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Ice skating probably developed in Scandinavia as early as 1000 bce, the first skates being made from shank or rib bones of elk, oxen, reindeer, and other animals. Ice hockey is the best-known team sport that involves skating. The activity of ice skating has given rise to two distinctive sports: figure skating, which involves the performance of various jumps, spins, and dance movements and speed skating and short-track speed skating, both of which are forms of racing on ice skates. Ice skating, the recreation and sport of gliding across an ice surface on blades fixed to the bottoms of shoes (skates).

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