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| Country | ISU member | Governing body | Official site | Skaters | Additional |  AndorraOceania (2)HistoryIn Armeniahosts the ISU Junior Grand Prix, an international figure skating competition, organized by the Figure Skating Federation of Armenia. Medals may be awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.In Australiahosted the World Junior Championships in 1988 and 1996. Stephanie Zhang and Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya / Harley Windsor have won ISU Junior Grand Prix medals for Australia. Alexandrovskaya/Windsor also won Australia's first gold medal at an ISU Championship, at the 2017 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.
Team Evolution from Brisbane were awarded a gold medal in synchronized skating at the 2020 Zagreb Snowflakes Trophy.In 1897, Gustav Hügel became the first Austrian to win a World title in figure skating. In 1922, Herma Szabo won Austria's first World ladies' title. She would go on to win the next four World Championships.
Willy Böckl won four consecutive World titles. In the 1930s, Karl Schäfer and Felix Kaspar produced a nine-year streak of World men's titles for Austria. Following World War II, Austrian competitors were initially barred from international events. They returned to the World Championships in 1948.
In the 1960s, Austria experienced a resurgence led by Emmerich Danzer, a three-time World champion, and Wolfgang Schwarz, the 1968 Olympic champion.
Vienna is the only city within the modern borders of Austria to host the World Championships.In AzerbaijanIn 1990, an ice rink opened at Baku's Heydar Aliyev Sports and Concert Complex but within a few years it was unable to maintain the ice surface due to a poor-quality cooling system. A 2019 report stated that Azerbaijan still had no functioning ice rink. As a result, the country is represented by foreign skaters. Ekaterina Ryabova and Vladimir Litvintsev — both skaters born and based in Russia — have finished in the top ten at the European Championships for Azerbaijan.In Belarushosted the World Junior Championships in 2012.In Belgiumhosted the 1920 Summer Olympics, where figure skating made its second Olympic appearance.
In 1947, Micheline Lannoy / Pierre Baugniet became the first Belgians to win the World title in pair skating.hosted the 1984 Winter Olympics and three World Junior Championships.In BulgariaIce dancers Albena Denkova / Maxim Staviski were the first skaters to win a World title for Bulgaria, winning gold in 2006 and 2007.
Sofia has hosted the European Championships and World Junior Championships.In CanadaThe first ISU Championships held in Canada were the 1932 World Championships in Montreal.
In 1947, Barbara Ann Scott became the first Canadian woman to win a World figure skating title. She successfully defended her title the following year. Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden won Canada's first World pair skating title, in 1954, and repeated the following year. Barbara Wagner / Robert Paul won four consecutive World pairs' titles for Canada, from 1957 to 1960.
In 1957, Geraldine Fenton / William McLachlan became the first Canadian ice dancers to finish on the World podium, taking the silver medal. In 1962, Donald Jackson became the first Canadian to win the World men's title.
Donald McPherson, Petra Burka, and Karen Magnussen also won World titles for Canada. Kurt Browning became a four-time World champion.
In 2003, Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz won Canada's first World ice dancing title. Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir would be the first Canadian ice dancers to win the Olympics, in 2010.
Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Edmonton, and London, Ontario have hosted the World Championships. Halifax, Hamilton, Ontario, and Vancouver have hosted Four Continents. London, Ontario, Kitchener, Ontario, Hull, Quebec, and Saint John, New Brunswick have hosted Junior Worlds. Calgary and Vancouver have also organized the Winter Olympics.In ChinaIn 1995, Chen Lu became the first Chinese woman to win a World title. In 2002, Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo became the first pair from China to become World champions and the first pair to win an Olympic medal. In 2010, they became China's first Olympic champions in any figure skating category.
