Return to. The international governing body of speed skating, short track speed skating, figure skating, and synchronized skating. International Skating Union Chemin de Primerose 2 1007 Lausanne Switzerland Tel: 41 21 612 66 66 Fax: 41 21 612 66 77. www. isu. org/. Look up skating in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. There are several varieties of skating: Ice skating and various sub-forms: Speed skating Tour skating Figure skating Roller skating and various sub-forms: Inline aggressive skate Freestyle slalom skating Artistic roller skating Road skating Skateboarding. en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Skating en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Skating. Ice skating is traveling on ice with skates, narrow (and sometimes parabolic) blade-like devices moulded into special boots. en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Ice_skating en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Ice_skating. The USFSA is the national governing body of the sport of figure skating in the United States and has a membership of over 140,000. (9/22/08) - Individual tickets for the 2009 U. S. Figure Skating Championships go on sale Saturday, Sept. 27, at 10 a. m. EST. www. usfsa. org/. var wikiImage = new Image(); wikiImage. onload = function() &ob;if(this. height Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other choreography on ice. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic. en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Figure_skating. A directory of USA roller skating rinks. Located on the Web site of Southeastern Skate Supply. The goal here is to put skaters in touch with skating rinks. If you're looking for a rink, click on your state's abbreviation and then click on the rink that looks interesting. www. seskate. com/rinks/ www. seskate. com/rinks/. History of skating, artifacts from the 17th to 20th centuries, films, videos, reference library, collection of costumes, trophies, and photographs. The World Figure Skating Museum & Hall of Fame is the international repository for the sport of figure skating. www. worldskatingmuseum. org/ www. worldskatingmuseum. org/. Artistic and speed skating in Portland. The Oaks Skating Rink is part of Oaks Amusement Park, located along the eastern edge of the powerful Willamette River below the Sellwood bridge. www. oakspark. com/skating. html www. oakspark. com/skating. html.