Sport Analysis
History by Category
| Category | First year | Latest year | Active years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 1885 | 2026 | 127 |
| Women | 1902 | 2026 | 112 |
All-Time Individuals
Figure Skating Men
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulrich Salchow | Sweden | 360 |
| 2 | Karl Schäfer | Austria | 332 |
| 3 | Evgeni Plushenko | Russia | 316 |
| 4 | Yuzuru Hanyu | Japan | 278 |
| 5 | Alexei Yagudin | Russia | 248 |
Figure Skating Women
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonja Henie | Norway | 380 |
| 2 | Irina Slutskaya | Russia | 298 |
| 3 | Katarina Witt | East Germany | 252 |
| 4 | Michelle Kwan | United States | 252 |
| 5 | Mao Asada | Japan | 212 |
All-Time Nations
Figure Skating Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 8835 |
| 2 | Russia | 8475 |
| 3 | Canada | 4864 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 4283 |
| 5 | Germany | 3466 |
All-Time Structure
Points Distribution
Events
Disciplines
Categories
Recent Rankings (10Y)
Individuals
Figure Skating Men
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Chen | United States | 156 |
| 2 | Shoma Uno | Japan | 156 |
| 3 | Yuma Kagiyama | Japan | 136 |
| 4 | Ilia Malinin | United States | 116 |
| 5 | Yuzuru Hanyu | Japan | 110 |
Figure Skating Women
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaori Sakamoto | Japan | 174 |
| 2 | Alina Zagitova | Russia | 94 |
| 3 | Alysa Liu | United States | 84 |
| 4 | Anna Shcherbakova | Russia | 80 |
| 5 | Evgenia Medvedeva | Russia | 64 |
Nations
Figure Skating Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1428 |
| 2 | Japan | 1388 |
| 3 | Russia | 972 |
| 4 | Canada | 608 |
| 5 | Italy | 326 |
Recent Structure
Points Distribution
Events
Disciplines
Categories
Points Potential Over Time
For individual sports, this chart follows the representative individual ranking to show the long-term points potential for athletes. Team and nations rankings are excluded unless the sport is primarily team-based.
Historical Leaders
All-Time Leaders
| Leader | From | To | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axel Paulsen | 1885 | 1885 | 1 |
| Carl Werner | 1886 | 1893 | 8 |
| Eduard Engelmann | 1894 | 1896 | 3 |
| Gustav Hügel | 1897 | 1902 | 6 |
| Ulrich Salchow | 1903 | 2026 | 124 |
Recent Leaders (10Y)
| Leader | From | To | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axel Paulsen | 1885 | 1885 | 1 |
| Carl Werner | 1886 | 1893 | 8 |
| Eduard Engelmann | 1894 | 1896 | 3 |
| Gustav Hügel | 1897 | 1902 | 6 |
| Ulrich Salchow | 1903 | 1914 | 12 |
| Fritz Kachler | 1920 | 1920 | 1 |
| Gillis Grafström | 1922 | 1925 | 4 |
| Willy Böckl | 1926 | 1932 | 7 |
| Karl Schäfer | 1933 | 1941 | 9 |
| Graham Sharp | 1947 | 1947 | 1 |
| Dick Button | 1948 | 1957 | 10 |
| Hayes Alan Jenkins | 1958 | 1961 | 4 |
| David Jenkins | 1962 | 1965 | 4 |
| Alain Calmat | 1966 | 1967 | 2 |
| Emmerich Danzer | 1968 | 1971 | 4 |
| Ondrej Nepela | 1972 | 1979 | 8 |
| Jan Hoffmann | 1980 | 1983 | 4 |
| Scott Hamilton | 1984 | 1990 | 7 |
| Brian Boitano | 1991 | 1996 | 6 |
| Viktor Petrenko | 1997 | 1997 | 1 |
| Elvis Stojko | 1998 | 2001 | 4 |
| Alexei Yagudin | 2002 | 2005 | 4 |
| Evgeni Plushenko | 2006 | 2012 | 7 |
| Patrick Chan | 2013 | 2016 | 4 |
| Yuzuru Hanyu | 2017 | 2023 | 7 |
| Shoma Uno | 2024 | 2024 | 1 |
| Nathan Chen | 2025 | 2026 | 2 |
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