figure skating
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- noun
- /ˈfɪɡjər ˈskeɪtɪŋ/
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patinaje artístico
- During the Winter Olympics, millions tuned in to watch the thrilling figure skating performances.
- figure skating and gymnastics
- figure skating and diving
- figure skating and swimming
She won the US Open for pairs figure skating.
- She won the US Open for pairs figure skating.
- Fashion is not for the faint of heart, not just figure skating, by the way.
Examples
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Individual athletes were competing in sports such as golf, tennis, figure skating, and swimming, and usually in these sports there are a number of athletes practicing at the same time.
Academic text (2007) -
There are also three figure skating contests, men's singles, ladies singles and pairs.
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And that ended my figure skating career.
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You know that this is figure skating, right?
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Do you want to go to a figure skating performance next week?
Fiction book (1999) -
He just started figure skating three months ago.
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Thus, a standard was set for women's figure skating for years to come.
Academic text (1997) -
Data were collected for men's, women's, and pairs figure skating and for ice dancing following its introduction in 1976.
Academic text (1991) -
Synchronized skating, a growing discipline within figure skating, truly focuses on appearance, as one of the goals of the sport is to present a precise, uniform look on the ice.
Academic text (2004) -
Many believe that Olympic judges for evaluative competitions such as figure skating are influenced by parochial nationalist interests that lead them to favor athletes from their own countries.
Academic text (1991)
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Morphology
The noun is compositionally built from 'figure' (shape/pattern) + 'skating' (moving on skates), so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a form of skating involving shaped movements or patterns on ice. Although 'figure' has a slightly specialized sense here, the overall meaning (a sport/style of skating) follows regular compounding patterns and is broadly inferable across languages.
Etymology
Figure skating comes from the old practice of skaters tracing clear figures or shapes, like an 'eight', on the ice to show their skill. So the name links that idea of drawing patterns to the modern sport of skating with graceful moves, jumps and spins.