Gliding their way through the ice are these great sportspersons

One of the best sports to get your hands on around snow is ice skating. Be on holiday or a vocational experience; nothing matches the joy of sliding your way through the snow. While it is seen as an adventure sport, ice skating also has made its way to the Olympics under various disciples. One such disciple is figure skating, and over centuries, the world has witnessed some impeccably talented ice skaters. Let us take a look at some of the famous ice skaters around the world.

AljonaSavchenko

Ukrainian-born German pair skater, Savchenko is one of the most decorated pair skaters. She is a two-time Olympic bronze medalist, a six-time World Champion, a four-time European Champion, and a five-time Grand Prix Final champion. With her partner Bruno Massot, she was the 2018 Olympic champion, the World Champion. They are also a two-time European silver medalist, winning the 2017–18 Grand Prix Final champion, and a two-time German national champion. The pair holds the world record for best free skate score. But due to not being able to find a partner, Savchenko in 2021 announced that she will be focusing on coaching.

Patrick Chan

Canadian former competitive figure skater Patrick Chan is a 2018 Olympic gold medallist, 2014 Olympic silver medallist in the men's and team events, a three-time World champion, a two–time Grand Prix Final champion, and a three-time Four Continents champion, among various other achievements.

EvgeniaMedvedeva

Former competitive Russian figure skater, Medvedeva is a two-time Olympic silver medalist, a two-time world champion, a two-time European champion, a two-time Grand Prix Final champion, a two-time Russian national champion. She is also a silver medalist at the 2018 European Figure Skating Championships, and bronze medalist at the 2019 World Championships. In fact, what makes Medvedeva stand apart is that at just the age of 20, she was the first ladies' singles skater to win senior worlds the year after winning Junior Worlds and the first ladies' singles skater to win two consecutive senior Worlds the year after winning Junior Worlds.

Other famous figure ice skaters are Karl Schäfer, EvgeniPlushenko, Irina Rodnina,John Curry, Richard Button, Brian Boitano, Kurt Browning, ArturDmitriev, Peggy Fleming, Gillis Grafström, Dorothy Hamill, Scott Hamilton, YuzuruHanyu, Carol Heiss, Sonja Henie, Ekaterina Gordeeva/Sergei Grinkov, Michelle Kwan, and Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir to name a few.