Figure Skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics

The 1980 figure skating competition was contested indoors at the Olympic Fieldhouse. There were only minor changes to the program and scoring system used since 1976. In men’s and ladies’ compulsory figures, these were reduced from three groups to two groups for the draw for the figures to be skated. This meant that skaters had to train for fewer figures. In the pairs, the short program was increased from 25% to 28.57% (2/7th) of the total pairs’ score.