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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Although figure skating remains one of the most popular winter Olympic sports, viewership of the 2022 Beijing Olympics fell to an all-time low.
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Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Mar. 2025
But because no one is better at pulling off figure skating’s hardest jump, a quartet of revolutions.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
At stake are berths for the U.S. figure skating team at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina.
—Lawrence Yee, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Dubbed the ‘next big thing’ in American women’s figure skating, Liu won back-to-back U.S. titles at just 13 and 14 years old.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Mar. 2025
But because no one is better at pulling off figure skating’s hardest jump, a quartet of revolutions.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
At stake are berths for the U.S. figure skating team at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina.
—Lawrence Yee, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Dubbed the ‘next big thing’ in American women’s figure skating, Liu won back-to-back U.S. titles at just 13 and 14 years old.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Figure skating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figure%20skating. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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