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Noun: figure skating  fi-g(y)ur skey-ting
  1. A form of ice skating involving the performance of jumps, spins, and dance movements, often set to music
    "She dreamed of competing in figure skating at the Olympics"
Verb: figure-skate  'fi-gu(r),skeyt
  1. (sport) dance on skates
    "She figure-skated to classical music"

Type of: ice skating, skate

Encyclopedia: Figure skating