Figure skating starts February 14th with the pairs short program. The men compete on the 16th and 18th, and ice dance runs the 19th, 21st, and 22nd. The ladies don't compete until February 23 and 25 and the Exhibition Gala, where everyone gets to strut their stuff, is scheduled for February 27th.
Figure skating was an Olympic sport before there was an Olympic Winter Games. Figure skating first appeared at the London 1908 Olympic Summer Games with events for pairs and singles. Ice dancing joined the Olympic Winter Games in 1976, when the Games were held in Innsbruck, Austria.
In singles skating, skaters must complete both a short program (maximum 2 minutes 50 seconds) of required steps, jumps, spins and combinations, and a longer free skating program (4 minutes for ladies, 4 minutes 30 seconds for men), both set to music. The free skate — worth two-thirds of a skater’s final score — allows the athletes to demonstrate their creativity, innovative moves and technical difficulty.
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http://www.wikipedia.com
http://www.vancouver2010.com
Evgeny Plushenko during the skater's exhibition (after the competition) at the 2006 Torino Olympics. Normally there would not be a live musician on the ice, but since the exhibitions allow skaters to do what they want and not just what they are required, they get to pull a few extra tricks out of their hats. He is the 2006 Winter Olympics gold medalist, three-time World Champion, five-time European Champion, a four-time Grand Prix Final champion and an eight-time (1999-2002, 2004-2006, 2010) Russian national champion.
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