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process, as pertaining to topics within the WikiProject(s) area of interest. This page is not one of
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thoroughly vetted by the community. |
This page in a nutshell: This page gives guidance regarding content, structure, and referencing of articles related to the sport of figure skating, including the use of figure skating-specific templates and data tables. |
Manual of Style (MoS) |
---|
WikiProject Figure Skating | |
---|---|
Parent projects | |
Tasks | |
Guidelines | |
Assessment | |
Tools | |
Task forces |
Women's figure skating Yuzuru Hanyu |
List of members |
The WikiProject Figure skating style guide applies to articles within the scope of WikiProject Figure skating. It is based on Wikipedia's general Manual of Style, while using the style guidelines presented by U.S. Figure Skating as orientation. This guide represents the consensus view of editors maintaining Wikipedia's articles about the sport of figure skating. However, if you notice any errors or disagree with certain recommendations, feel free to discuss them on this talk page.
Figure skating is a complex sport and performing art with a long history and list of technical terms, with a detailed terminology guide presented on a separate page. This general style guide gives an overview of the most common article types within the scope of WikiProject Figure Skating, including advices regarding the lead section, article structure, statistics tables, and the use of figure skating-specific templates.
Note that figure skating is a niche sport with rather limited coverage by mainstream media, often lacking in-depth information about encyclopedically notable events or accurate use of terminology. To have a broad selection of references for all types of articles, this page provides a list of reliable figure skating-specific sources.
Figure skating is a complex sport and performing art with a long list of technical terms and competition rules. It is subject to continuous changes regarding performed elements, judging criteria, and scoring systems, which require a high degree of sensitivity and accuracy in wording. However, figure skating is also a sport that casual readers may only watch every four years at the Winter Olympics, not being familiar with its rules and terms.
This sub-page gives an overview of the most important terms and wikilinks to the respective articles. It lists the terms with their correct spelling, abbreviation, and formatting style as well as concise definitions and distinctions from each other, providing guidance in how to make figure skating articles accessible to the widest possible general audience.
Figure skating articles generally follow the guidelines for article structure as per MOS:LEAD, WP:SUMMARY, and WP:SECTIONS.
Tables in figure skating articles and lists follow the general Wikipedia Manual of Style as per MOS:TABLE. That includes:
{{abbr|Ref.|References}}
, which renders as
Ref.!scope=col
and !scope=row
.|data-sort-type=date
before the "Date" column header.[[20XX–YY figure skating season|20XX–YY season]]
. If "20XX–YY season" is too long, use the shortened forms "20XX–YY" or "XX–YY". All variations should be written with an en dash, not a hyphen or slash.{{sortname|first|last}}
.{{sortname|Gabriella|Papadakis}}
renders as
Gabriella Papadakis and sorts by "Papadakis".{{sortname|first|last|dab=figure skater}}
. For more complex cases, see {{
Sortname}}.{{sortname|Javier|Fernández|dab=figure skater}}
renders as
Javier Fernández and sorts by "Fernández".[[Sui Wenjing]]
, which sorts by the family name "Sui".{{AUS}}
for Australia, which renders as
Australia, or the shortened form {{flag|AUS}}
, which renders as
AUS.|data-sort-value=Saitama|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Saitama (city)|Saitama]]
renders as
Saitama and sorts by "Saitama".|data-sort-value=2021 World Championships|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[2021 World Figure Skating Championships|2021 World Championships]]
renders as
2021 World Championships and sorts by "2021 World Championships".Examples: Tara Lipinski – Yuzuru Hanyu ( career achievements) – Nathan Chen
The lead section is a concise summary of the article body, following the style guidelines of MOS:LEAD for biographies.
Article structure
For details on the content of each section, click on "show" (prose sections highlighted in grey, list sections in purple).
See also: Biography tables and templates § Footer templates.
