Figure skating is not only a sport but also a specific type of sporting artistry, where the figure skaters become the main characters of a sporting dramatic work, while an impression of their performance on the ice is deeply imbedded in the memory of every viewer. Every pirouette and jump, accompanied by a catchy melody, make the movements, the laws of physics, and gracefulness and beauty meet on the ice in a story, which offers numerous physical and artistic characterisations of good, evil and beauty and provides a powerful emotional experience. This postage stamp, issued to celebrate the 2016 European Figure...