The sports content, origin time and action essentials of the two are different:

1. The sports content is different:

Figure skating is an ice sport that combines skills and artistry. Accompanied by music, the judges slide out various patterns, perform various skills and dance moves on the ice, and decide the ranking according to the action score.

ice dancing (Ice Dance) is a performance in which a man and a woman perform some dancing steps and dances on the ice with the rhythm of music.

2. Different origins:

Figure skating originated in Britain in the 18th century, and then developed rapidly in Germany, America, Canada and other European and American countries. There are three events stipulated by the International Skating Federation: single figure skating, double figure skating and ice dancing.

ice dancing originated from figure skating and started in Britain in 193s. After years of evolution, it has gone beyond the scope of figure skating, thus forming a separate ice and snow sport.

3. Different action requirements:

ice dancing is different from men's and women's figure skating. It emphasizes on dance steps and has strict restrictions on technical actions. Lift is not allowed in ice dancing. Ice dancing's arrangement is not random, and ice dancing must complete all kinds of dances.

Double skating requires a male player and a female player to cooperate and perform synchronized single skating movements on the ice, as well as the unique movements of double skating: throwing jump, lifting, double rotation (two players rotate around a * * * coaxial center at the same time), helix, twisting and so on.

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