free skating

British

noun

either the short programme of specified movements or the long programme chosen by a skater in a figure-skating competition

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Sakamoto is just 1.48 points behind her younger teammate ahead of Thursday's free skating programme, while US world champion Alysa Liu also has eyes on the main prize.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

He won gold medals in the artistic performance and free skating categories, and hopes to one day make it to the Olympics.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

The team also has held regular hockey clinics, free skating lessons, a Día de los Muertos-themed night at Honda Center and Spanish-language broadcasts of select games.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2024

In Occidental Square, an 80-foot pop-up ice rink will offer free skating and skate rentals Dec. 8, 9 and 10.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2023

This is the mastery which produces in free skating that "melting" of one figure into another which so hypnotises the onlooker.

From Woman as Decoration by Burbank, Emily

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