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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In one of the most improbable comebacks in the history of figure skating, Alysa Liu of the United States, who quit the sport after the 2022 Beijing Olympics, reclaimed her career on her own joyous terms and won the gold medal in the women’s competition on Thursday at the Milan-Cortina Games.
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Bora Erden, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Alysa Liu became the first American in 24 years to win gold in women’s figure skating.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Gone is the shy 21-year-old who talked effusively about figure skating, replaced by a young man whose words come in measured and concrete thoughts about a larger purpose.
—Les Carpenter, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2026
Shroats has coached figure skating in North Texas for more than a decade and worked with Glenn long before her Olympic run began.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 19 Feb. 2026
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Bora Erden, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Alysa Liu became the first American in 24 years to win gold in women’s figure skating.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Gone is the shy 21-year-old who talked effusively about figure skating, replaced by a young man whose words come in measured and concrete thoughts about a larger purpose.
—Les Carpenter, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2026
Shroats has coached figure skating in North Texas for more than a decade and worked with Glenn long before her Olympic run began.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Figure skating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figure%20skating. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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