figure skating
sport and art performed with figure skates on ice
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Summary
figure skating is a type of sport[1]. It draws 7,574 Wikipedia views per month (type of sport category, ranking #57 of 435).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: ice skating[3], Olympic sport[4], judged sport[5]
- Commons category: Figure skating[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Figure skating[7]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Figure skating[8]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9]
- Different from: ice dance[10], artistic roller skating[11]
- History of topic: history of figure skating[12]
- Uses: figure skates[13], ISU Judging System[14]
- Has list: glossary of figure skating terms[15]
- Has part(s) of the class: figure skating element[16]
- Record or record progression: figure skating records and statistics[17]
- Practiced by: figure skater[18]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Figure Skating[20]
- Social media followers: 50,862[21]
- P14541: 27IzV[22]
Why It Matters
figure skating has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]