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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Almost half of the passengers on board the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter were members of the figure skating community, skating officials have confirmed.
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Other passengers aboard the American Airlines flight were members of the U.S. figure skating community, including young athletes with dreams of reaching the Olympics—and their parents, who had supported them by attending events across the country, according to The Washington Post.
—Essence, 3 Feb. 2025
The figure skating community experienced immense grief this week after 14 members of the community were tragically killed in a midair aircraft collision in Washington D.C. on Wednesday night.
—Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
More than a dozen athletes and members of the figure skating community were on the doomed flight.
—NBC News, 31 Jan. 2025
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Other passengers aboard the American Airlines flight were members of the U.S. figure skating community, including young athletes with dreams of reaching the Olympics—and their parents, who had supported them by attending events across the country, according to The Washington Post.
—Essence, 3 Feb. 2025
The figure skating community experienced immense grief this week after 14 members of the community were tragically killed in a midair aircraft collision in Washington D.C. on Wednesday night.
—Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
More than a dozen athletes and members of the figure skating community were on the doomed flight.
—NBC News, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Figure skating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figure%20skating. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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