figure skating
noun
: skating characterized by the performance of various jumps, spins, and dance movements and formerly by the tracing of prescribed figures
figure skater
noun
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For one thing, judges have to factor in those little bumps and hiccups that occur in a figure skating presentation.
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John Werner, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Among those were members of the figure skating community, coming back from a tournament in Kansas.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2025
The family was returning from a figure skating event in Wichita, Kansas, and heading to their home in Ashburn, Virginia, when their airplane collided in midair with an Army helicopter in an accident that left 67 people dead.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
The club also pays special homage to local skaters killed on Feb. 15, 1961, when the entire U.S. figure skating team died in a plane crash in Belgium on its way to the World Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
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John Werner, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Among those were members of the figure skating community, coming back from a tournament in Kansas.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2025
The family was returning from a figure skating event in Wichita, Kansas, and heading to their home in Ashburn, Virginia, when their airplane collided in midair with an Army helicopter in an accident that left 67 people dead.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
The club also pays special homage to local skaters killed on Feb. 15, 1961, when the entire U.S. figure skating team died in a plane crash in Belgium on its way to the World Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Figure skating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figure%20skating. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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