The term Fancy Skating is etched into a golden history and is on the cover of a literary masterpiece titled,
Figure and Fancy Skating, by George A. Meagher, 1895, published by Bliss, Sands and Foster in London. This document was published in the beautiful era (la belle époque), and coincided with a beautiful era in the art of Figure and Fancy Skating.
Meagher chronicled the intricate cutting edge techniques that form the incredible repertoire of Figure Artworks and Fancy Skating.
The name of the current World Figure and Fancy Skating Championships on black ice is named after this literary masterpiece.
World Figure Sport expands the world heritage of Figure Artworks and Fancy Skating because our global patrimony of culture, art, sport and goodwill are vitally important in modernity.
An original 1895 edition by George A. Meagher of Figure and Fancy Skating resides in World Figure Sport’s Archives and is still being studied today.
Read more at our “About Fancy Skating” page listed under our Global Brand heading.
Here is a link to access a copy of the 1895 edition.
https://books.google.com/books/about/Figure_and_Fancy_Skating.html?id=iPMWAAAAYAAJ