The World Figure Skating Hall of Fame serves as a repository for the sport of figure skating. The World Figure Skating Hall of Fame is where the greatest names in the history of the sport are honored. It is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States.
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| Location | 20 First Street Colorado Springs, Colorado |
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| Coordinates | 38°47′38″N 104°50′56″W / 38.79379°N 104.84885°W |
| Type | Hall of fame |
| Website | www.worldskatingmuseum.org |
The Hall of Fame was founded in 1976.[1]
Skaters such as Dick Button, Katarina Witt, Midori Ito, Sonja Henie, Alexei Yagudin, and Michelle Kwan have been honored in the Hall of Fame.
Inductees
edit^ * Indicates that they were inducted into the golden category, which considers contributions prior to WWII.
^ ** Dmitriev was inducted with both partners he won Olympic gold with
^ *** Indicates that they were inducted into the legends category, which considers contributions prior to 1960.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Hines, James R. (2011). Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. xxvi. ISBN 978-0-8108-6859-5.
- ^ "Cranston inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall" – via The Globe and Mail.
- ^ Hasday, Judy (2007). Kristi Yamaguchi. Chelsea House Publications. ISBN 978-0791092880.
- ^ "Skate Canada – Skating Community Mourns the Passing of Donald Gilchrist". skatecanada.ca.
- ^ "Brian Orser heads list of World Figure Skating Hall of Fame inductees". 13 March 2009.
- ^ "The Woman Who's Teaching the NHL How to Skate". psmag.com.
- ^ Gallagher, Jack (31 January 2010). "Sato's commitment earns Hall of Fame nomination" – via Japan Times Online.
- ^ "Nichol, Biellmann make world figure skating hall". icenetwork.com.
- ^ "Dmitriev leads class of eight into World Hall of Fame". icenetwork.com.
- ^ "Yagudin, Shen and Zhao headline World HOF class". icenetwork.com.
- ^ "Alexei Yagudin and Alexei Mishin elected to the Figure Skating Hall of Fame". russkiymir.ru.
- ^ "First Chinese inducted into World Figure Skating Hall of Fame". gbtimes.com.
External links
edit- World Figure Skating Hall of Fame – official website
- Hall of Fame Members: World Hall of Fame webpage. World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame website. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- Home webpage. World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame website. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- Visit webpage. World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame website. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- Archives webpage. World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame website. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- Board of Trustees members and Advisory Council members webpage. World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame website. Retrieved 2010-08-09.