former Olympic and World champions who have ended their competitive career, as well as skaters with little or no international competitive experience. In addition to performing in ice shows, professional skaters often compete in professional competitions, which are held throughout the world, each with its own format and rules.

The term "figure skating" is an English-language term; the sport is called Eiskunstlauf (lit. "Ice Art Run") in German and patinage artistique (lit. "artistic skating") in French.

Figure skates

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