Ice Skating Institute
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The Ice Skating Institute (formerly the Ice Skating Institute of America) is a trade association for ice rinks, and also an international governing body for recreational figure skating. It was founded in 1959, in order to promote skating as a recreational activity, and to that end has developed a program of tests and competitions in all areas of figure skating, as well as limited areas of speed skating and ice hockey, independent of the corresponding "serious" tests and competitions, and covering a broader range of skills, from "Tot" levels to advanced tests that would provide interesting challenges even to Olympic medalists.
The ISI and International Skating Union have a mutual agreement that allows skaters to have membership in both organizations, and be able to compete in both ISI and ISU competitions without losing eligible status in either organization.