Example | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | May 4, 1998||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Partner |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Competitive | 2008–2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Professional | 2019–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest WS | 2nd (2013–2014) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Use the following figure skating templates: {{ Infobox figure skater}} and {{ Figure skating infobox medals}}.
|country=
, |discipline=
, and |partner=
(for pairs and ice dance).|image=
parameter to add a profile picture of the skater from the Wikimedia Commons library. Make sure to add an alternative text for screenreaders with |alt=
and an image caption with |caption=
.|coach=
and |skating club=
for skaters who are still active at competitive level. Former coaches and clubs should be mentioned in the "competitive skating career" section in the prose part of the article, supported by reliable secondary sources.|retired=
parameter as long as the skater is still active as a
professional! Use |years_competitive=
and |years_professional=
to mark the periods of skating at competitive and professional level as shown in the example on the right.|medalrecord=
parameter to embed the template {{
Figure skating infobox medals}} in combination with the module {{
FS medal}}. For detailed instructions, including skaters who changed countries or disciplines, visit the
template documentation.Note: For skaters with other notable occupations like singer or politician, the "Infobox figure skater" can be embedded into the more general {{
Infobox person}}, using the |module=
parameter.
Use the following figure skating template: {{ Figure skating world records}}.
|ref=
parameter to add global sources for the full table, usually the official ISU progression of highest scores tables like this bundled source.
[1] Only add individual citations in the notes column.Example
Date | Score | Segment | Event |
---|---|---|---|
Mar 8, 2018 | 85.90 | Short program (J) | 2018 World Junior Championships |
Nov 3, 2018 | 91.53 | Short program | 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki |
Nov 4, 2018 | 183.44 | Free skating | |
Nov 4, 2018 | 274.97 | Combined total | |
Nov 16, 2018 | 97.12 | Short program | 2018 Rostelecom Cup |
Mar 23, 2019 | 186.95 | Free skating | 2019 World Championships |
Mar 23, 2019 | 294.79 | Combined total |
Use the following precast table:
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Chronological list of firsts and records in competitive skating
!scope=col width=50px|Date
!scope=col|Achievement
!scope=col width=200px|Event
!scope=col width=50px|{{abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
!scope=row|
| || || ||
|-
!scope=row|
| || || ||
|}
Example: List of career achievements by Yuzuru Hanyu § Firsts and other records
Use the following figure skating templates: {{ Figure skating program list}} and {{ FS program}}.
|refx=
parameter to add sources for each season, usually the skater's ISU profile page. Example:
Charlene Guignard.Example
Season | Short program | Free skate program | Exhibition program |
---|---|---|---|
2020–21 [2] |
|
Tracks used
|
— |
2021–22 [2] |
Piano Concerto No. 5 | "
Winter"
|
Moulin Rouge! [2] |
|
Use the following figure skating templates: {{ Figure skating competitive highlights}} and {{ FS placements}}.
|ref=
parameter to add global sources for the full table, usually the skater's ISU competition results page. Example:
Gabriella Papadakis.Example
Season | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Winter Olympics | 6th | ||||
Winter Olympics (Team) | 5th | ||||
World Championships | 10th | 7th | C | TBD | |
Four Continents | 6th | WD | 2nd | C | |
Grand Prix Final | 1st | ||||
GP Rostelecom Cup | 5th | 3rd | 1st | WD | |
CS Autumn Classic | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | ||
U.S. Championships | 4th | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
World Team Trophy | 5th (3rd) |
3rd (1st) |
Use the following figure skating template: {{ Figure skating personal bests}}.
|ref=
parameter to add global sources for the full table, usually the skater's ISU personal bests page. Example:
Sui Wenjing.Example
Segment | Type | Score | Event |
---|---|---|---|
Total | TSS | 298.03 | 2023 World Championships |
Short program | TSS | 102.46 | 2020 Four Continents |
TES | 54.97 | 2020 Four Continents | |
PCS | 45.31 | 2023 Skate Canada | |
Free skating | TSS | 208.10 | 2023 World Championships |
TES | 116.22 | 2023 World Championships | |
PCS | 93.94 | 2023 Skate Canada |
Use the following figure skating template: {{ Figure skating detailed results}}.
