figure skating

Questions

What does figure skating mean?

A sport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates.

Where does figure skating come from?

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.

How to pronounce figure skating

1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “figure skating”.
2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “figure skating”.
4. Repeat and practice — Say “figure skating” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.