International figure skating 4206730 214862544 2008-05-25T17:06:50Z Downtaken 7179481 /* Figure skating in Asia */ [[Figure skating]] is a sport enjoyed all round the world. Originally based in European countries, the sport is enjoying a major expansion in the countries of East Asia. The international governing body of the sport is the [[International Skating Union|International Skating Union (ISU)]]. Currently only those nations which are members of the International Skating Union are allowed to compete in the figure skating events in the [[Olympic Games]]. {{TOCright}} ===Figure skating in Africa=== {{Figure skating nation |country name = South Africa |ISU membership = members |governing body = South African Figure Skating Association |governing body link = http://www.safsa.org.za/ |skaters category = [[:Category:South African figure skaters]]}} ===Figure skating in Asia=== <h3>{{flagicon|Afghanistan|size=25px}} Figure skating in Afghanistan<h3> The ice skating rink in [[Kabul]] was closed by the [[Taliban]]. The building was later destroyed. {{Figure skating nation |country name = Azerbaijan |ISU membership = members |governing body = The Skating Federation of Azerbaijan Republic |skaters category = [[:Category:Azerbaijani figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = People's Republic of China |ISU membership = members |governing body = Chinese Skating Association |governing body link = http://www.chnfs.org/ |skaters category = [[:Category:Chinese figure skaters]]}} There are also figure skating Associations in other parts of China: * {{flag|Macau}} - '''Macau Skating Union''' {{Figure skating nation |country name = Georgia |ISU membership = members |country link = Georgia (country) |governing body = Georgian Figure Skating Association |skaters category = [[:Category:Georgian figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Hong Kong |ISU membership = members |governing body = Hong Kong Skating Union |skaters category = [[:Category:Hong Konger figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = India |ISU membership = members |governing body = Ice Skating Association of India |skaters category = [[:Category:Indian figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Indonesia |ISU membership = not yet members |governing body = Skyrink Jakarta}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Israel |ISU membership = members |governing body = Israel Ice Skating Federation |governing body link = http://www.israel-isf.org/ |skaters category = [[:Category:Israeli figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Japan |ISU membership = members |governing body = [[Japan Skating Federation]] |governing body link = http://www.skatingjapan.or.jp/ |skaters category = [[:Category:Japanese figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Kazakhstan |ISU membership = members |governing body = Skating Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan |skaters category = [[:Category:Kazakhstani figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Mongolia |ISU membership = members |governing body = Skating Union of Mongolia }} {{Figure skating nation |country name = North Korea |ISU membership = members |governing body = Skating Association of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea |skaters category = [[:Category:North Korean figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Pakistan |ISU membership = not yet members |governing body = Pakistan Skating Association}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Philippines |ISU membership = provisional members |governing body = Philippine Skating Union |skaters category = [[:Category:Filipino figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Singapore |ISU membership = not yet members |governing body = Singapore Ice Skating Association}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = South Korea |ISU membership = members |governing body = Korea Skating Union |governing body link = http://skating.or.kr/ |skaters category = [[:Category:South Korean figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Taiwan |ISU membership = members |governing body = Chinese Taipei Skating Union |skaters category = [[:Category:Taiwanese figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Thailand |ISU membership = members |governing body = Figure and Speed Skating Association of Thailand |skaters category = [[:Category:Thai figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Turkmenistan |ISU membership = not yet members |governing body = Figure Skating Federation of the Republic of Turkmenistan}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Uzbekistan |ISU membership = members |governing body = Figure Skating Federation of the Republic of Uzbekistan |skaters category = [[:Category:Uzbekistani figure skaters]]}} ===Figure skating in Europe=== {{Figure skating nation |country name = Andorra |ISU membership = members |governing body = Federacio Andorrana d’Esports de Gel |skaters category = [[:Category:Andorran figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Armenia |ISU membership = members |governing body = Armenia Skating Federation |skaters category = [[:Category:Armenian figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Austria |ISU membership = members |governing body = Österreichischer Eiskunstlauf Verband |skaters category = [[:Category:Austrian figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Belarus |ISU membership = members |governing body = Skating Union of Belarus |skaters category = [[:Category:Belarusian figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Belgium |ISU membership = members |governing body = Federation Royale Belge de Patinage Artistique |skaters category = [[:Category:Belgian figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Bosnia and Herzegovina |ISU membership = members |governing body = Skating Federation of Bosnia & Herzegovina |skaters category = [[:Category:Bosnian figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Bulgaria |ISU membership = members |governing body = Bulgarian Skating Federation |skaters category = [[:Category:Bulgarian figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Croatia |ISU membership = members |governing body = Croatia Skating Federation |skaters category = [[:Category:Croatian figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Cyprus |ISU membership = members |governing body = Cyprus Ice Skating Federation}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Czech Republic |ISU membership = members |governing body = Czech Figure Skating Association |skaters category = [[:Category:Czech figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Denmark |ISU membership = members |governing body = Danske Skøjte Union |skaters category = [[:Category:Danish figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Estonia |ISU membership = members |governing body = The Estonian Skating Union |skaters category = [[:Category:Estonian figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Finland |ISU membership = members |governing body = Suomen Taitoluisteluliitto |skaters category = [[:Category:Finnish figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = France |ISU membership = members |governing body = Federation Française des Sports de Glace |skaters category = [[:Category:French figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Germany |ISU membership = members |governing body = [[Deutsche Eislauf-Union]] e.V. |skaters category = [[:Category:German figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Gibraltar |ISU membership = not yet members |governing body = Gibraltar Skating Association}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Greece |ISU membership = members |governing body = Hellenic Ice Sports Federation |skaters category = [[:Category:Greek figure skaters]]}} There are no ice rinks in Greece currently. The last was closed in May 2003. {{Figure skating nation |country name = Hungary |ISU membership = members |governing body = Hungarian National Skating Federation |skaters category = [[:Category:Hungarian figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Iceland |ISU membership = members |governing body = Icelandic Skating Association}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Republic of Ireland |ISU membership = provisional members |governing body = Irish Figure Skating Association}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Italy |ISU membership = members |governing body = [[Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio]] |skaters category = [[:Category:Italian figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Latvia |ISU membership = members |governing body = Latvian Skating Association |governing body link = http://www.skatinglatvia.com/ |skaters category = [[:Category:Latvian figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Lithuania |ISU membership = members |governing body = Lithuania Skating Federation |skaters category = [[:Category:Lithuanian figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Luxembourg |ISU membership = members |governing body = Union Luxembourgeoise de Patinage |skaters category = [[:Category:Luxembourgian figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Monaco |ISU membership = provisional members |governing body = Federation Monegasque de Patinage |skaters category = [[:Category:Monegasque figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Netherlands |ISU membership = members |governing body = Koninklijke Nederlandsche Schaatsenrijders Bond |skaters category = [[:Category:Dutch figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Norway |ISU membership = members |governing body = Norges Skøyteforbund |skaters category = [[:Category:Norwegian figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Poland |ISU membership = members |governing body = Polish Figure Skating Association |skaters category = [[:Category:Polish figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Portugal |ISU membership = provisional members |governing body = Federação Portuguesa de Patinagem |skaters category = [[:Category:Portuguese figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Romania |ISU membership = members |governing body = Romanian Skating Federation |skaters category = [[:Category:Romanian figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Russia |ISU membership = members |governing body = Figure Skating Federation of Russia |skaters category = [[:Category:Russian figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = San Marino |ISU membership = not yet members |governing body = Federazione San Marin Sport del Ghiaccio}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Serbia and Montenegro |ISU membership = members |governing body = Serbia & Montenegro Skating Association |skaters category = [[:Category:Serbian figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Slovakia |ISU membership = members |governing body = Slovak Figure Skating Association |skaters category = [[:Category:Slovakian figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Slovenia |ISU membership = members |governing body = Slovene Skating Union |skaters category = [[:Category:Slovenian figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Spain |ISU membership = members |governing body = Real Federacion Española Deportes de Invierno |skaters category = [[:Category:Spanish figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Sweden |ISU membership = members |governing body = Svenska Konståkningsförbundet |skaters category = [[:Category:Swedish figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Switzerland |ISU membership = members |governing body = Schweizer Eislauf-Verband |skaters category = [[:Category:Swiss figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Turkey |ISU membership = members |governing body = Turkish Ice Sports Federation |skaters category = [[:Category:Turkish figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Ukraine |ISU membership = members |governing body = Figure Skating Federation of Ukraine |skaters category = [[:Category:Ukrainian figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = United Kingdom |ISU membership = members |governing body = National Ice Skating Association of UK |skaters category = [[:Category:British figure skaters]]}} There are also figure skating associations in other parts of the United Kingdom: * {{flag|Northern Ireland}} – '''The Northern Ireland Ice Skating Federation''' * {{flag|Scotland}} – '''Skate Scotland''' * {{flag|Wales}} – '''Welsh Ice Skating Association''' ===Figure skating in North America=== {{Figure skating nation |country name = Canada |ISU membership = members |governing body = Skate Canada |governing body link = http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/ |skaters category = [[:Category:Canadian figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name =Mexico |ISU membership = members |governing body = Federacion Mexicana de Deportes Invernales |skaters category = [[:Category:Mexican figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Puerto Rico |ISU membership = provisional members |governing body = Puerto Rico Skating Federation |skaters category = [[:Category:Puerto Rican figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = United States of America |ISU membership = members |governing body = [[United States Figure Skating Association]] |governing body link = http://www.usfigureskating.org/ |skaters category = [[:Category:American figure skaters]]}} ===Figure skating in Oceania === {{Figure skating nation |country name = Australia |ISU membership = members |governing body = Ice Skating Australia Inc |skaters category = [[:Category:Australian figure skaters]]}} There are state associations in: *{{flag|Australian Capital Territory}} *{{flag|New South Wales}} *{{flag|Queensland}} *{{flag|South Australia}} *{{flag|Victoria}} *{{flag|Western Australia}} *{{flag|Tasmania}} there are currently no state associations in {{flag|Northern Territory}}, or {{flag|Norfolk Island}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = New Zealand |ISU membership = members |governing body = New Zealand Ice Skating Association |skaters category = [[:Category:New Zealander figure skaters]]}} ===Figure skating in South America=== {{Figure skating nation |country name = Argentina |ISU membership = provisional members |governing body = Federación Argentina de Patinaje Sobre Hielo |skaters category = [[:Category:Argentine figure skaters]]}} {{Figure skating nation |country name = Brazil |ISU membership = members |governing body = Brazilian Ice Sports Federation |skaters category = [[:Category:Brazilian figure skaters]]}} <!--'''Brazilian Bob-Skeleton Skating and Luge Association''', who are provisional members of the ISU.--> ==References== * 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