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Welcome to WikiProject Figure Skating! This collaborative project has been formed to improve the quality of Wikipedia articles on the sport of figure skating, including its disciplines, athletes, competitions, technical elements, statistics, and ice show productions. The project was created on May 23, 2006, and was majorly restructured in spring 2024.
Figure skating is a complex sport with a long list of terms and subject to continuous changes in performed elements, competition rules, and judging systems, requiring a high degree of sensitivity and accuracy in wording. However, it is a sport that casual readers may only watch every four years at the Winter Olympics, not being familiar with its rules and terms. Our goal is to ensure a high degree of accuracy, while making the sport accessible to the widest possible general audience.
If you are intested in the topic and wish to make a positive contribution to the project, please join our list of members! If you are not sure what to write or where to begin, you may take a look at our contribution corner. If you notice some issues or have good ideas on how to improve an article, please address the project's discussion forum.
Announcements edit
Important policy changes edit
Gender equality support initiative |
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Following the recommendations of the 2021 IOC Gender Equality Review Project, presented by the International Olympic Committee and supported by the International Skating Union, the term "ladies" should be changed to "women" for a "fair and balanced portrayal" of men and women in all sports-related articles. Only exception is the wording of direct quotes. This new policy applies to all articles within the scope of WikiProject Figure Skating, including competitions and disciplines prior to 2021. |
Professional figure skating support initiative |
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Professional figure skating has experienced a continuous decline over the last 20 years, especially professional competitions, but also ice shows and individual careers. Among the key reasons are the lack of support by skating organizations and little coverage by the media. Professional skaters being labelled as "retired" further aggrevates the negative trend, making it harder to market their works and remind the public that they are still active skaters. For better support, it was decided by WikiProject Figure Skating NOT to use the term "retirement" or derivatives when referring to active professional skaters, but clearly mark the periods of their amateur and professional careers instead. |
Project updates edit
- WikiProject Figure Skating: The main page and various sub-pages are undergoing major restructurings, making the project more accessible and easier to navigate. The new main page layout makes editing much easier as well compared to the previous left and right panel.
- Figure Skating Manual of Style: The manual has been split into separate guides for article structure and style and terminology and linking. The style guide also provides information on the formatting of tables and the use of figure skating-specific templates (some sections are still in the making).
- Figure skating assessment: Our project has set up new guidelines for article assessment regarding their quality and importance status. There is also a new page for A-class reviews of figure skating-related articles.
- Figure skater biographies: The infobox template has been majorly revamped, with multiple parameters being added or removed. The tables for world records, programs, competitive highlights, and detailed results now all have precast templates, which are recommended to be used for a uniform, MOS-conform layout across all articles. For a detailed list of additions and changes, check the first section on the project's talk page.
Current reviews edit
This list shows current reviews of articles and lists within the scope of WikiProject Figure Skating. You are encouraged to participate as a reviewer, following our project's assessment criteria and quality standards. To join a review, just click on the "review"-link behind the article title.
About figure skating edit
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How to contribute edit
Getting started edit
Use these resources to find help anytime, anywhere.
Guides and check lists edit
- Wiki Markup Cheatsheet
- Wiki Markup Quick Reference Sheet
- Wiki Reference Code Handout.
- The Perfect Article: a concise checklist.
Sandbox help edit
- Experiment in the main Wikipedia Sandbox.
- Use this sandbox tutorial to start your own.
Help from a person edit
- {{Helpme}}: Place this template into your talk page and a Wikipedian will come help you.
- Wikipedia:New contributors' help page: Go here to post specific questions and receive quick help.
Everything you need to know edit
Wikipedians are always available to help you!
- Find your answer at Wikipedia:Help
- Click Show on the templates below for a number of helpful links.
Tutorial videos edit
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Account creation tutorial (2 min 35 sec)
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Starting a sandbox article tutorial (2 min 11 sec)
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Article creation tutorial (7 min 50 sec)
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Copyright licenses involved in uploading files (3 min 28 sec)
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HotCat and categories explanation (5 min 43 sec)
Images and photos edit
- Uploading images – tutorial, general overview
- Image use policy – rights, licenses, is it okay to use the image
- Picture Tutorial – technical details of getting image uploaded and displaying in a way that looks good
- Free image resources – where to find free images for use in Wikipedia (in addition to holdings of the library that you could photograph and upload to Wikimedia Commons)
Tasks edit
How you can help:
- Consult our Tasks page, which consists of lists of open tasks and worklists.
- Take a look at the articles and lists on our Recognitions page, which meet the latest quality standards of Wikipedia, and use them as orientation for your own article regarding structure, language, and style. This also includes the formatting of images, tables, and references.
- Read our style sheet (WP:FS STYLE) and use its tips and suggestions while creating, writing, and improving articles.
- If the article is notably short, tag it with a stub template.
- Use an external link template if any apply.
- Tag the talk page of the article with {{WikiProject Figure Skating}}. Tagged pages are automatically listed under a namespace-specific category.
- Help assessing tagged pages by defining the quality parameters on the template banner, such as the class (completeness status) and importance to the project.
- Review articles nominated for A-class status.
- Help categorizing pages by using the subcategories of Category:Figure skating.
- It is easy to overlink in Wikipedia articles about figure skating. For rules and tips how to de-link articles, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking.
- Help assessing tagged pages by defining the quality parameters on the template banner, such as the class (completeness status) and importance to the project.
- Help categorizing pages by using the subcategories of Category:Figure skating.
- It is easy to overlink in Wikipedia articles about figure skating. For rules and tips how to de-link articles, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking.
- Expand and polish lead sections: Figure skating articles often do not have adequate leads, especially biographies about individual skaters. For rules and tips how to write a good lead, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section.