Shanghai was the first city in China to host the World Championships, in 2015. Beijing will organize the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Chinese skaters most commonly train in Beijing or Harbin.The city of Taipei hosted the Four Continents Championships in 2011, 2014, and 2016. It will host the World Junior Championships in 2017.In CroatiaCroatian skaters represented Yugoslavia until the end of the 1990–91 season. Sanda Dubravčić was the first Croatian woman to stand on an ISU Championship podium, winning silver at the 1981 European Championships. In 1992, Tomislav Čižmešija and Željka Čižmešija became the first skaters to represent Croatia at the Olympics and World Championships.
Zagreb hosted the European Championships in 1974, 1979, 2008, and 2013.In the Czech RepublicThe first ISU Championships held in the territory that would become the Czech Republic were the 1908 Worlds and 1928 Europeans. Both took place in Opava, which was known as Troppau in 1908. Some Czech skaters may have represented Austria until World War I, following which they could compete for Czechoslovakia.
Josef Slíva was the first Czech skater to compete at the Olympics, placing fourth in 1924. Alena Vrzáňová was the first Czech woman to medal at the European Championships, to become a World champion, and to become European champion. Eva Romanová / Pavel Roman were the first Czech ice dancers to stand on a World podium, winning four consecutive gold medals. Czech skaters represented Czechoslovakia until the end of the 1992–93 season.
In March 1995, pair skaters Radka Kovaříková / René Novotný won gold at the World Championships in Birmingham, England. In January 2008, Tomáš Verner was awarded gold at the European Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. In February 2009, Michal Březina won silver in men's singles at the 2009 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. He won bronze at the 2013 European Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. In March 2016, Anna Dušková / Martin Bidař became the Czech Republic's first World Junior champions in figure skating, taking gold in the pairs event in Debrecen, Hungary.
Two Czech skaters have won Grand Prix events – Verner, at the 2010 Cup of Russia, and Březina, at the 2011 Skate America.
Opava and Prague have hosted the World Championships. Opava, Prague, and Ostrava have been selected to host the European Championships.In Denmarkis the only Danish city to host the European Championships or World Championships.In EstoniaEstonia began holding national championships in 1917 and was represented at the 1936 Winter Olympics. Following the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, it was occupied and annexed by the Soviet Union. Although it continued to be recognized as a sovereign state by most western governments, Estonian skaters could no longer represent their native country, until the 1990s. During the occupation, many Russians settled in Estonia and some remained after 1991. Some elite Estonian skaters have come from the Russian community.
Tallinn hosted the 2010 European Championships, 2015 World Junior Championships, and the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Estonia six times.In FinlandThe first ISU Championships held in Finland were the 1914 World Championships in Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire.
In 1933, Marcus Nikkanen became the first Finn to medal in men's singles at the World Championships, winning bronze.
Helsinki is the only Finnish city to host the World Championships. It hosted the European Championships in 1977, 1993, and 2009. 2023 European Championships were held in Espoo.In France, France hosted the Figure skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics, where figure skating made its third Olympic appearance. In 1926, Andreé Joly-Brunet / Pierre Brunet won France's first World title in pair skating. They would win three more World titles as a pair.
The first ISU Championships held in France were the 1932 European and 1936 World Championships, both in Paris.
In 1952, Jacqueline du Bief became the first French skater to win the World ladies' title. In 1960, Alain Giletti won the first World men's title for France. Alain Calmat was the next World men's champion from France, in 1965.
In 1991, Isabelle Duchesnay / Paul Duchesnay won France's first World title in ice dancing. Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat and Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron won Olympic gold medals in ice dancing for France, in 2002 and 2022, respectively.
In February 2022, France Info reported that the country possessed insufficient infrastructure, counting about a hundred ice rinks conforming to regulations and fifty other rinks, shared by twelve ice sports. The number of licensed ice skaters was approximately 22,000.
Paris, Grenoble, Strasbourg, and Lyon have hosted the European Championships. Paris, Lyon, Nice have organized the World Championships. Megève has hosted the World Junior Championships. Chamonix, Grenoble, and Albertville have organized the Olympics.
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