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The International Skating Union (ISU) is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, The Netherlands in 1892, making it one of the oldest international sport federations. The ISU was formed to establish standardized international rules and regulations for the skating disciplines it governs, and to organize international competitions in these disciplines. It is now based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Image File history File links International_Skating_Union. ... A sport governing body comes in several forms. ... Outdoor ice skating in Austria Ice skating is travelling on ice with skates, narrow (and sometimes parabolic) blade-like devices moulded into special boots (or, more primitively, without boots, tied to regular footwear). ... Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... Marigold IceUnity Synchronized skating, a large and fast-growing, yet little recognized discipline, consists of 12-16 athletes skating on ice at one time moving as one flowing unit at high speeds. ... Speed skating, or long track speedskating, long track speed skating, is an Olympic sport where competitors are timed while crossing a set distance. ... Short track speed skating (also Shorttrack speedskating) is a form of competitive ice speed skating. ... Scheveningen pier Scheveningen is part of Den Haag, the Netherlands. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain... See also: 1891 in sports, 1893 in sports and the list of years in sports. Athletics C. B. Fry equals the world record for the long jump of 23 ft. ... Lausanne (pronounced ) is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman), and facing Évian-les-Bains (France) and with the Jura mountains to its north. ...

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ISU Championships

In addition to sanctioning other international competitions, the ISU designates the following competitions each year as "ISU Championships":

Note that events such as the Olympic Winter Games and the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating are not ISU Championships. However, they do count towards Personal Best scores. The International Skating Union has organized the world championships since 1893. ... The World Single Distance Championships are a series of speed skating competitions organised by the International Skating Union. ... A runner carries the Olympic torch The Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics for short but more correctly The Olympic Winter Games, are the cold-weather counterpart to the Summer Olympic Games. ... The World Sprint Speed Skating Championships are annual speed skating championships. ... ... The World Short Track Speed Skating Championships are a professional short track speed skating event and held once a year in a different country. ... The European Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating events held annually to determine the best all-round speed skater of Europe. ... The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. ... The World Junior Figure Skating Championships (official nickname: World Juniors; commonly: Junior Worlds) is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion. ... The World Synchronized Skating Championships is an annual event organized by the International Skating Union and attracts the most elite synchronized skating teams from around the world to crown which is the best team in the world. ... The 2007 mens podium For the 2007 competition, see 2007 European Figure Skating Championships. ... The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships is an annual competition in figure skating. ... A runner carries the Olympic torch The Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics for short but more correctly The Olympic Winter Games, are the cold-weather counterpart to the Summer Olympic Games. ... The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of competitions organized by the International Skating Union. ...


First world championships

Dates and locations of first world championships in various disciplines held under the auspices of the ISU:

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Presidents of the ISU

  • 1882 - 1894 Willem J. H. Mulier Flag of the Netherlands
  • 1894 - 1924 Viktor Balck Flag of Sweden
  • 1925 - 1937 Ulrich Salchow Flag of Sweden
  • 1937 - 1945 Gerrit W. A. van Laer Flag of the Netherlands
  • 1945 - 1953 Herbert J. Clarke Flag of the United Kingdom
  • 1953 - 1967 James Koch Flag of Switzerland
  • 1967 - 1967 Ernst Labin Flag of Austria
  • 1967 - 1980 Jacques Favart Flag of France
  • 1980 - 1994 Olaf Poulsen Flag of Norway
  • since 1994 Ottavio Cinquanta Flag of Italy

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Karl Emil Julius Ulrich Salchow (August 7, 1877-April 19, 1949) was a Swedish figure skater, who dominated the sport in the first decade of the 20th century. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Olaf Poulsen Olaf Poulsen (April 26, 1849 – March 26, 1923) was perhaps the best-known Danish comedic stage actor of his time. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Ottavio Cinquanta is President of the International Skating Union and a member of the International Olympic Committee. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ...

See also

Figure skating is a sport enjoyed all round the world. ...

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  Results from FactBites:
 
Short track speed skating - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (312 words)
Short track speed skating (also Shorttrack speedskating) is a form of ice skating akin to speed skating.
This form of speed skating was mainly practised in the United States and Canada, as opposed to the international form, where skaters skated in pairs.
In 1967, the International Skating Union (ISU) adopted short track speed skating, although it would take some time before it started to organise international events, in 1976.
MSN Encarta - Print Preview - Ice Skating (1096 words)
Ice skating was primarily a means of transportation at first, although documents from The Netherlands indicate that speed races were held in towns as early as the 15th century.
Speed skating in the United States is governed by the United States International Speed Skating Association and the Amateur Speedskating Union of the United States, both of which are affiliated with the ISU.
Figure skating was included in the Summer Olympics of 1908 and 1920 and at the first Winter Olympics in 1924, where men’s speed skating events were also held.
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