Ice Skating

What is Ice Skating?
Ice Skating is a sport where you move on ice using Ice Skates. Ice Skates are boots with blades attached to the bottom. Ice Skating became fashionable in the 18th century.
What is the history of Ice Skating?
Federico Formenti of the Universty of Oxford says that according to research that the earliest Ice Skating happened in southern Finland about 4000 years ago.
What are the different types of Ice Skating?
Ice Figure Skating, Ice Hockey, Recreational Ice Skating and Ice Speed Skating.
What are the dangers in Ice Skating?
The main danger is falling on the ice. The second being falling through the Ice.
Is Ice Skating an Olympic sport?
Yes, It became an Olympic Sport in1908, which was 16 years before the Winter Olympics started. Ice Skating is now a Winter Olympic Sport. They do figure skating, speed skating and ice hockey at the Winter Olympics.
Who are some famous Ice Skaters?
There are: Oksana Baiul, Mao Asada, Brian Boitano, Nicole Bobek, Lorna Brown, Sasha Cohen, Vikki de Vries, Peggy Fleming, Sonja Henie, Bebe Liang, Christopher Bowman, Jeffrey Buttle, Dick Button, Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov. These are only a few and there are many more.


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