Richard Totten "Dick" Button is an American former figure skater and skating analyst. He is a two-time Olympic champion and five-time World champion (1948–1952). He is also the only non-European man to have become European champion.
Todd James Eldredge is an American former competitive figure skater. He is the 1996 World champion, a six-time U.S. national champion, a three-time Olympian, and a six-time World medalist.
Karl Schäfer was an Austrian figure skater and swimmer. In figure skating, he became a two-time Olympic champion at the 1932 Winter Olympics and the 1936 Winter Olympics. He was also a seven-time World champion (1930–1936) and eight-time European champion (1929–1930). As a swimmer, he competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in the 200 metre breaststroke.
Sjoukje Rosalinde Dijkstra is a Dutch former competitive figure skater. She is the 1964 Olympic champion in ladies' singles, the 1960 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World champion (1962–1964), five-time European champion (1960–1964), and the six-time Dutch national champion (1959–1964).
Daniel "Dan" Hollander is an American figure skater. He is a two-time Vienna Cup champion and a two-time U.S. national bronze medalist. He finished tenth at the 1996 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Kurt Oppelt was an Austrian figure skater who is best known for his career in pair skating. With Sissy Schwarz, he is the 1956 Olympic champion, the 1956 World champion, the 1956 European champion, and a five-time Austrian national champion (1952–56).
The history of figure skating stretches back to prehistoric times. Primitive ice skates appear in the archaeological record from about 3000 BC. Edges were added by the Dutch in the 13th - 14th century. International figure skating competitions began appearing in the late 19th century—in 1891, the European Championships were inaugurated in Hamburg, Germany, and in 1896, the first World Championships were held in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire. At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England, figure skating became the first winter sport to be included in the Olympics.
Mark Wayne Cockerell is a former American figure skater. He is the 1976 World Junior champion, the 1978 Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist, and a three-time U.S. senior national medalist.
Ronald Ludington is an American figure skating coach and former pair skater. With Nancy Rouillard Ludington, he is the 1960 Olympic bronze medalist, 1959 World bronze medalist, and a four-time U.S. national champion.
Eva Lim is a Dutch figure skater. She won the Dutch national title in the 2013–14 season. She competed internationally on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit and at the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. She missed most of the 2010–11 season due to injury.
Marion Krijgsman is a Dutch former competitive figure skater. She is the 1999 Crystal Skate of Romania bronze medalist and a four-time Dutch national champion. She competed at ten ISU Championships, achieving her best result, 17th, at the 1991 and 1999 Europeans.
Nathan Chen is an American figure skater who competes in the men's singles discipline. He is a two-time World champion, the 2018 Winter Olympic bronze medalist in the team event, the 2017 Four Continents champion, a two-time Grand Prix Final champion, and three-time U.S. national champion.
Zhan Viacheslavovich Bush is a Russian figure skater.
Julian Yee Zhi-Jie is a Malaysian figure skater. He is the 2017 Southeast Asian Games gold medalist, 2015 CS Denkova-Staviski Cup silver medalist, 2016 Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy and 2013 Skate Down Under bronze medalist, as well as five-time Malaysian senior national champion (2013–2017). He has competed in the final segment at seven ISU Championships, including two World Championships. He represented Malaysia at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Mariah Cheyenne Bell is an American figure skater. She is the 2016 Skate America silver medalist, 2016 CS U.S. International Classic silver medalist, 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial bronze medalist, and a two-time U.S. national bronze medalist.
Kim Ye-lim (Hangul:김예림) is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2018 CS U.S. International Classic bronze medalist and 2017 South Korean senior national silver medalist. She won two silver medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series — 2018 JGP Lithuania and 2018 JGP Czech Republic. She currently has the fourth highest score of any junior lady; 196.34.
Lim Eun-soo is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2018 Rostelecom Cup bronze medalist, the 2018 CS Asian Open champion, the 2017 CS U.S. Classic silver medalist, and the 2017 South Korean national champion. She has finished within the top ten at two senior ISU Championships.
The 2017 South Korean Figure Skating Championships were held from January 6–8, 2017 at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung. It was organized by Korea Skating Union. This was the 71st edition of those championships held.
The 2019 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Saitama, Japan, from March 18–24, 2019.
