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Ice Skating

Synonyms / Other Terms Used

Skating, Figure Skating, Speed Skating

Category

Activities, Sporting Activities, Sports, Winter Sports, Tourism

Message / Function

For notice in general and to signify the activity of ice skating

 

Source Description
Pictogram Ice skating from an unknown source Unknown Human figure skating
Pictogram No I-370-22: Skating ( Patinage) from Québec Québec Side view of human figure skating
ÖNORM A 3011 Public information symbol No 74: Ice skating ÖNORM A 3011 Side view of human figure skating
SIS Pictogram Ice Skating SIS Side view of human figure skating, horizontal line below
Erco Pictogram Ice Skating Erco Human figure skating
Hora page 93, Parks Canada: Pictogram Ice Skating PC Side view of human figure skating
U.S. National Park Service Map Symbol: Recreation (Winter) - Ice Skating U.S. National
Park Service
Human figure skating
Modley & Myers page 88, National Park Service: Pictogram Ice Skating NPS Human figure skating
Icon No 3189961: Ice Skating by Dutchicon (Iconfinder) Dutchicon Human figure in speed skating position
Modley & Myers page 113, Swedish Standard Recreation Symbols (SSRS): Pictogram Ice Skating SSRS Human figure in speed skating position
Erco Pictogram Speed Skating Erco Human figure in speed skating position
BS 8501 Public Information Symbol No 9033: Ice Skating BS 8501:2002 Human figure in speed skating position
NZS 8603 Outdoor Recreation Symbol No 44: Ice Skating NZS 8603 Human figure in speed skating position
Hora page 163: CNIS Pictogram Speed Skating CNIS Human figure in speed skating position
Modley & Myers page 124, Olympic Winter Games 1972 in Sapporo: Figure Skating WO'72 Human figure in spiral position
Erco Pictogram Figure Skating Erco Human figure in spiral position
Pictogram Ice Skating from an unknown source Unknown Human figure in spiral position
Hora page 163: CNIS Pictogram Figure Skating CNIS Human figure in spiral position
Sagamihara Map Symbol: Ice Skating Sagamihara Human figure with ice skates, in spiral position
Pictogram Ice Skating from an unknown source Unknown Side view of old style ice skate
McLaren & Braunstein: Pictogram Ice Skating McLaren & Braunstein Side view of ice skate
Modley & Myers page 114, Swedish Standard Recreation Symbols (SSRS): Pictogram Ice Skating SSRS Side view of ice skate
Icon Ice Skating (Vienna) from Handbuch wien.gv.at Handbuch wien.gv.at Side view of ice skate
BTA 1989 Page 3.20: Pictogram Ice Skating BTA 1989 Side view of ice skate
SN 640 827 Symbol No 9.24: Ice Skating SN 640 827 Side view of ice skate without boot

Note: Some of the examples shown above were mirrored horizontally to contrast differences.

Discussion

The collection shown above is only a selection of the wide variety of pictograms used all over the world to signify Ice Skating. Some of the pictograms were developed to denote Figure Skating or Speed Skating in particular.

Test data for the referent Ice Skating is rather limited:

The results of an Appropriateness Ranking Test for five pictogram variants, conducted by Gehringer (1976) in Austria, indicate that showing a human figure skating is preferred to just displaying skates.

Recommendations

IceScating  IceScating   IceScating

Based on test results available we recommend the use of an improved pictogram similar to symbol No 74 of ÖNORM A 3011, ERCO No 740, or the Chinese Public Information Symbol for Skating.

Tests of pictograms of referent Ice Skating

Gehringer, J. (1976): Reihungstest über 18 Begriffe aus dem Sportwesen - Priorität I. Report to the Austrian Standards Institute (ON) dated January 1976, Vienna.

See also

Inline Skating, Dancing

 

Updated 2024-12-02 by Ch.Brugger