figure skating

noun

1. ice skating in which the skater traces intricate patterns on the ice.

2. a type of ice skating developed from this, emphasizing jumps, spins, and other movements that combine athletic skills and dance techniques.

3. a competitive sport in which the skater is required to execute school figures and to perform one or more original programs of difficult jumps, spins, etc., to a musical setting.

figure skating

noun

1. ice skating in which the skater traces outlines of selected patterns

2. the whole art of skating, as distinct from skating at speed

Other Word Forms

• figure skater noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of figure skating¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

French skater Adam Siao Him Fa took the lead at the Finlandia Trophy, the final stop on the ISU figure skating Grand Prix circuit, after Friday's opening short programme in Helsinki.

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British skaters Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson won gold at the NHK trophy figure skating event in Osaka - their 10th Grand Prix medal.

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The reigning Olympic champion has not skated competitively since Feb. 10, 2022, when Chen landed five clean quadruple jumps to become the seventh U.S. man to win a figure skating singles gold medal.

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For years, I’d eaten one after almost every figure skating practice, usually sitting in the front seat of the car still sweating through a fleece pullover.

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When not writing, Chung can be found figure skating, watching horror movies, or looking at pictures of weird fish.

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