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Figure Skating History: Ladies

written by: AnyaAngie
 
This quiz will test your knowledge on figure skating "firsts" and other historical events in the ladies division. Who was the first female skater to land a triple Axel, for example? Who was the first Japanese lady to win a World Championship? What lady has the most World Championship Gold Medals? Which two American ladies have 9 National Championship Gold Medals? You'll find the answers to these questions here!

Question 1:


At the 1988 Olympics, this lady earned a bronze medal, thus becoming the first African-American to win an Olympic medal.
Debi Thomas
Jill Trenary
Rory Flack
None of these

Question 2:


In 1989, the Figure Skating World Championships had a new nation as a contender for possible glory. Who was the first Japanese female skater to win the World Championships?
Yuka Sato
Shizuka Arakawa
None of these
Midori Ito

Question 3:


This Japanese dynamo became the first lady to land a quadruple jump in competition. It was a junior competition, but it still counts as a figure skating first.
Shizuka Arakawa
Mai Asada
Miki Ando
Mao Asada

Question 4:


Who was the first lady to perform a successful triple Axel in a figure skating competition?
Tonya Harding
Nancy Kerrigan
Midori Ito
Oksana Baiul

Question 5:


At the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, this figure skater became the first Asian-American to medal at the Winter Olympics.
Michelle Kwan
Karen Kwan
Kristi Yamaguchi
None of these

Question 6:


In 1999, the reigning World Champion Michelle Kwan lost to a Russian who became the first woman from her country to win a Figure Skating World Championship. Who is she?
Oksana Baiul
Maria Butyrskaya
Irina Slutskaya
Ekaterina Gordeeva

Question 7:


In 1994 in Lilihammer, this lady became the first Chinese skater to win a medal.
Caroline Zhang
Lu Chen
Dan Fang
None of these

Question 8:


The first Ladies Figure Skating World Champion was crowned in this year.
1904
1912
1896
1906

Question 9:


Who was the first lady to win the Figure Skating World Championships?
Maribel Vinson Owen
Sonja Hennie
Madge Syers-Cave
Herma Szabo

Question 10:


In 2005, Michelle Kwan won her 9th US title, tying the record set by what other American female skater?
Maribel Vinson Owen
Carol Heiss
Dorothy Hamill
Kristi Yamaguchi

Question 11:


Which one of these ladies has 10 Figure Skating World Championship Gold Medals?
Sonja Hennie
Peggy Flemming
Dorothy Hamill
Michelle Kwan

 
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