The Chinese Skating Association (CSA) () was founded in 1956. It was the second Asian country to join the

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(ISU). It hosts international and manages domestic short track speed skating and speed skating competitions. Meanwhile, the Chinese Figure Skating Association (CFSA) (), formed in 2018, hosts the

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and manages a series of domestic competitions including the annual

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Events Hosted by the CSA

Figure skating (hosted by the CFSA)

Domestic events

* Chinese Figure Skating Inter-club League & Inter-club League final * National Grand Prix Figure Skating Competition *

* Chinese Junior Figure Skating Championships * Chinese Novice Figure Skating Championships * Chinese Synchronized Skating Championships * Chinese National Figure skating champion competition

International events

* Shanghai Trophy *

Short track speed skating (hosted by the CSA)

Domestic events

* Chinese Short Track Speed Skating Interschool League for Primary and Secondary Schools * Chinese Cup of China Short Track Speed Skating Elite League * Chinese Short track speed skating Championships * Chinese Junior Short track speed skating Championships * Chinese Short Track Speed Skating Short track speed skating champion competition

International events

* Shanghai Trophy * One leg at the

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Speed skating (hosted by the CSA)

Domestic events

* Chinese Speed Skating Interschool League for Primary and Secondary Schools * Chinese Cup of China Speed Skating Elite League * Chinese Speed Skating Outdoor series * Chinese Speed skating Championships * Chinese Junior speed skating Championships * Chinese Speed Skating Short track speed skating champion competition

International events

* One leg at the

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Notable people in Chinese figure skating

* Yao Bin & Luan Bo Pairs team now coaches - first Chinese pair skaters at a Winter Olympics * Chen Lu - singles skater - first Chinese world champion figure skater *

Guo Zhengxin Guo Zhengxin (, born August 1, 1979) is a Chinese former competitive figure skater who competed in men's singles. He finished 8th at the 1998 Winter Olympics and 7th at the World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating C ...

- singles skater - first man to land two quads in a free skate * Zhang Min - singles skater * Li Chenjiang - singles skater *

Shen Xue Shen Xue (; born 13 November 1978) is a Chinese retired pair skater. With her husband Zhao Hongbo, Shen is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2002 & 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, a three-time World champion (2002, 2003 and 2007), a three-time ...

Zhao Hongbo Zhao Hongbo (; born 22 September 1973) is a Chinese retired pair skater. With his wife Shen Xue, Zhao is the 2010 Figure skating at the Olympics, Olympic champion, the 2002 & 2006 Figure skating at the Olympics, Olympic bronze medalist, a three ...

- First Chinese skaters to win

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Gold

References

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20120404032423/http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_chinaway/2003-09/24/content_31824.htm * https://web.archive.org/web/20090218144302/http://chnfs.org/index2.htm {{Sports governing bodies in China

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

Figure skating Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympi ...

Organizations based in Beijing Sport in Beijing Figure skating in China 1956 establishments in China 1956 in figure skating Sports organizations established in 1956 National members of the International Skating Union 1956 in Beijing