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

Examples of figure skating in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Alysa Liu captivated the 2026 Winter Olympics stage with fearless self-expression, flipping the script on figure skating style with her frenulum piercing and halo hair. —Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026

Arthur poured a small fortune and an equal amount of energy into molding Alysa into a figure skating phenom. —Timothy McLaughlin, Wired News, 20 Apr. 2026

Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara announced their retirement from figure skating on Friday, two months after winning the Olympic gold medal with a record-breaking skate. —ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026

Alysa Liu’s Olympic Glory in Milan At the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Liu delivered performances that cemented her place in figure skating history. —Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for figure skating

• accelerating
• accentuating
• accommodating
• accumulating
• adjudicating
• administrating
• affiliating
• agglutinating
• alienating
• alleviating
• amalgamating
• ameliorating

Kids Definition

figure skating

noun

: skating in which the skaters move in exact patterns and also perform various jumps and turns