|ref=
parameter to add global sources for the full table, usually the skater's results page on Skating Scores. Example:
Yuzuru Hanyu.|sourcex=
parameter to link the ISU result page for each listed competition in the "Details" column. Example:
2017 World Championships.Example
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | Details | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | |||
Oct 28–30, 2016 | 2016 Skate Canada International | 1 | 91.44 | 2 | 183.92 | 1 | 275.36 | Details |
Nov 25–27, 2016 | 2016 NHK Trophy | 2 | 95.01 | 3 | 188.84 | 2 | 283.85 | Details |
Dec 7–11, 2016 | 2016–17 Grand Prix Final | 1 | 101.04 | 5 | 171.39 | 4 | 272.43 | Details |
Jan 14–22, 2017 | U.S. Championships | 6 | 70.12 | 2 | 183.92 | 4 | 254.04 | Details |
Mar 29 – Apr 2, 2017 | 2017 World Championships | 3 | 96.54 | 1 | 208.36 | 2 | 304.90 | Details |
Apr 20–23, 2017 | 2017 World Team Trophy | 5 | 80.91 | 2 | 194.30 | 3 (2) | 275.21 | Details |
Add the following templates if applicable:
For the correct use of competition-related terms, see Figure skating terminology § Competitions and disciplines.
The lead section is a concise summary of the article body, following the style guidelines of MOS:LEAD. The guidelines presented in this section use the structure of the featured article about the 2018 World Snooker Championship as orientation.
Article structure
For details on the content of each section, click on "show" (prose sections highlighted in grey, list sections in purple).
This section summarizes all notable events of the competition with the following recommended sub-sections:
See also: Competition tables and templates § Footer templates.
Section to be completed |
Use the following figure skating template: {{ Infobox figure skating competition}}.
Use the following figure skating template: {{ Figure skating world records}}.
|ref=
parameter to add global sources for the full table, usually the official ISU progression of highest scores tables like this bundled source.
[1] Only add individual citations in the notes column.Use the following precast table:
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Chronological list of firsts and records at the 20XX Competition
!scope=col width=50px|Date
!scope=col width=200px|Skater or team
!scope=col|Achievement
!scope=col width=50px|{{abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
!scope=row|
| || || ||
|-
!scope=row|
| || || ||
|}
Add the following templates if applicable:
Section to be completed |
The lead section is a concise summary of the article body, following the style guidelines of MOS:LEAD.
Article structure
(prose sections highlighted in grey, list sections in purple)
Appendices and footers (See also – Notes and references – Further reading – External links)
Section to be completed |
The lead section is a concise summary of the article body, following the style guidelines of MOS:LEAD.
Article structure
(prose sections highlighted in grey, list sections in purple)
Appendices and footers (See also – Notes and references – Further reading – External links)
For the interest of broadness and comprehensiveness of figure skating articles, there are occasions when it is necessary to follow Wikipedia's Ignore all rules policy. This goes especially for articles about figure skating elements, judging systems, and discipline-specific rules and regulations, which require a high degree of accuracy in terminology and attention to detail that secondary sources may not provide. In such cases, it is often unavoidable to resort to self-published official documents by the International Skating Union (ISU) or other organizations that oversee the sport. Some of the best reporting on figure skating is done in-house by the ISU and national federations like U.S. Figure Skating and Skate Canada.
International Skating Union and national federations
Figure skating websites
Figure skating magazines
Books about figure skating history and techniques
The International Skating Union often overwrites existing versions of a website or PDF document instead of creating a new page. Common expamples are figure skater biographies and various statistics pages. To make sure that the cited information does not get lost, archive a screenshot of the page at the Wayback Machine or archive.today.
To search the archive history of a specific web page for existing screenshots, enter the URL-address in the search bar of the
Wayback Machine.
This example shows all screenshots of
Javier Fernández' ISU biography page that were archived in 2017.
