Figure Skating · Level 9
Master
5 sub-levels · 10 tests · 100 facts · updated 20 October 2026
Level 9 is about history: the founding of the ISU and the named jumps, the great champions of the early era, figure skating at the Olympic Games, the age of compulsory figures, and the road from 6.0 to points.
Sub-levels
Sub-level 9.1OriginsThe first international competitions, the founding of the ISU and the named jumps.2 tests · 20 factsSub-level 9.2Early ChampionsSalchow, Henie, Grafström and Planck-Szabo.2 tests · 20 factsSub-level 9.3Olympic Figure SkatingLondon 1908, the first Winter Games and the events added since.2 tests · 20 factsSub-level 9.4Compulsory FiguresWhat figures were, how much they counted and how they ended.2 tests · 20 factsSub-level 9.5From 6.0 to PointsThe 6.0 era, Bolero, Salt Lake City 2002 and the new system.2 tests · 20 facts
Written from
ISU History; ISU, Figure skating jumps explained (2026); Olympedia (overview, 1908, 1924, 1972, 1976, 2002 and athlete pages); U.S. Figure Skating, World Figure Skating Hall of Fame. Every fact is recorded with its source in docs/FIGURE_SKATING_VERIFIED_FACTS.md. Original questions authored, nothing reproduced.
- Olympedia, Gillis Grafström
- Olympedia, Figure Skating overview
- ISU, History (isu.org)
- ISU, Figure skating jumps explained (isu-skating.com, 2026)
- Olympedia, 2002 Pairs
- Olympedia, Figure Skating at the 1908 Olympics
- Olympedia, 1972 Singles, Women
- Olympedia, Ulrich Salchow