Discover the complete history of figure skating. This authoritative archive brings together over a hundred years of champions, results, and historic milestones from the sport’s past and present - all in one place for fans, researchers, and history lovers.
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A little PSA - Skate Guard Blog is taking a bit of a summer/early fall break and will return to its regular weekly schedule in November. In the meantime, there are hundreds of articles about figure skating history to explore. I've already written a whole slate of new blogs for the 2026–2027 skating season, so there's lots to look forward to! Behind the scenes, I've also finished two new figure…
Happy Pride Season! Check out Skate Guard's Pride Season page for a timeline of LGBTQ+ figure skating history, a required reading list and a Pinterest board highlighting how the history on the figure skating has intersected with LGBTQ+ history. To nominate LGBTQ+ skaters to the Skate Canada Hall Of Fame, click here .
Photo courtesy Deutsche Sport & Olympia Museum The world was still in shock over the crash of Turkish Airlines Flight 891, the deadliest single aircraft crash in history, and the kidnapping of Patty Hearst. Children from Warsaw to Winnipeg were still playing with their latest Christmas gifts - roller skates, Hoppity Hops and transistor radios. Terry Jacks' "Seasons In The Sun" topped the music…
Born September 13, 1944, in Baltimore, Maryland, Monty Hoyt was the son of newspaper writer Wallace Taber and Helen May Lininger, a wealthy socialite who entertained everyone from President Dwight Eisenhower to Ethel Merman and Bob Hope. Helen May Hoyt. Photo courtesy History Colorado. After his parents' divorce, Monty was adopted by his stepfather, Edwin Palmer Hoyt, the wealthy editor and…
Patrick Chan. Photo courtesy John MacDonald. Asian Heritage Month is a time to celebrate the stories, achievements, and lasting impact of Asian communities across Canada - and in the world of figure skating, those contributions have helped shape the sport in remarkable ways. From pioneering competitors to World Champions and Olympic Medallists, Canadian skaters of Asian heritage have brought…
Since the 19th Century, the International Skating Union has governed the sport of figure skating and established rules for its skaters. In the 1930s, the ISU took the unprecedented step of making rules for the audience, too. In the summer of 1937, at the ISU Congress in St. Moritz, Switzerland, delegates voted to adopt a proposal submitted by Herbert J. Clarke , the National Skating Association of…
ISU championship medals for men (left), women (center) and pairs (right) used at the 1930 World Championships From February 3 to 5, 1930, the world's best figure skaters descended on The Big Apple for the 1930 World Figure Skating Championships. To really get a sense of how big a deal this competition was, it was the first World Championships ever held on North American soil, the first time…
As the world's best take to the ice in Prague at the 2026 World Figure Skating Championships, we look back at another defining moment in the city's skating history. In 1962, siblings Eva Romanová and Pavel Roman made history on this very stage, becoming the first Czech ice dance team to capture a World title - delighting a home crowd and etching their names into skating history. Pavel Roman was…
Nobunari Oda taking a tumble at the 2009 World Championships. Photo courtesy Silvie Touchette. If you have spent any time engaging in online figure skating discussions over the past few years, you may have come across the term "Menning." In today's figure skating pop culture, "Menning" refers to the tendency for men's events to produce chaotic and unpredictable results. It's the short program…
As the world's best skaters take to the ice in Prague for the 2026 World Figure Skating Championships, there’s no better time to jump into the rich history of this incredible event. From unforgettable performances to groundbreaking moments that shaped the sport, the legacy of the World Championships spans more than a century - and it’s all in one place. Skate Guard Blog's World Figure Skating…
