Classic Figure Skating
Instructions: Glide through the golden years of figure skating and recall the elegant champions who dazzled audiences on ice!
- 1.
Which American figure skater won five consecutive World Championships and the 1948 and 1952 Olympic gold medals?
ACarol HeissBTenley AlbrightCHayes Alan JenkinsDDick Button - 2.
Dick Button was the first figure skater to successfully land which jump in competition?
ADouble axelBTriple axelCTriple lutzDQuadruple toe loop - 3.
Peggy Fleming captivated the world by winning the Olympic gold medal in figure skating at which 1968 Winter Games?
ACortinaBSapporoCGrenobleDInnsbruck - 4.
Dorothy Hamill won the 1976 Olympic gold medal and became famous for which signature hairstyle?
AThe WedgeBThe DorothyCThe PageboyDThe Pixie - 5.
Which ice skating pair, known for their romantic on-ice partnership, won Olympic gold for Great Britain in 1984?
AIrina Rodnina & Alexander ZaitsevBJayne Torvill & Christopher DeanCEkaterina Gordeeva & Sergei GrinkovDTai Babilonia & Randy Gardner - 6.
Torvill and Dean received a perfect score of 6.0 from every judge for artistic impression in their famous routine set to which piece of music?
ASwan LakeBBoleroCThe NutcrackerDRomeo and Juliet - 7.
Which Norwegian figure skater, three-time Olympic champion, later became a Hollywood movie star?
ATenley AlbrightBSonia HenieCMegan TaylorDCecilia Colledge - 8.
Scott Hamilton won the Olympic gold medal in men's figure skating at which 1984 Winter Games?
AInnsbruckBSarajevoCLake PlacidDCalgary - 9.
The tragic 1961 plane crash in Brussels killed the entire U.S. figure skating team on their way to which event?
AEuropean ChampionshipsBWorld ChampionshipsCWinter OlympicsDNorth American Championships - 10.
Carol Heiss won the 1960 Olympic gold medal and later married which fellow Olympic champion skater?
AScott AllenBDavid JenkinsCHayes Alan JenkinsDDick Button - 11.
Which American pair, whose Olympic dreams were dashed when the male partner was injured before the 1980 Games, became beloved national favorites?
AJill Watson & Peter OppegardBKitty & Peter CarruthersCCaitlin & Peter CarruthersDTai Babilonia & Randy Gardner - 12.
The 'Ice Capades' touring show, which ran from 1940 to 1995, combined figure skating with what kind of entertainment?
ATheatrical variety showsBComedy stand-upCClassical music concertsDCircus acts - 13.
Tenley Albright, the 1956 Olympic champion, pursued which profession after retiring from skating?
AProfessorBActressCSurgeonDFashion designer - 14.
Brian Boitano won the 1988 Olympic gold medal in a close competition with which Canadian rival?
ABrian OrserBKurt BrowningCElvis StojkoDToller Cranston - 15.
Katarina Witt won Olympic gold medals in 1984 and 1988 representing which country?
AEast GermanyBAustriaCSoviet UnionDWest Germany