Edinburgh Skating Club

Japanese: エジンバラ・スケートクラブ - えじんばらすけーとくらぶ
Edinburgh Skating Club

…Iron skates were gradually improved, and by the 17th century, the number of skating enthusiasts as a sport had increased. In 1742 (although some say around 1642), the first skating organization, the Edinburgh Skating Club, was founded in Scotland, and in 1772, the first technical book on figure skating was written by Robert Jones, a British artillery officer. Skating was modernized in the second half of the 19th century, and in 1892, representatives from around the world gathered to found the International Skating Union (ISU), the world's governing body. The following year, in 1893, the first World Speed ​​Skating Championships were held in Amsterdam, and in 1896, the first World Figure Skating Championships (men's) were held in St. Petersburg. …

*Some of the terms mentioned in the description of "Edinburgh Skating Club" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…鉄製スケートはしだいに改良が重ねられ,17世紀にはいると,スポーツとしてのスケートの愛好家が増えていった。1742年(1642年ころともいわれる)には最初のスケート団体,エジンバラ・スケートクラブがスコットランドで設立され,72年にはフィギュアスケートの最初の技術書を,イギリスの砲兵士官ロバート・ジョーンズが著している。スケートが近代化されたのは19世紀後半で,1892年には世界各国から代表が集まって世界の統轄団体,国際スケート連盟International Skating Union(ISU)を創立,翌93年に第1回スピードスケート世界選手権大会をアムステルダムで,96年にはフィギュアスケート(男子)の第1回世界選手権大会をサンクト・ペテルブルグで開いた。…

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