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The United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame serves as a repository for the sport of
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 ...
. The United States Figure Skating
Hall of Fame A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence or Wiktionary:fame, fame in their field. In some cases, these halls of fame consist of actu ...
is where the greatest names in the history of the sport are honored. To be inducted into it is considered the highest achievement an American figure skater can attain. It was founded in 1976. It is located in the World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame, in
Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado Springs is the most populous city in El Paso County, Colorado, United States, and its county seat. The city had a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, a 15.02% increase since 2010 United States Census, 2 ...
, United States.


Inductees

All of the 2011 inductees lost their lives in the 1961 crash of
Sabena Flight 548 Sabena Flight 548 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Idlewild Airport in New York City to Brussels Airport in Belgium. On 15 February 1961, the Boeing 707-329 operating the flight crashed on approach to Brussels Airport, kill ...
, considered to be the most tragic event in figure skating history. They were honored posthumously in observance of the fiftieth anniversary of the tragedy.


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U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame Members
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Sports museums in Colorado Sports in Colorado Springs, Colorado Awards established in 1976