figure skating
Noun
Meaning
ice skating where the skates trace outlines of selected figures
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What was really funny is that as I got older all those guys who called me a sissy in junior high school wanted me to be their best friend because they wanted to meet all the girls that I knew in figure skating.
Figure skating is an unlikely Olympic event but its good television. It's sort of a combination of gymnastics and ballet. A little sexy too which doesn't hurt.
When I was younger, I always dreamed of being a legend, to be remembered in figure skating.
Figure skating is a mixture of art and sport.
Figure skating is not a hobby. It's my work, which I want to do, and do well.
And the fact that I liked to show off and be the center of attention really lends itself to figure skating very well.