Olympic Games figure skating competition by the International Skating Union (ISU) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) jointly organised by the member countries (or regions) of amateur athletes to participate in the figure skating competition, held once every four years (often in the northern hemisphere January or February). Olympic Games figure skating competition includes four individual: male single skating, female single skating, double sliding, Bingwu.

History
The first Olympic Games figure skating competition in 1908 in the United Kingdom London, male single skating, female single skating and double sliding competition, not Bingwu game. Separate from the 1924 Winter Olympics, the Winter Olympics figure skating competition is the official event. Until 1976, the Olympic figure skating competition before Bingwu increased competition. Figure skating at the Olympic Games a total closure of the four, 1912, 1916, 1940 and 1944. After three terms because the outbreak of World War I or World War II and led to closure of the Olympic Games.

Entry qualifications
Athletes must first get their country Skating Association permission to be members of the national identity on behalf of the state to participate in the Olympic Games figure skating competition. Because the Olympic Games is a comprehensive large-scale Games, in order to control the purpose of participating places, the International Olympic Committee and International Skating Union after consultation provisions :

• There can be up to the 30 sportsmen and women participate in the Olympic Games were male single skating and female single skating figure skating competitions, the athletes up to 20 participate in the Olympic Games figure skating competition Double slip, up to 24 to athletes participating in Olympic figure skating competition Bingwu.
• If a certain member countries (or regions) of the players in the Olympics, 2001 World Figure Skating Championships before a single game has made outstanding achievements can be dispatched 2-3 (on) to participate in next year's Olympic Games figure skating competition of the individual.
• Olympic host country (or region), sent two athletes were participating in the Olympic Games figure skating competition male single skating and female single skating, sent two athletes were participating in the Olympics figure skating competition Bingwu and double sliding. If the host country (or region) of the athletes in the Olympic Games the previous year's world championships in a single outstanding performance, the host country (or region) to win the Olympic figure skating the direct entry of the individual places, no longer Additional entries ended.

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