]. Selections vary by country. Skaters must be older than fifteen as of [[July 1]] the previous year and be a citizen of the country they represent to be eligible for the Olympic Games. Nationality rules are less strict for the ISU Championships and therefore sometimes skaters who have competed at World or European championships are not eligible for the Olympics. ==Events== {| class=wikitable ! Event || [[Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics|08]] || 12 || [[Figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics|20]] || [[Figure skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics|24]] || [[Figure skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics|28]] || [[Figure skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics|32]] || [[Figure skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics|36]] || [[Figure skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics|48]] || [[Figure skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics|52]] || [[Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics|56]] || [[Figure skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics|60]] || [[Figure skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics|64]] || [[Figure skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics|68]] || [[Figure skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics|72]] || [[Figure skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics|76]] || [[Figure skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics|80]] || [[Figure skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics|84]] || [[Figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics|88]] || [[Figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics|92]] || [[Figure skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics|94]] || [[Figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics|98]] || [[Figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics|02]] || [[Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics|06]] || Years |- align=center |align=left| [[single skating|Men's singles]] || <big>'''•'''</big> || || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || 22 |- align=center |align=left| Men's [[special figures]] || <big>'''•'''</big> || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || 1 |- align=center |align=left| [[single skating|Ladies' singles]] || <big>'''•'''</big> || || 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<big>'''•'''</big> || 22 |- align=center |align=left| [[Ice dancing]] || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || 9 |-align=center | align=left| ''Events'' || 4 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || '''5''' |} ==Medal table== {{See also|List of Olympic medalists in figure skating}} {| {{RankedMedalTable}} |- | 1 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|USA}} || 13 || 15 || 16 || 44 |- | 2 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|RUS}} || 12 || 7 || 1 || 20 |- | 3 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|URS}} || 10 || 9 || 5 || 24 |- | 4 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|AUT}} || 7 || 9 || 4 || 20 |- | 5 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|GBR}} || 5 || 3 || 7 || 15 |- | 6 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|SWE}} || 5 || 3 || 2 || 10 |- | 7 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|CAN}} || 3 || 7 || 10 || 20 |- | 8 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|GDR}} || 3 || 3 || 4 || 10 |- | 9 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|FRA}} || 3 || 2 || 7 || 12 |- | 10 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|NOR}} || 3 || 2 || 1 || 6 |- | 11 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|EUN|1992 Winter}} || 3 || 1 || 1 || 5 |- | 12 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|GER}} || 2 || 2 || 1 || 5 |- |rowspan=2| 13 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|EUA}} || 1 || 2 || 0 || 3 |- |align=left| {{flagIOCteam|NED}} || 1 || 2 || 0 || 3 |- | 15 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|TCH}} || 1 || 1 || 3 || 5 |- |rowspan=2| 16 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|FIN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2 |- |align=left| {{flagIOCteam|JPN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2 |- | 18 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|FRG}} || 1 || 0 || 2 || 3 |- |rowspan=2| 19 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|BEL}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 |- |align=left| {{flagIOCteam|UKR}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 |- | 21 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|HUN}} || 0 || 2 || 4 || 6 |- | 22 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|SUI}} || 0 || 2 || 1 || 3 |- | 23 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|CHN}} || 0 || 1 || 4 || 5 |- | 24 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|ITA}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 |} ==Participating nations== {| class=wikitable ! Event || [[Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics|08]] || [[Figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics|20]] || [[Figure skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics|24]] || [[Figure skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics|28]] || [[Figure skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics|32]] || [[Figure skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics|36]] || [[Figure skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics|48]] || [[Figure skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics|52]] || [[Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics|56]] || [[Figure skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics|60]] || [[Figure skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics|64]] || [[Figure skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics|68]] || [[Figure skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics|72]] || [[Figure skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics|76]] || [[Figure skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics|80]] || [[Figure skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics|84]] || [[Figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics|88]] || [[Figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics|92]] || [[Figure skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics|94]] || [[Figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics|98]] || [[Figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics|02]] || [[Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics|06]] || Years |- align=center |align=left| {{FlagIOC|ARG}} || X || - 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|| - || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || - || - || - || - || - || 8 |- align=center |align=left| {{FlagIOC|EUN|1992 Winter}} || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || X || - || - || - || - || 1 |- align=center |align=left| {{FlagIOC|USA}} || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || 22 |- align=center |align=left| {{FlagIOC|UZB}} || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || X || X || X || X || 4 |- align=center |align=left| {{FlagIOC|YUG}} || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || X || X || X || - || - || - || - || - || 3 |-align=center | align=left| ''Nations'' || 6 || 8 || 11 || 12 || 13 || 16 || 12 || 15 || 15 || 15 || 16 || 17 || 18 || 18 || 20 || 20 || 25 || 24 || 27 || 36 || 30 || 33 || |-align=center | align=left| ''Year'' || 08 || 20 || 24 || 28 || 32 || 36 || 48 || 52 || 56 || 60 || 64 || 68 || 72 || 76 || 80 || 84 || 88 || 92 || 94 || 98 || 02 || 06 ||'''22''' |} ==References== * {{PDFlink|[http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-130381-131689-25997-0-file,00.pdf ISU Results: Men]|7.81&nbsp;[[Kibibyte|KiB]]<!-- application/pdf, 8007 bytes -->}} * {{PDFlink|[http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-130384-131692-25996-0-file,00.pdf ISU Results: Ladies]|8.87&nbsp;[[Kibibyte|KiB]]<!-- application/pdf, 9090 bytes -->}} * {{PDFlink|[http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-130380-131688-25998-0-file,00.pdf ISU Results: Pairs]|9.26&nbsp;[[Kibibyte|KiB]]<!-- application/pdf, 9492 bytes -->}} * {{PDFlink|[http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-130382-131690-25995-0-file,00.pdf ISU Results: Dance]|7.23&nbsp;[[Kibibyte|KiB]]<!-- application/pdf, 7412 bytes -->}} ==External links== * [http://ww2.isu.org/figure/events/0102/2002owg.html 2002 Olympic Games (ISU)] * [http://www.isufs.org/results/owg2006/ 2006 Olympic Games (ISU)] {{Olympic Games Figure skating}} {{OlympicSports}} [[Category:Figure skating at the Olympics| ]] [[Category:Figure skating competitions|Olympics]] [[de:Eiskunstlauf bei den Olympischen Spielen]] [[fr:Patinage artistique aux jeux Olympiques]] [[nl:Kunstrijden op de Olympische Winterspelen]] [[ja:フィギュアスケート競技 (冬季オリンピック)]] [[zh:奥林匹克运动会花样滑冰比赛]]