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Figure skating

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A sport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates. uncountable
  2. 2
    ice skating where the skates trace outlines of selected figures wordnet

Etymology

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.

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