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figure skating
The competitive ice sport of performing jumps, spins, and choreographed movement on ice skates. Loanword from English. A widely followed winter sport in Japan, both at the Olympic level and on TV.
Loanword from English "figure skating." In casual conversation it is often shortened to フィギュア — context disambiguates between the sport and the model-figurine sense of フィギュア.
Common collocations
- フィギュアスケートの選手: figure skater
- フィギュアスケートの大会: figure skating competition
- フィギュアスケートを習う: to take figure skating lessons
- ペアフィギュア / アイスダンス: pairs / ice dance