Figure skating in Russia

Figure skating began to develop in Russia under Pertre 1.

Petre 1

He brought samples of skates from Europe and even came up with a way to attach them himself-right to the boots.

The first European skates

Russian skates since the time of Peter 1

After the death of Peter the Great, this hobby was forgotten for many years.

In 1685, a public skating rink was opened in the Yusupov Garden on Sadovaya Street.

skating rink in the Yusupov garden

From the first days it became a training center for figure skaters. It was the most comfortable skating rink of those times. On March 5, 1978, the first competition of Russian figure skaters took place there.

First competition

Figure skating

Now figure skating is one of the most popular sports.