Compulsory figures were formerly a segment of figure skating, from which the sport derives its name. Requiring skaters to trace precise circles while completing difficult turns and edges, these exercises made up 60 percent of the total score at most competitions around the world until 1947. The simple figure-eight shape was executed by connecting two circles; other figures included the three turn, the counter turn, the rocker turn, the bracket turn, and the loop. Compulsory figures steadily declined in importance, and in 1990 the International Skating Union voted to discontinue them as a part of competitions. Although few skaters continue to practice them, some skaters and coaches continue to use them to develop alignment, core strength, body control, and discipline. Since 2015, the World Figure Sport Society has conducted festivals and competitions of compulsory figures, endorsed by the Ice Skating Institute. (Full article...)
Thanks! I just do the blurbs, but you can list it at WP:TFAP for any relevant date you like. That will generally work unless it gets competition (in the form of too many sports nominations for the month, or other nominations for the same day.) - Dank (push to talk) 17:39, 30 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
You're welcome. I'm afraid that I got excited and thought that you had nominated it for TFA, even though it's been promoted for less than one day. I might put it up for TFA, but perhaps next year during the Grand Prix or the U.S. Nationals or Worlds. Or maybe even waiting for the 2022 Olympics, although I anticipated more figure skating articles becoming FAs. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 01:40, 31 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Sure. The TFA coords are pretty generous with the notion of date relevance; all those dates seem good to me. - Dank (push to talk) 01:46, 31 March 2019 (UTC) I mean, the coords who do the scheduling! - Dank (push to talk) 01:55, 1 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
