Definition of "figure-skating" [figure-skating]

• Fancy skating in which figures of various kinds are described on the ice by the skater. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Forget figure-skating: these fast-gliding girls are both aggressive and self-expressive, so expect fishnets and nose rings alongside the kneepads and helmets."
• "Mr. Weir recently announced his plan to return to figure-skating competitively and train for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi."
• "Walker was a founder member of the world's first figure-skating club, which could only exercise when the loch froze."