As per
WP:PLRT, make sure to add the parameters |archive-date=
and |archive-url=
to the
citation templates of all online sources used in an article. When all online sources have been successfully archived, add the template {{
Archived reflist}} at the top of the article's talk page:
As of May 2024, all cited online sources and external links in this article have been archived using the Internet Archive Wayback Machine, archive.today or another web archive. |
Manual of Style
This is a
WikiProject advice page. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more
WikiProjects on Wikipedia or its
process, as pertaining to topics within the WikiProject(s) area of interest. This page is not one of
Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been
thoroughly vetted by the community. |
This page in a nutshell: This page gives guidance regarding content, structure, and referencing of articles related to the sport of figure skating, including the use of figure skating-specific templates and data tables. |
Manual of Style (MoS) |
---|
WikiProject Figure Skating | |
---|---|
Parent projects | |
Tasks | |
Guidelines | |
Assessment | |
Tools | |
Task forces |
Women's figure skating Yuzuru Hanyu |
List of members |
The WikiProject Figure skating style guide applies to articles within the scope of WikiProject Figure skating. It is based on Wikipedia's general Manual of Style, while using the style guidelines presented by U.S. Figure Skating as orientation. This guide represents the consensus view of editors maintaining Wikipedia's articles about the sport of figure skating. However, if you notice any errors or disagree with certain recommendations, feel free to discuss them on this talk page.
Figure skating is a complex sport and performing art with a long history and list of technical terms, with a detailed terminology guide presented on a separate page. This general style guide gives an overview of the most common article types within the scope of WikiProject Figure Skating, including advices regarding the lead section, article structure, statistics tables, and the use of figure skating-specific templates.
Note that figure skating is a niche sport with rather limited coverage by mainstream media, often lacking in-depth information about encyclopedically notable events or accurate use of terminology. To have a broad selection of references for all types of articles, this page provides a list of reliable figure skating-specific sources.
Figure skating is a complex sport and performing art with a long list of technical terms and competition rules. It is subject to continuous changes regarding performed elements, judging criteria, and scoring systems, which require a high degree of sensitivity and accuracy in wording. However, figure skating is also a sport that casual readers may only watch every four years at the Winter Olympics, not being familiar with its rules and terms.
This sub-page gives an overview of the most important terms and wikilinks to the respective articles. It lists the terms with their correct spelling, abbreviation, and formatting style as well as concise definitions and distinctions from each other, providing guidance in how to make figure skating articles accessible to the widest possible general audience.
Figure skating articles generally follow the guidelines for article structure as per MOS:LEAD, WP:SUMMARY, and WP:SECTIONS.
Tables in figure skating articles and lists follow the general Wikipedia Manual of Style as per MOS:TABLE. That includes:
{{abbr|Ref.|References}}
, which renders as
Ref.!scope=col
and !scope=row
.|data-sort-type=date
before the "Date" column header.[[20XX–YY figure skating season|20XX–YY season]]
. If "20XX–YY season" is too long, use the shortened forms "20XX–YY" or "XX–YY". All variations should be written with an en dash, not a hyphen or slash.{{sortname|first|last}}
.{{sortname|Gabriella|Papadakis}}
renders as
Gabriella Papadakis and sorts by "Papadakis".{{sortname|first|last|dab=figure skater}}
. For more complex cases, see {{
Sortname}}.{{sortname|Javier|Fernández|dab=figure skater}}
renders as
Javier Fernández and sorts by "Fernández".[[Sui Wenjing]]
, which sorts by the family name "Sui".{{AUS}}
for Australia, which renders as
Australia, or the shortened form {{flag|AUS}}
, which renders as
AUS.|data-sort-value=Saitama|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Saitama (city)|Saitama]]
renders as
Saitama and sorts by "Saitama".|data-sort-value=2021 World Championships|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[2021 World Figure Skating Championships|2021 World Championships]]
renders as
2021 World Championships and sorts by "2021 World Championships".Examples: Tara Lipinski – Yuzuru Hanyu ( career achievements) – Nathan Chen
The lead section is a concise summary of the article body, following the style guidelines of MOS:LEAD for biographies.
Article structure
For details on the content of each section, click on "show" (prose sections highlighted in grey, list sections in purple).
See also: Biography tables and templates § Footer templates.
