Author: Miss Cellania / Source: Neatorama

Ice skating has been around for at least 5,000 years, but for most of that time, it was a method of transportation. The first competitive skating was racing. Figure skating is called that because in the beginning, it was all about making a perfect figure 8 on the ice.
There were also some rudimentary “tricks” for show-offs, like jumping over things. Then came Jackson Haines, who is now considered the father of figure skating.The person credited with developing the artistic side of…
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