The backwards one-revolution jump is named for this Swedish great who dominated the sport in the early 20th century.
(Ulrich) Salchow
In a tragic incident in 1961, the entire U.S. figure skating team and their coaches were killed in the crash of Sabena Flight 548 en route to the World Championships in Prague. Sabena was the national airline of this country from 1923 to 2001.
Belgium
American Carol Heiss won gold in 1960 Squaw Valley and emulating Sonja Henie, starred in a Hollywood movie playing Snow White who has an encounter with this comedy trio.
The Three Stooges (Snow White and the Three Stooges)
Only American to win gold at the 1968 games in Grenoble, her win represents the rebirth of US skating after the tragedy of 1961 when the country lost most of their talent to an air disaster.
Peggy Fleming
Called ballerina on ice for her flexibility and artistry, she is the most recent American woman to medal individually at the Olympics (silver at 2006 Turin).
Sasha Cohen
Known as "Canada's Sweetheart", she won a gold at 48 Moritz and is still the only Canadian to have won the ladies' singles gold at the Olympics.
Barbara Ann Scott
Once a segment of figure skating, these circular routines are taught to instill discipline and control. They were eased out of competition in 1990 after a period of devaluation as they were rarely televised and not well understood by the public.
Compulsory figures/ school figures
Won three successive Olympic golds (1920, 1924, 1928) and along with Eddie Eagen, the only athlete to have won a gold at both the Summer and Winter Games. Originated several spin moves and coached the great Sonja Henie.
Gillis Grafström
Jackson Haines, called the father of modern figure skating is said to have invented this type of spin move in which the performer starts in a squatting position. It is considered one of three basic spin moves along with the upright spin and the camel spin.
Sit spin
Called the Protopopovs collectively, Oleg Protopopov and his wife Ludmila Belousova won two Olympic golds in the 60s. They are just as well remembered for doing this in 1979.
Defected (to Switzerland)
Korean superstar whose first name is changed to "Queen" to describe her achievements. Along with a gold at 2010 Vancouver, she is also the first female skater to win every major international competition and lit the cauldron at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Pyeongchang Games.
Yuna Kim ("Queen Yuna")
The 6.0 system (also called the old scoring system) was the judging system until 2004, when it was replaced by the ISU Judging System due to this unsavory incident.
2002 Winter Olympics fixing scandal
This Japanese figure skater is a current day superstar with two Olympic golds in 2014 and 2018. He is also the first Asian men's singles skater to win Olympic gold.
Yuzuru Hanyu
This American figure skater famously wore a red glove to represent a swan's beak while performing to Camille Saint-Saëns' The Swan during the 2005-06 season. This performance and swan costume were parodied in the 2007 comedy Blades of Glory.
Johnny Weir
This traveling entertainment show that lasted from 1940 until the 1990s attracted many competitive skaters who turned pro just to feature in it. Even Dorothy Hamill's purchase and association with its name did not prevent its insolvency.
Ice Capades
Norwegian superstar with a glut of records: 10 consecutive world championships from 1927 to 1936, three consecutive Olympic golds (1928, 1932 and 1936). After turning professional in 1936, went to Hollywood and delighted audiences with her skating, charm and lilting accent in 13 films.
Sonja Henie
In what is often considered to be one of the longest winning streaks in modern sports history, this country dominated the pair skating competition and won gold at every Winter Olympics from 1964 until 2006.
Russia/ Soviet Union
Named for a Norwegian figure skater, this edge jump is figure skating's oldest and most difficult.
Axel jump, from Axel Paulsen
The 1988 Calgary Olympics saw a keen contest called Battle of the Brians between these two men, one from the US and the other from Canada.
Brian Boitano (US, winner) and Brian Orser
The World Figure Skating Hall of Fame is in this American city that is also home to the United States Olympic Committee.
Colorado Springs
Five-time world champion, nine-time US champion and arguably the greatest figure skater in US history, she never won an Olympic gold and had to settle for silver in 1998 and bronze in 2002.
Michelle Kwan
Japanese-American who broke the drought for US women after Dorothy Hamill's achievements (76 Innsbruck) by winning gold at 92 Albertville. She later achieved success on Dancing with the Stars in 2008.
Kristi Yamaguchi
American figure skater who was not only a double Olympic champ (48, 52) but was also a trendsetter - he invented the camel spin, was the first to land the double Axel and was the first to land a triple jump of any kind.
Dick Button
Born to Polish parents in Philadelphia, she became the youngest world champion in 1997 at age 14 and won gold at 1988 Nagano breaking Sonja Henie's record as the youngest Olympic champion.
Tara Lipinski
A long backward glide on the outside edge of one foot leads into this jump, the second-most difficult after the Axel, and which has been named for an Austrian who performed it in 1913.
Lutz
The equivalent of Nadia Comaneci's Perfect 10 was the performance of this British duo at 84 Sarajevo that received twelve perfect 6.0s when they skated to Maurice Ravel's Boléro.
Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean
Overcoming childhood health issues, this American won gold at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics. Along with numerous television appearances, he co-founded Stars on Ice figure skating show.
Scott Hamilton
Known for her hairstyle, she was the darling of 76 Innsbruck games and also lent her name to a spin move.
Dorothy Hamill ("Hamill Camel")
"Brooke Shields of East Germany", she is the first woman since Sonja Henie to repeat as Olympic champion (84 Sarajevo and 88 Calgary). The revealing blue dress she wore at the 88 Olympics lead to the creation of a dress code.
Katarina Witt
Thinking of a liqueur should help you name this Japanese lady who was the first woman to perform a triple axel in international competition.
Midori Ito
At the Olympics, the sport consists of these three disciplines.
Singles, pair skating and ice dance
Arguably the greatest pairs skater ever, this Russian lady dominated the sport from the 60s through early 80s and won three consecutive Olympics gold with two partners.
Irina Rodnina
The area in a rink where figure skaters wait for their marks to be announced is colloquially called this; the term was coined by a Finnish official to describe what competitors may do after a good or a bad performance.
Kiss and cry
The rivalry between Katarina Witt and American Debi Thomas during the 88 Calgary Olympics was given this informal name as both skated to a particular opera that features the arias "Habanera" and "Toreador Song".
Battle of the Carmens
(Bizet's opera)
Oksana Baiul is the first and only skater from Ukraine to win gold at the Winter Olympics (94 Lillehammer). Most people likely remember this silver-medalist more because of an incident from earlier in that year.
Nancy Kerrigan
(The Tonya Harding attack)