Return to. The USFSA is the national governing body of the sport of figure skating in the United States and has a membership of over 140,000. (10/21/08) - U. S. Figure Skating will host the season's first Skate Fest, featuring special appearances from members of Team USA and other celebrity skaters, in conjunction with 2008 Skate America. www. usfsa. org/. Figure skating is an athletic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level (senior), and at local, national, and international. en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Figure_skating en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Figure_skating. Happy Skating! Do you love figure skating? Do you skate or are you an ice skating fan? Do you just like to ice skate? Visit this web site to learn everything about figure skating. Jo Ann Schneider Farris, About I Passed Two of the Mandatory Figure Skating Coaching Exams! figureskating. about. com/ figureskating. about. com/. There are certain jumps that all ice skaters learn and that figure skating fans should try to recognize. Top 7 Basic Figure Skating Jumps Every Ice Skater Must Know. figureskating. about. com/od/skatingmoves/tp/jumps. htm figureskating. about. com/od/skatingmoves/tp/jumps. htm. The largest site on the Internet devoted to figure skating, with official sites, fan pages, chat room, message board, and interactive features. Welcome to Figure-Skating. com. www. figure-skating. com/ www. figure-skating. com/. This site has links to information about Figure Skating at the Olympic Games This page has links that will help you find the latest news and best sites about Figure Skating the Winter Olympic Games. www. sirlinksalot. net/figureskating. html www. sirlinksalot. net/figureskating. html. Laguna Icewear - figure skating clothing and accessories. www. frogsonice. com/skateweb/ www. frogsonice. com/skateweb/. This site is both a reference to Figure Skating information, and a place for skaters to communicate about things like "partners wanted", "skates for sale", etc. Oct-03-08 Posted ANNOUNCEMENT for Indiana Figure Skating Championships Nov 14-16 (entries due Oct 13) www. sk8stuff. com/. ABOUT Like many winter sports, figure skating's roots grew from necessity. As a mode of transportation for warfare and hunting in Northern Europe, skating was a swift way to cross frozen lakes, Because competitions could be held indoors, figure skating was added to the Olympic programme for the 1908 Summer Games. www. olympic. org/uk/sports/programme/disciplines_uk. asp?. www. olympic. org/uk/sports/programme/disciplines_uk. asp?DiscCode=FS. Embed URL. bb&ob; border-bottom : 1px solid #E2ECF5; &cb;.