Figure skating at the Olympic Games

Figure skating at the Olympic Games
IOC CodeFSK
Governing bodyISU
Events5 (men: 1; women: 1; mixed: 3)
Summer Olympics
Winter Olympics

Figure skating was first contested at the Olympic Games at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. Since 1924, the sport has been a part of the Winter Olympic Games. The disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, and pair skating have been contested since the 1908 Olympics. Ice dance joined as a medal sport in 1976 and a team event debuted at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Special figures were only contested at the 1908 Olympics.

The Winter Games have been televised since the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. The ISU Judging System has been used since 2004, following a judging scandal during the pair skating event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 2022, during the Beijing Winter Games, a doping scandal prompted the International Skating Union (ISU), the organization that oversees figure skating, to raise the age limit for participation in the Olympics.

The ISU and the International Olympic Committee work together to determine the qualifying criteria for figure skaters who compete at the Winter Olympics. The ISU states the following: "All athletes must respect and comply with the provisions of the Olympic Charter currently in force". The ISU Judging System is used to determine the placement of competitors and medal winners.