figure skating
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figure skating
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From the origins of figure skating, where skaters once skated out patterns onto the ice surface, making a design on its surface. This then evolved into the compulsory figures component of figure skating, that was latterly dropped from competitive judging.
noun
- A sport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates.
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noun sport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
| Español | patinaje artístico, patinaje artístico sobre hielo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 피겨 스케이팅 pigyeo seukeiting |
| 日本語 | フィギュアスケート figyuasukēto |
| 中文 | 花樣滑冰 /花样滑冰 huāyàng huábīng, 花式溜冰 huāshì liūbīng, 花樣溜冰 /花样溜冰 huāyàng liūbīng, 花滑 huāhuá |
| Português | patinação artística |
| Français | patinage artistique |
| Deutsch | Eiskunstlauf |
| Italiano | pattinaggio di figura |
| Ελληνικά | καλλιτεχνικό πατινάζ kallitechnikó patináz, καλλιτεχνική παγοδρομία kallitechnikí pagodromía |
| Русский | фигу́рное ката́ние figúrnoje katánije |
| Tiếng Việt | trượt băng nghệ thuật |
| العربية | تَزَلُّج فَنِّي عَلَى اَلْجَلِيد tazalluj fannī ʕalā l-jalīd |
Talk about this word "figure skating." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/figure%20skating. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. figure skating. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/figure%20skating "figure skating." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/figure%20skating.Cite this
@misc{figure_skating_2026,
title = {figure skating},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/figure%20skating},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
