ISU Figure Skating Championships
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The International Skating Union
organizes four annual Championships for figure skating
. It is at the discretion of each member country which skaters are sent to which championship. No skater can compete at all four in one season, but some skaters have competed at all four over the course of their careers.
The Championships are:
International Skating Union
The International Skating Union 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, Netherlands in 1892, making it one of the oldest international...
organizes four annual Championships for figure skating
Figure skating
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 , and at local, national, and international competitions...
. It is at the discretion of each member country which skaters are sent to which championship. No skater can compete at all four in one season, but some skaters have competed at all four over the course of their careers.
The Championships are:
- World Figure Skating ChampionshipsWorld Figure Skating ChampionshipsThe World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...
, World-level competition for senior-level skaters. - World Junior Figure Skating ChampionshipsWorld Junior Figure Skating ChampionshipsThe World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion...
, World-level competition for junior-level skaters. - European Figure Skating ChampionshipsEuropean Figure Skating ChampionshipsThe European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...
, the oldest ISU Championship, open to skaters from European countries. - Four Continents Figure Skating ChampionshipsFour Continents Figure Skating ChampionshipsThe Four Continents Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition. The International Skating Union established it in 1999 to provide skaters representing non-European countries with a similar competition to the much older European Figure Skating Championships and a chance...
, the newest ISU Championship, open to skaters from non-European countries.