Meanings
nounfigure skating (uncountable)
- uncountableA sport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates.
Origin
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.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تَزَلُّج فَنِّي عَلَى اَلْجَلِيد
- تَزَلُّج فَنِّي عَلَى اَلْجَلِيد (tazalluj fannī ʕalā l-jalīd)sport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
Bulgarian фигурно пързаляне
- фигурно пързаляне (figurno părzaljane)sport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
Chinese Mandarin 花樣滑冰 /花样滑冰, 花式溜冰
- 花樣滑冰 /花样滑冰 (huāyàng huábīng)sport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
- 花式溜冰 (huāshì liūbīng)sport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
- 花樣溜冰 /花样溜冰 (huāyàng liūbīng)sport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
- 花滑 (huāhuá)sport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
Czech krasobruslení
- krasobruslenísport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
Dutch kunstschaatsen, kunstrijden
- kunstschaatsensport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
- kunstrijdensport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
Esperanto arta sketado
- arta sketadosport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
Estonian iluuisutamine
- iluuisutaminesport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
Finnish taitoluistelu, kaunoluistelu
- taitoluistelusport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
- kaunoluistelusport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
French patinage artistique
- patinage artistiquesport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
German Eiskunstlauf
- Eiskunstlaufsport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
Greek καλλιτεχνικό πατινάζ, καλλιτεχνική παγοδρομία
- καλλιτεχνικό πατινάζ (kallitechnikó patináz)sport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
- καλλιτεχνική παγοδρομία (kallitechnikí pagodromía)sport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
Hungarian műkorcsolyázás, műkorcsolya
- műkorcsolyázássport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
- műkorcsolyasport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
Italian pattinaggio di figura
- pattinaggio di figurasport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
Japanese フィギュアスケート
- フィギュアスケート (figyuasukēto)sport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
Korean 피겨 스케이팅
- 피겨 스케이팅 (pigyeo seukeiting)sport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
Latvian daiļslidošana
- daiļslidošanasport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
Norwegian kunstløp
- kunstløpsport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
Persian پاتیناژ نمایشی, اسکیت نمایشی
- پاتیناژ نمایشی (pâtinâž-e namâyeši)sport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
- اسکیت نمایشی (eskeyt-e namâyeši)sport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
Polish łyżwiarstwo figurowe
- łyżwiarstwo figurowesport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
Portuguese patinação artística
- patinação artísticasport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
Russian фигу́рное ката́ние
- фигу́рное ката́ние (figúrnoje katánije)sport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
Slovak krasokorčuľovanie
- krasokorčuľovaniesport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
Spanish patinaje artístico, patinaje artístico sobre hielo
- patinaje artísticosport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
- patinaje artístico sobre hielosport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
Swedish konståkning
- konståkningsport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
Thai สเกตลีลา
- สเกตลีลา (sà-gét-lii-laa)sport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
Ukrainian фігу́рне ката́ння
- фігу́рне ката́ння (fihúrne katánnja)sport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
Vietnamese trượt băng nghệ thuật
- trượt băng nghệ thuậtsport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates
Cite this entry
APA
figure skating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figure%20skating
MLA
“figure skating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figure%20skating. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “figure skating,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figure%20skating.
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