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Of or pertaining to any organized, competitive, entertaining, and skillful activity or game requiring commitment, strategy, and fair play, in which a winner can be defined by objective means within a specified set of rules.

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two footed landing

Sports; Figure skating

When a skater lands on one foot and then the other foot just touches, ever so slightly, the ice.

upright spin

Sports; Figure skating

The skater spins in an upright position the skating leg is straight and the free leg is crossed in front of the skating leg.

utilization

Sports; Figure skating

Refers to how much of the skating rink the skater uses.

waltz

Sports; Figure skating

This is a jump used by beginning skaters where the skater takes off from the forward outside edge of the skate and lands on the back outside edge of the other skate. A half ...

whaxel

Sports; Figure skating

When a skater, when performing an Axel, swings their free leg forward too early and loses their balance.

wrapped jump

Sports; Figure skating

When a skater's free leg gets wrapped around their landing leg. This means that the final revolution of the jump has not been fully completed.

camel spin

Sports; Figure skating

This is a spin that is performed on one leg with the body in a straight line with the free leg. So the skaters free leg is parallel to the ice.