花样滑冰在世界上开展已有近百年的历史，中国花样滑冰开始于50年代。

目前，花样滑冰有单人滑、双人滑、冰上舞蹈和队列比赛。其中花样滑冰有单人和双人滑。比赛分为短节目和自由滑；冰上舞蹈分为规定舞、创编舞和自由舞。队列滑包括规定项目和自选项目。我国现在仅开展花样滑冰单人滑、双人滑、和冰上舞蹈项目。

国内花样滑冰重点比赛有：全国花样滑冰锦标赛和全国花样滑冰冠军赛；全国花样滑冰青少年系列赛（2站）；四年一度的全运会和冬运会。

经过艰苦的努力，目前我国花样滑冰运动的水平已跻身于世界强队之列。女子单人滑选手陈露曾获得世界锦标赛冠军；双人滑选手申雪、赵洪博连续四年在世界锦标赛上进入前三名，并在2002年世锦赛上获得冠军，在2002年美国盐湖城举行的第十九届冬奥会上获得铜牌。

Figure skating has a history of almost 100 years and it started as an athletic sport in China in 1950s.

Figure skating consists of single skating(man and ladies),pairs sk-ating,ice dance and synchronized skating.Single and pair skating c-onsists of short program and free skating;ice dancing consists of compulsory dance,original dance,free dance;synchronized skating consists of short program and free skating.in China,single skating,pair skating and ice dancing are being practiced now.

The important annual figure skating competitions in China are:National Championships, National Cup Competitions,National Junior Competition series.The NationlGames that includes single skating only are held every four years;The National Winter Games that includes single skating,pair skating and ice dancing are also held every four years.

The Chinese figure skating team has become one of the strongest tesams in the world after great efforts in training.Lu Chen won the Champion at ladies event in 1995 World Chmpionships and bronze medals at the 17th and 18th Olympic Winter Games.Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao was among the top3 piaces at pair skating event in 4 consecutive World Championships from 1999 to 2002,incuding their historal 1st piace at World Championships in 2002.They won the bronze medal at the 19th Olympic Winter Games held in Salt Lake City,USA in 2002.