Argumentative Essay On Figure Skating

Thousands of women have competed in the Olympic Games since women were first allowed to compete in 1900 (Olympic.org). When women first earned their right to compete in the Olympics, they still had to fight and regulate the games to be allowed to compete in all sports. 2012 was the first year that women competed in all event types offered in the games (Olympic.org). Almost 150 athletes participated in the Women’s Figure Skating events alone in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Figure skating was originally the first and only sport opened to women in the Winter Sports (Timeline: Women in Sports). Due to sports revolutionaries like Madge Syers, women were not only able to compete in the Olympic Games but continue to succeed and set

In 1924, figure skating was the only sport open to women at the first official Winter Olympic Games (Timeline: Women in Sports). “Men’s, women’s, and pairs were the three events contested until 1972. Since 1976, ice dancing has been the fourth event in the programme, proving a great success” (Figure Skating Equipment). Figure skating as a sport has been changing since it began, with new regulations, new sections of competition, etc. People like Madge Syers, turned the sport on its edge. Syers played a huge role in allowing women into the sport. Madge Syers was the first women to win a figure skating competition. She was also the first women to win anything in Olympic figure skating. After Syers’ first competition, the ISU determined that women were not allowed to compete in men’s figure skating. But that did not stop her from competing, Syers continued to compete until the ISU eventually created a women’s section of competition. Even after a women’s section was created in most championships, she continued to push the limits when she chose to compete in the 1908 Olympics. Athletes like Madge Syers have revolutionized Olympic sports, especially figure