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

One major limiting factor for figure skating’s broadcast opportunities has been the sport’s reliance on music, the licensing for which has required Kafkaesque levels of clearance, even in the lead-up to Milan. —Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 24 Mar. 2026

After a memorable figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics last month, many of the podium finishers from Milan will be in Prague for the final marquee event of the season. —Tim Chan, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026

Liu became one of the brightest stars of that competition by winning gold in a personal and team event just four years after announcing her retirement from figure skating. —Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026

Last month at the Winter Olympics in Milan, the athlete became the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal for figure skating in 24 years. —Zara Irshad, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 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