- Add images from the Wikimedia Commons Category:Figure skating to relevant articles.
Latest promoted works edit
WikiProject Figure Skating is continuously working on improving figure skating-related articles. To present the project's quality standards and express appreciation to the authors' great work, the latest promoted featured article, featured list, A-class article, and good article are displayed in this section.
Latest featured article |
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Tara Lipinski (born June 10, 1982) is an American retired figure skater, actress, sports commentator, and documentary film producer. She is the 1998 Olympic and 1997 World gold medalist, becoming the youngest Olympic and World champion in figure skating history and the youngest single skater to win the U.S. Championships (1997). She is also the first woman to complete a triple loop-triple loop jump combination in competition. In 1998, Lipinski turned professional, becoming the youngest skater to win the World Professional Figure Skating Championships and having won every professional competition she entered. She also performed in various ice shows before retiring from figure skating in 2002. Alongside sports commentator Terry Gannon and figure skater and friend Johnny Weir, Lipinski became NBC's primary figure skating commentator in 2014. (Full article...) |
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Throughout his career, Japanese figure skater and ice show producer Yuzuru Hanyu has won a total of 59 medals, including 37 golds. He is the first male single skater in 66 years to win back-to-back Olympic titles (2014, 2018) and the first to complete the Super Slam, having won all major international junior and senior titles in his career. He broke world records 19 times, the most in singles since the introduction of the ISU Judging System, and was the first skater to land a quadruple loop jump in international competition. As a professional, Hanyu became the first skater to produce and present a solo ice show (Prologue 2022) and a solo tour (Repray Tour 2023–24). In recognition of his achievements, he has received numerous awards and accolades, including the People's Honor Award (2018), Japan's Medal of Honor with purple ribbon (2014, 2018), and the Kikuchi Kan Prize (2022). (Full article...) |
Latest A-class article |
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None promoted yet |
Latest good article |
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Nathan Chen is an American figure skater who competed in the men's singles discipline. Being referred to as one of the greatest men's skaters by news outlets, he is the 2022 Olympic champion, a three-time World champion (2018, 2019, 2021), and holds the record for the highest winning percentage in competitions in the modern era with a more than three-year long winning streak from 2018 to 2021, which has been named one of the most dominant periods in the sport's history. He has been recognized for performing the most technically difficult programs, becoming the first skater to have landed all types of quadruple jumps except the quadruple Axel in competition. In 2023, Chen was nominated for a Laureus World Sports Award and named Most Valuable Skater at the ISU Skating Awards. He was also featured in the Time 100 list of most influential people among others. (Full article...) |
Barnstars edit
Improving the quality of Wikipedia is a long and tireless work. To express appreciation to the volunteer editors and promote a pleasant, collaborative atmosphere among members, our project has compiled a set of barnstars for various skills and valuable contibutions.
If you feel that a fellow Wikipedian has deserved a barnstar for their great work, create a new section on their talk page with "A barnstar for you" or similar title, copy the markup code of a fitting barnstar into that section, and add a personal message. Make sure to sign it with ~~~~
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Example: {{subst:The Figure Skating Barnstar|1=Thank you very much for your efforts to keep the lists about figure skating statistics updated. ~~~~}}
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Thank you very much for your efforts to keep the lists about figure skating statistics updated. Username (talk) 12:33, 21 May 2024 (UTC) |
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The Figure Skating Barnstar | This barnstar shall be awarded to users who made valuable contributions to WikiProject Figure Skating.
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The Bronze Figure Skating Barnstar | This barnstar shall be awarded to users who created or significantly improved an article to good class within the scope of WikiProject Figure Skating.
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The Silver Figure Skating Barnstar | This barnstar shall be awarded to users who created or significantly improved an article to A-class within the scope of WikiProject Figure Skating.
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The Golden Figure Skating Barnstar | This barnstar shall be awarded to users who created or significantly improved an article or list to featured class within the scope of WikiProject Figure Skating.
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The Original Barnstar | This barnstar shall be awarded to users who made valuable contributions to Wikipedia.
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The Editor's Barnstar | This barnstar shall be awarded to users who display particularly fine decisions in general editing.
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The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar | This barnstar shall be awarded to users who work tirelessly on the more laborious or repetitive tasks on Wikipedia.
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The Excellent New Editor's Barnstar | This barnstar shall be awarded to new Wikipedians using best practices from the very beginning.
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The Greatly Improved Editor's Barnstar | This barnstar shall be awarded to users striving to adopt best practices and aiming to improve their contribution.
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The Feathered Quill Barnstar | This barnstar shall be awarded to users who contributed a large number of articles or continued creating good articles over a long period of time.
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The Teamwork Barnstar | This barnstar shall be awarded when several editors work together to improve an article.
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The Barnstar of Diplomacy | This barnstar shall be awarded to users who helped to peacefully resolve conflicts on Wikipedia.
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The Helping Hand Barnstar | This barnstar shall be awarded to users who frequently help new users.
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The Reviewer Barnstar | This barnstar shall be awarded to users who diligently review new or newly improved articles to ensure good quality.
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The Instructor's Barnstar | This barnstar shall be awarded to users who helped improving instructional material like policies and guidelines, help pages or template documentations.
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The WikiProject Barnstar | This barnstar shall be awarded to users to have created or improved a very successful WikiProject.
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The Barnstar of Diligence | This barnstar shall be awarded to users with extraordinary scrutiny, precision, and community service.
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The All-Around Amazing Barnstar | This barnstar shall be awarded to users who are all-around amazing in most parts of Wikipedia, being active in more than one part of the community and understanding that a true Wikipedian is more than just an editor of articles.
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