Editing Figure skating (section)

==Injuries and health issues==
In some countries, medical personnel may be slow to respond to accidents. At the [[2000 World Figure Skating Championships|2000 World Championships]] in Nice, France, a pair skater who had been injured in a lift accident lay on the ice for several minutes and had to get up and leave the ice on his own before being offered medical attention.<ref name=AP000329op/>

===Head injuries, falls and collisions===
[[File:Yuzuru_Hanyu_at_2014_Cup_of_China.jpg|thumb|right|[[Yuzuru Hanyu]] competes with his head bandaged after his accident at the [[2014 Cup of China]]]]
Competitive skaters generally do not wear helmets or other protective gear. There is a risk of head injuries, particularly in [[pair skating]] as a result of falls from lifts.<ref name=cbs991017/><ref name=binnebose/> Although pair skaters are most susceptible, serious head injuries can occur in all disciplines, including ice dance.<ref name=IN160202/><ref name=IN120713dl/><ref name=abssk2010/> Partners have accidentally slashed each other with their skate blades.<ref name=batessamuelson/><ref name=icenetfeb12/> This may occur when partners drift too close during side-by-side [[camel spins]]. Several female pair skaters have suffered head/face injuries during this element, including [[Elena Berezhnaya]],<ref name=comeback/> [[Tatiana Totmianina]],<ref name=AP10232004>{{cite web |url= https://www.espn.com/olympics/news/story?id=1908101 |title= Totmianina was motionless for five minutes |date= October 24, 2004 |access-date= January 4, 2024 |archive-date= January 4, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240104221944/https://www.espn.com/olympics/news/story?id=1908101 |url-status= live }}</ref> [[Jessica Dubé]],<ref name=cnn070423/> [[Mandy Wötzel]],<ref name=nytjl980204/> [[Galina Efremenko|Galina Maniachenko (Efremenko)]],<ref name=maniachenko/> and [[Elena Riabchuk]].<ref name=rzinj/>

Commenting on falls and concussions, [[Madison Hubbell]] said that "Most of the time, the worst falls are on things we kind of take for granted."<ref name=IN160202/> [[Shin splints]],<ref name=SM1404/> knee injuries, and back problems are not uncommon.<ref name=NYT090622/><ref name=gs4202/><ref name=podtod/> Hip damage may occur as a result of practising jumps and throws.<ref name=NYT090622/><ref name=taralip/> In rare cases, intensive training of spins may result in subtle concussions ([[Lucinda Ruh]]).<ref name=spincon/><ref name=NBCC140212/>

Injuries have also been sustained by skaters from different teams when many skaters are practising on the ice.<ref name=densta/> [[Midori Ito]] collided with [[Laetitia Hubert]] at the 1991 World Championships, while [[Oksana Baiul]] and [[Tanja Szewczenko]] collided at the 1994 Olympics, but all went on to compete. At the 2014 [[Cup of China]] the Japanese [[Yuzuru Hanyu]], winner of the [[Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's singles|Olympic title]] a few months before, and the Chinese [[Han Yan]], collided during the warm up of the free program. Despite being visibly injured, both skaters finished the competition.<ref name="CBCCA11082014">{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/figure-skating/yuzuru-hanyu-suffers-nasty-collision-still-wins-silver-at-cup-of-china-1.2828773 |title=Yuzuru Hanyu suffers nasty collision, still wins silver at Cup of China |access-date=January 4, 2024 |archive-date=October 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010191714/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/figure-skating/yuzuru-hanyu-suffers-nasty-collision-still-wins-silver-at-cup-of-china-1.2828773 |url-status=live }}</ref> On practice sessions with multiple skaters on the ice, the skater whose music is playing conventionally has right of way. Also, pairs and ice dancers skating as a unit have right of way over those skating separately as changing course is more difficult for a couple.

===Eating disorders and RED–S===
[[File:Gold_-_2016_Four_Continents_-_2.jpg|thumb|right|[[Gracie Gold]] at the [[2016 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2016 Four Continents Championship]].]]
[[Eating disorders]] are reportedly common in figure skating<ref name=HP100120/><ref name=HP100121/><ref name=muscles/> and can result in the development of [[relative energy deficiency in sport]] (RED-S), formerly known as the "female athlete triad". RED-S is a syndrome of three interrelated conditions which can cause long-standing illness in girls and women and even death. Body image and the need to maintain a fit body is a very common issue in figure skating, as skaters age, their bodies change and change the way they must approach the sport.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-12-31|title=The Problem with Body Image in Figure Skating|url=https://grandstandcentral.com/2018/sections/culture/body-image-problem-figure-skating/|access-date=2021-05-02|website=Grandstand Central|language=en-US|archive-date=May 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502193045/https://grandstandcentral.com/2018/sections/culture/body-image-problem-figure-skating/|url-status=live}}</ref> Skaters such as [[Gracie Gold]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=Crouse|first=Karen|date=2019-01-25|title=Gracie Gold's Battle for Olympic Glory Ended in a Fight to Save Herself|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/sports/gracie-gold-figure-skating-.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220102/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/sports/gracie-gold-figure-skating-.html |archive-date=2022-01-02 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-02|issn=0362-4331}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and [[Ashley Wagner ]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-10-11|title=Ashley Wagner opens up on 'severe depression' after missing 2018 Olympics|url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/10/ashley-wagner-olympics-figure-skating-depression-mental-health-instagram-story-video|access-date=2021-05-02|website=For The Win|language=en-US|archive-date=May 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502193840/https://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/10/ashley-wagner-olympics-figure-skating-depression-mental-health-instagram-story-video|url-status=live}}</ref> have faced issues such as eating disorders and depression.

===Doping===
Figure skaters occasionally have positive [[Doping in figure skating|doping]] results but it is not common.<ref name=WADA/> In a 1991 interview, three-time Olympic champion [[Irina Rodnina]] admitted that Soviet skaters used doping substances in preparation for the competitive season, stating: "Boys in pairs and singles used drugs, but this was only in August or September. This was done just in training, and everyone was tested (in the Soviet Union) before competitions."<ref name=CT910214/>