criterium
noun
, krē-ter-ˈyȯm
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Chloe Kim, for example, nabbed an X Games invite at age 13, as the primary criterium is skill. — Jenny Mccoy, SELF, "The 2019 Winter X Games Starts This Week—Here’s What You Need to Know," 23 Jan. 2019 The third stage of the race, known as the criterium, will be held in downtown Covington and will prompt street closures between 6:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday. — Kim Chatelain, NOLA.com, "Tour de Louisiane bike race set for this weekend in St. Tammany," 4 June 2018 One recent group speculating on a film is headed by ultra-cycling legend John Howard and Rashid Bahati, the father of former U.S. criterium champion Rahsaan Bahati. — Todd Balf, Outside Online, "Why Haven't You Heard of Marshall "Major" Taylor?," 19 Apr. 2018 This year, for the first time, the tournament selection committee added an additional criterium to its formula — the Quadrant System. — Michelle Kaufman, miamiherald, "Everything you need to know about Selection Sunday (including that it’s not on CBS) | Miami Herald," 10 Mar. 2018 That day, James Grady, a fixie rider who runs a local criterium race called the Mission Crit, hit the hay bales at the end of that course, tumbled over them, and broke three ribs hitting pavement on the other side. — Tom Taylor, SI.com, "What Is it Like to Race Up Some of the Toughest Hills In America On a Bike?," 28 Sep. 2017 Prograis 10:30 p.m. SHO CYCLING TIME TV Criterium: Dauphine sixth stage (Sat. — miamiherald, "Sports on TV: Friday, June 9, 2017," 8 June 2017 The race weekend consists of a time trial, circuit race, and criterium in an omnium format with male and female champions crowned. — Matt Campbell, kansascity.com, "Bicyclist killed Sunday during Tour of Kansas City event," 25 June 2017 FSFL MLB: Nationals @ Dodgers 10 p.m. ESPN ESPND NCAA Regional: TBA if necessary 11 p.m. ESPN2 ESPNU CYCLING TIME TV Criterium: Dauphine second stage (Tue., — miamiherald, "Sports on TV: Monday, June 5, 2017," 5 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'criterium.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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