Example | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | May 4, 1998||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Partner |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Competitive | 2008–2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Professional | 2019–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest WS | 2nd (2013–2014) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Use the following figure skating templates: {{ Infobox figure skater}} and {{ Figure skating infobox medals}}.
|country=
, |discipline=
, and |partner=
(for pairs and ice dance).|image=
parameter to add a profile picture of the skater from the Wikimedia Commons library. Make sure to add an alternative text for screenreaders with |alt=
and an image caption with |caption=
.|coach=
and |skating club=
for skaters who are still active at competitive level. Former coaches and clubs should be mentioned in the "competitive skating career" section in the prose part of the article, supported by reliable secondary sources.|retired=
parameter as long as the skater is still active as a
professional! Use |years_competitive=
and |years_professional=
to mark the periods of skating at competitive and professional level as shown in the example on the right.|medalrecord=
parameter to embed the template {{
Figure skating infobox medals}} in combination with the module {{
FS medal}}. For detailed instructions, including skaters who changed countries or disciplines, visit the
template documentation.Note: For skaters with other notable occupations like singer or politician, the "Infobox figure skater" can be embedded into the more general {{
Infobox person}}, using the |module=
parameter.
Use the following figure skating template: {{ Figure skating world records}}.
|ref=
parameter to add global sources for the full table, usually the official ISU progression of highest scores tables like this bundled source.
[1] Only add individual citations in the notes column.Example
Date | Score | Segment | Event |
---|---|---|---|
Mar 8, 2018 | 85.90 | Short program (J) | 2018 World Junior Championships |
Nov 3, 2018 | 91.53 | Short program | 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki |
Nov 4, 2018 | 183.44 | Free skating | |
Nov 4, 2018 | 274.97 | Combined total | |
Nov 16, 2018 | 97.12 | Short program | 2018 Rostelecom Cup |
Mar 23, 2019 | 186.95 | Free skating | 2019 World Championships |
Mar 23, 2019 | 294.79 | Combined total |
Use the following precast table:
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Chronological list of firsts and records in competitive skating
!scope=col width=50px|Date
!scope=col|Achievement
!scope=col width=200px|Event
!scope=col width=50px|{{abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
!scope=row|
| || || ||
|-
!scope=row|
| || || ||
|}
Example: List of career achievements by Yuzuru Hanyu § Firsts and other records
Use the following figure skating templates: {{ Figure skating program list}} and {{ FS program}}.
|refx=
parameter to add sources for each season, usually the skater's ISU profile page. Example:
Charlene Guignard.Example
Season | Short program | Free skate program | Exhibition program |
---|---|---|---|
2020–21 [2] |
|
Tracks used
|
— |
2021–22 [2] |
Piano Concerto No. 5 | "
Winter"
|
Moulin Rouge! [2] |
|
Use the following figure skating templates: {{ Figure skating competitive highlights}} and {{ FS placements}}.
|ref=
parameter to add global sources for the full table, usually the skater's ISU competition results page. Example:
Gabriella Papadakis.Example
Season | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Winter Olympics | 6th | ||||
Winter Olympics (Team) | 5th | ||||
World Championships | 10th | 7th | C | TBD | |
Four Continents | 6th | WD | 2nd | C | |
Grand Prix Final | 1st | ||||
GP Rostelecom Cup | 5th | 3rd | 1st | WD | |
CS Autumn Classic | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | ||
U.S. Championships | 4th | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
World Team Trophy | 5th (3rd) |
3rd (1st) |
Use the following figure skating template: {{ Figure skating personal bests}}.
|ref=
parameter to add global sources for the full table, usually the skater's ISU personal bests page. Example:
Sui Wenjing.Example
Segment | Type | Score | Event |
---|---|---|---|
Total | TSS | 298.03 | 2023 World Championships |
Short program | TSS | 102.46 | 2020 Four Continents |
TES | 54.97 | 2020 Four Continents | |
PCS | 45.31 | 2023 Skate Canada | |
Free skating | TSS | 208.10 | 2023 World Championships |
TES | 116.22 | 2023 World Championships | |
PCS | 93.94 | 2023 Skate Canada |
Use the following figure skating template: {{ Figure skating detailed results}}.
