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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Today, her father, recently divorced from her mother, accompanies her to her first figure skating lesson.
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Addie Morfoot, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
If not, the fundraiser will still go on with on-land events only, including ice science demonstrations, a figure skating show and skating on the Edgewater Hotel ice rink.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
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Addie Morfoot, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
If not, the fundraiser will still go on with on-land events only, including ice science demonstrations, a figure skating show and skating on the Edgewater Hotel ice rink.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for figure skating
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“Figure skating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figure%20skating. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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