Sonja Henie Often considered the greatest figure skater in the history of the sport — male or female — Norway’s Henie won Olympic gold three times in ladies’ singles (1928, ’32 and ’36) and a remarkable 10 consecutive world titles from 1927-36. Those combined championships are the most of any female.
Who is the best figure skater in the world?
Nathan Chen
Best total scores
| Rank | Name | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Chen | 2019–20 Grand Prix Final |
| 2 | Yuzuru Hanyu | 2014–15 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final |
| 3 | Shoma Uno | 2022 World Championships |
| 4 | Yuma Kagiyama | 2022 Winter Olympics |
Who is the number 1 female figure skater?
Anna Shcherbakova
Top 10 standings as of June 17, 2022
| Rank | Move* | Skater |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna Shcherbakova | |
| 2 | 1 | Kaori Sakamoto |
| 3 | 5 | Loena Hendrickx |
| 4 | 2 | Alexandra Trusova |
Who is the best female figure skater in America?
| Michelle Kwan | |
|---|---|
| Skating club | Los Angeles FSC |
| Retired | 2006 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 175.20 2005 Worlds |
Who is the most decorated figure skater of all time?
Ulrich Salchow is the most decorated figure skater at the World Championships with ten gold and three silver medals.
Most total medals by skater.
| No. | 1 |
|---|---|
| Skater | Ulrich Salchow |
| Country | Sweden |
| Period | 1897–1911 |
| 10 |
What is the best figure skating performance of all time?
That being said, here’s a list of some of my favorite figure skating performances over the years:
- Yuna Kim’s 2010 Vancouver Olympics Short Program to a James Bond Medley.
- Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir’s Moulin Rouge at PyeongChang 2018.
- Evgenia Medvedeva’s skate to “Anna Karenina” soundtrack at PyeongChang 2018.
Who are best pair figure skaters of all time?
Pj’s all-time top 10: Pairs
- Isabelle Brasseur and Lloyd Eisler, Canada (Two-time Olympic bronze medallists in 1992 and ’94, 1993 world champions)
- Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy, Germany (2010 Olympic bronze medallists, three-time world champions)
- Barb Underhill and Paul Martini, Canada (1984 world champions)
Who is the goat of figure skating?
| Yuzuru Hanyu | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 7, 1994 Sendai, Miyagi, Japan |
| Home town | Sendai |
| Residence | Sendai, Japan |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 71⁄2 in) |
What female figure skater has 5 gold medals?
Tessa Virtue
Canadian ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are the only figure skaters to win five Olympic medals (3 gold, 2 silver).
What’s the hardest figure skating move?
The Axel jump
The Axel jump, also called the Axel Paulsen jump for its creator, Norwegian figure skater Axel Paulsen, is an edge jump in the sport of figure skating. It is figure skating’s oldest and most difficult jump.
What country is the best at figure skating?
The statistic reflects the all-time medal table of the ISU World Figure Skating Championships from 1896 to 2019, by country. In 2019 with 201 medals in total, Russia was the country with most medals won in the ISU World Figure Skating Championships.
How many times did Tonya Harding land the triple axel?
In 1991, she became the first American woman and the second woman in history (after Midori Ito) to successfully land a triple Axel in competition. Harding is a two-time Olympian and a two-time Skate America Champion. Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Boxing career.
| Tonya Harding | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Wins by KO | |
| Losses | 3 |
Who has landed a quadruple axel?
As of 2022, no male skater has successfully landed a quadruple Axel in competition, however it has been attempted. The first attempt was by Russian skater Artur Dmitriev Jr. at the 2018 Rostelecom Cup, however he landed forward and fell, receiving both a downgrade and fall deduction.
Which figure skater has the most Olympic medals?
Swedish figure skater Gillis Grafström—who competed in four consecutive Olympics, from the 1920 Summer Games to the 1932 Winter Games—is the overall medal leader in the sport, having collected four medals.
Who is the most famous figure skater in america?
Tara Lipinski also stole America’s heart when she became an Olympic gold medalist at only 15 years old.
The Greatest American Figure Skaters of All Time
- Tonya Harding.
- Johnny Weir.
- Christopher Bowman.
- Tim Wood.
- Jeremy Abbott.
- Terry Kubicka.
- Rachael Flatt.
- Mark Mitchell. Video: YouTube.
Who is the youngest ever woman gold medalist in Olympic Games winter or summer?
Youngest Female Medalist
Kim Yun-Mi holds the record for the youngest medalist ever, male or female, at the Winter Olympics. She was 13 years, 83 days years old. She was part of a team in the women’s 3000m relay in short track speed skating in 1994.
What moves are banned in ice skating?
While the backflip is one of the better-known illegal moves, the ISU lists several others. In pairs and singles figure skating, the following are illegal in competition: Somersault-like jumps: this includes backflips, tuck jumps, and other jumps where your legs go over your head.
Has any female skater landed a quad?
U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu became the first American woman to land a quad in competition in 2019, at a Junior Grand Prix event.
What is the most common injury in figure skating?
Ankle sprains are the most common skating injury, and patellar tendinitis is the most common overuse injury across all disciplines.
What age is best to start figure skating?
Kids can start skating lessons as early as 3, but keep in mind that your 3-year old may not be ready to be away from you or have the attention span for a 20 to 30 minute lesson. By 5 to 6 years of age they’ll have the balance and coordination needed to master the more complex movements of figure skating.
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