|ref=
parameter to add global sources for the full table, usually the skater's results page on Skating Scores. Example:
Yuzuru Hanyu.|sourcex=
parameter to link the ISU result page for each listed competition in the "Details" column. Example:
2017 World Championships.Example
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | Details | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | |||
Oct 28–30, 2016 | 2016 Skate Canada International | 1 | 91.44 | 2 | 183.92 | 1 | 275.36 | Details |
Nov 25–27, 2016 | 2016 NHK Trophy | 2 | 95.01 | 3 | 188.84 | 2 | 283.85 | Details |
Dec 7–11, 2016 | 2016–17 Grand Prix Final | 1 | 101.04 | 5 | 171.39 | 4 | 272.43 | Details |
Jan 14–22, 2017 | U.S. Championships | 6 | 70.12 | 2 | 183.92 | 4 | 254.04 | Details |
Mar 29 – Apr 2, 2017 | 2017 World Championships | 3 | 96.54 | 1 | 208.36 | 2 | 304.90 | Details |
Apr 20–23, 2017 | 2017 World Team Trophy | 5 | 80.91 | 2 | 194.30 | 3 (2) | 275.21 | Details |
Add the following templates if applicable:
For the correct use of competition-related terms, see Figure skating terminology § Competitions and disciplines.
The lead section is a concise summary of the article body, following the style guidelines of MOS:LEAD. The guidelines presented in this section use the structure of the featured article about the 2018 World Snooker Championship as orientation.
Article structure
For details on the content of each section, click on "show" (prose sections highlighted in grey, list sections in purple).
This section summarizes all notable events of the competition with the following recommended sub-sections:
See also: Competition tables and templates § Footer templates.
Section to be completed |
Use the following figure skating template: {{ Infobox figure skating competition}}.
Use the following figure skating template: {{ Figure skating world records}}.
|ref=
parameter to add global sources for the full table, usually the official ISU progression of highest scores tables like this bundled source.
[1] Only add individual citations in the notes column.Use the following precast table:
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Chronological list of firsts and records at the 20XX Competition
!scope=col width=50px|Date
!scope=col width=200px|Skater or team
!scope=col|Achievement
!scope=col width=50px|{{abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
!scope=row|
| || || ||
|-
!scope=row|
| || || ||
|}
Add the following templates if applicable:
Section to be completed |
The lead section is a concise summary of the article body, following the style guidelines of MOS:LEAD.
Article structure
(prose sections highlighted in grey, list sections in purple)
Appendices and footers (See also – Notes and references – Further reading – External links)
Section to be completed |
The lead section is a concise summary of the article body, following the style guidelines of MOS:LEAD.
Article structure
(prose sections highlighted in grey, list sections in purple)
Appendices and footers (See also – Notes and references – Further reading – External links)
For the interest of broadness and comprehensiveness of figure skating articles, there are occasions when it is necessary to follow Wikipedia's Ignore all rules policy. This goes especially for articles about figure skating elements, judging systems, and discipline-specific rules and regulations, which require a high degree of accuracy in terminology and attention to detail that secondary sources may not provide. In such cases, it is often unavoidable to resort to self-published official documents by the International Skating Union (ISU) or other organizations that oversee the sport. Some of the best reporting on figure skating is done in-house by the ISU and national federations like U.S. Figure Skating and Skate Canada.
International Skating Union and national federations
Figure skating websites
Figure skating magazines
Books about figure skating history and techniques
The International Skating Union often overwrites existing versions of a website or PDF document instead of creating a new page. Common expamples are figure skater biographies and various statistics pages. To make sure that the cited information does not get lost, archive a screenshot of the page at the Wayback Machine or archive.today.
To search the archive history of a specific web page for existing screenshots, enter the URL-address in the search bar of the
Wayback Machine.
This example shows all screenshots of
Javier Fernández' ISU biography page that were archived in 2017.
As per
WP:PLRT, make sure to add the parameters |archive-date=
and |archive-url=
to the
citation templates of all online sources used in an article. When all online sources have been successfully archived, add the template {{
Archived reflist}} at the top of the article's talk page:
As of May 2024, all cited online sources and external links in this article have been archived using the Internet Archive Wayback Machine, archive.today or another web archive. |
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