Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates.

Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level ( senior ), and at local, national, and international competitions.

Figure skating is an official event in the Winter Olympic Games.

It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976.

2002 Winter Olympic Games Figure skating.

Although Figure Skating had been an Olympic event in both London and Antwerp, and Ice Hockey had been an event in Antwerp, the winter sports had always been rather limited by the season.

* Mirai Nagasu Olympic Figure Skater

* Olympic Center – Figure skating, Ice hockey, Closing ceremonies

* Johnny Weir-US Olympic Figure Skater, grew up in Quarryville.

American Figure Skater, Sarah Hughes, won her Olympic gold medal skating to selections from Daphnis et Chloé at the XIX Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City in 2002.

* Brian Williams – Olympic games host, Figure Skating host, and CFL on TSN on site host

* Monty Hoyt Olympic Figure Skater, Graduated 1967.

During Bellows ' years the series also developed a series of investigative reports about Hollywood's drug use and hiring practices ; but during the 1996 – 97 season ET began to include more sensational fare, featuring paid exclusive interviews with controversial and infamous newsmakers of the day, including disgraced Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding, who became notorious for her role in the conspiracy to physically attack rival Nancy Kerrigan at a 1994 U. S. Figure Skating Championships practice session ; Amy Fisher, who appeared with Joey and Mary Jo Buttafuoco, reunited after Fisher's infamous assault on Mrs. Buttafuoco ; convicted child molester Mary Kay Letourneau, who married Vili Fualaau ; and attorney Howard K. Stern, from the Anna Nicole Smith paternity controversy.

* Evan Lysacek-2010 Olympic Gold Medalist in Figure Skating

Note that events such as the Olympic Winter Games and the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating are not ISU Championships.

He has been inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame, the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame, the Professional Skaters Association Coaches Hall of Fame, and was the 1997 Olympic Coach of the Year.

At the top of the show, Hogan was attacked by a man wearing a black mask, who struck him in the knee with a metal pipe ( The angle imitated the very well known assault on Olympic Figure Skater Nancy Kerrigan that had happened about six months earlier.

The 1992 Winter Olympic Games Figure skating results

The 1994 Winter Olympics Figure skating events were held at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre between 13 and 25 February 1994.

The 1984 Winter Olympic Games Figure skating results

Figure skating was contested at the 1972 Winter Olympic Games.

These are the 1980 Winter Olympic Games Figure skating results.

Olympic Speed Skater Cathy Turner is from Hilton.

* Anthony Douglas ( born 1985 ), British Olympic Speed Skater

* Elli Ochowicz Olympic Speed Skater 2002 Winter Olympics, 2006 Winter Olympics, 2010 Winter Olympics

* Athlete ( Gold Medal Barbie 1975, Olympic Gymnast Barbie 1996, Olympic Skater Barbie 1997 )

He shares with her his dream to become an Olympic Roller Skater.

Olympic Ice Skater Jayne Torvill grew up in Clifton and attended the Milford School.

* Donald Jackson, Olympic Figure Skater

* March 25 – Tarzan the Ape Man opens, with Olympic gold medal swimmer Johnny Weissmuller in the title role ( Weismuller will star in a total of 12 Tarzan films ).

* Johnny Gibson ( 1905 – 2006 ), Olympic runner.

Wayne is home to the Ice Vault ice rink, where world-class figure skaters such as Johnny Weir and Stéphane Lambiel train and 1992 Olympic figure skating gold medalist Viktor Petrenko coaches.

* Johnny Weissmuller, winner in the 1920s of five Olympic gold medals in swimming and one bronze medal in water polo, and later, an actor best known for his six Tarzan movies with actress Maureen O ' Sullivan ; born in Timisoara, Romania, he lived in Windber for a few years as a child.

In 1929, Olympic swimmer Johnny Weissmuller, who went on to become the most famous Tarzan in motion pictures, was hired as a model and representative.

After her relationship with Cooper ended, Vélez married Olympic athlete Johnny Weissmuller ( of Tarzan fame ) in 1933.

Statue of Tisdall and two other Olympic gold medalists ( Matt McGrath and Johnny Hayes ) in Nenagh, Co Tipperary, Ireland

On Sunday, July 11, 1926, Olympic medalist and Tarzan actor Johnny Weissmuller set a new world record in the 220-yard free style swim in the pool in front of 3, 000 spectators.

Other well-known performers during the Olympic run included James Brown, Johnny Cash, Al Green and Jerry Lee Lewis.

Johnny Hayes, wearing the Winged Fist of the Irish American Athletic Club, posing for a studio portrait shortly after his 1908 Olympic Marathon victory.

There, she spent five months swimming alongside Olympic swimmer and Tarzan star, Johnny Weissmuller.

The Aquacade was part of the Golden Gate International Exposition, and Williams was partnered with Olympic swimmer and Tarzan star Johnny Weissmuller, who, as Williams wrote in her autobiography, repeatedly tried to seduce her during the show's run.

John " Johnny " William Henry Tyler Douglas ( 3 September 1882-19 December 1930 ) was a cricketer who was captain of the England team and an Olympic boxer.

* Johnny Weismuller was a five-time Olympic gold medal winning swimmer who later became an actor, best known for his portrayal of Tarzan in the MGM film series 1932 – 42.

Among the most famous were President Franklin D. Roosevelt, actress Shirley Temple, actor George Burns, and Olympic athlete, actor Johnny Weismuller.

* Johnny Douglas ( 1895-7 ), Olympic gold medal winner in boxing and captain of the England Cricket Team

In 1949 Katzman hired Olympic hero and movie Tarzan Johnny Weissmuller ( who had been replaced by Lex Barker in the RKO Tarzan films ) for a series of Jungle Jim adventures, earning Katzman the nickname " Jungle Sam.

That platform reaped instant rewards when Sydney Olympic, with former Socceroo and Sydney Olympic great Milan Blagojevic at the helm, captured the 2008 pre-season Johnny Warren Cup with a gutsy 2 – 1 win over the Sutherland Sharks, Olympic were undefeated in their three round robin matches and lifted the trophy to bring smiles back to the fans of Sydney Olympic.

The early Tarzan films with Johnny Weissmuller featured at least partial nudity justified by the natural surroundings in which the characters lived ; in Tarzan and His Mate in 1934, Jane ( Maureen O ' Sullivan, doubled by Olympic swimmer Josephine McKim ) swims in the nude.

* Johnny Gray-American Record Holder in the 800 Meter, 1992 Olympic bronze medalist ; 4-time Olympian ; 1987, 1999 Pan Am Games champion ; 7-time U. S. Outdoor national champion ; 3-time Olympic Trials champion.