Ice skating
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Ice skating is the self-propulsion and gliding of a person across a flat ice surface, using metal-bladed ice skates. People skate for various reasons, including recreation, exercise, competitive sport
Outdoor ice skaters in 1925
A postman in Germany during the winter of 1900 (stamp from 1994)
Skating fun by 17th century Dutch painter Hendrick Avercamp
The Skating Minister by Henry Raeburn, depicting a member of the Edinburgh Skating Club in the 1790s
Ice rink
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An ice rink is a frozen body of water or an artificial sheet of ice where people can ice skate or play winter sports. Rinks are also used for exhibitions, contests and ice shows. The growth and increa
Ice skating
…ice surfaces used by skaters can accommodate a variety of winter sports which generally require an enclosed area, but are also used by skaters who need ice tracks and trails for distance skating and speed skating. Man-made ice surfaces include ice rinks, ice hockey rinks, bandy fields, ice tracks required for the sport of…
Interior of the Glaciarium in 1876
Ice rink in Amsterdam c. 1900, from the Amsterdam City Archives
1894–1895: North Avenue Ice Palace skating rink in Baltimore, Maryland
1901: St. Nicholas Rink, New York City