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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Members of the 2022 U.S. Olympic figure skating team pose in Paris today after receiving gold medals following the disqualification of Team Russia for doping.
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NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024
Nathan Chen made history by winning gold medals in both the single and team figure skating programs at the 2022 games in Beijing, where Brandon Frazier and Alexa Knierim won gold in pairs competition.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 14 Aug. 2024
Salt Lake City was a compact Games, with mountain events located in close proximity to the city and to ice events like figure skating and short-track speed skating.
—Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 24 July 2024
Addison’s Alexa Knierim and the US figure skating team receive ‘historic’ gold medals from 2022 at Paris Games
Addison native Alexa Knierim and the 2022 U.S. figure skating team made Olympic history Wednesday, becoming the first Winter athletes to be awarded a gold medal at a Summer Games.
—Brian Cassella, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2024
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NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024
Nathan Chen made history by winning gold medals in both the single and team figure skating programs at the 2022 games in Beijing, where Brandon Frazier and Alexa Knierim won gold in pairs competition.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 14 Aug. 2024
Salt Lake City was a compact Games, with mountain events located in close proximity to the city and to ice events like figure skating and short-track speed skating.
—Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 24 July 2024
Addison’s Alexa Knierim and the US figure skating team receive ‘historic’ gold medals from 2022 at Paris Games
Addison native Alexa Knierim and the 2022 U.S. figure skating team made Olympic history Wednesday, becoming the first Winter athletes to be awarded a gold medal at a Summer Games.
—Brian Cassella, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Figure skating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figure%20skating. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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