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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More than 700 gold, silver and bronze medals will be presented to the world’s top winter sports athletes taking part in events from skiing and ice hockey to figure skating and curling.
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Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Liu, 20, joins one of the strongest American rosters since team figure skating began in 2014.
—Elliott Almond, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
There are many such cases in figure skating.
—Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
And then, of course, my inner ice princess loves everything about figure skating.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 5 Feb. 2026
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Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Liu, 20, joins one of the strongest American rosters since team figure skating began in 2014.
—Elliott Almond, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
There are many such cases in figure skating.
—Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
And then, of course, my inner ice princess loves everything about figure skating.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Figure skating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figure%20skating. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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