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Sports

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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compulsory figures

Sports; Figure skating

These include edges, steps and turns that are performed at specific points on the skating surface.

costume

Sports; Figure skating

In Olympic figure skating, skaters wear costumes that are supposed to match the mood of their music and style of their programs. Women must wear skirts and men must wear ...

crossover

Sports; Figure skating

This is when a skater moves from the outside edge of one skate to the inside edge of the other skate by crossing their legs over one another. Crossovers are used to gain speed and ...

dances

Sports; Figure skating

There are a number of different dances that are recognized by the International Skating Union (ISU) and they are in alphabetical order: 14 Steps; American Waltz; Argentine Tango; ...

death spiral

Sports; Figure skating

This is used in pairs skating and is when the man spins in a circle, staying in one place on the ice, while holding a hand of his female partner who moves in a circle around him ...