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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Ilia Malinin is near flawless Ilia Malinin, 20, turned in one of the best short programs of his senior career Thursday at the 2025 world figure skating championships.
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Liu made history in 2019 as the youngest person to win an individual title at the US figure skating championships, aged just 13.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
In the figure skating community, practically everybody knew somebody who had been there.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
In 2018, Kwan opened up to PEOPLE about her life after figure skating.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Liu made history in 2019 as the youngest person to win an individual title at the US figure skating championships, aged just 13.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
In the figure skating community, practically everybody knew somebody who had been there.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
In 2018, Kwan opened up to PEOPLE about her life after figure skating.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Figure skating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figure%20skating. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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