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Encyclopedia > Skating
Look up skating in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

There are several varieties of skating: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... It has been suggested that French Wiktionary be merged into this article or section. ...

Outdoor ice skating in Austria Ice skating is travelling on ice with skates, narrow (and sometimes parabolic) blade-like devices moulded into special boots (or, more primitively, without boots, tied to regular footwear). ... Short track speed skaters racing through a curve. ... Tour skating, or trip skating, is a form of ice skating on natural ices. ... Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... The classic (pre-inline) quad roller skate design of four wheels in a rectangular pattern. ... Aggressive Rollerblading or Freestyle rollerblading are unofficial titles sometimes used to refer to a specialized form of rollerblading in which the individual preforms dangerous stunts, tricks, or maneuvers. ... Freestyle skaters in action at Les Invalids, Paris. ... Brazilian skater Bruna Santos skates a free skating program Artistic roller skating (sometimes called roller figure skating) is a group of roller skating events similar to figure skating on ice. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with street skating. ... Invented by Bob Childs in 1998 for Kite Skating, by removing the wheels from inline skates and replacing them with two large Mini Bike wheels, these skates are fit for all terrain, similar to Mountain Bikes. ... A skateboarder performing a frontside lipslide Skateboarding is the act of rolling on or performing tricks with a skateboard. ... Snowskating is riding on a flat skate deck on snow. ... Iceboarding is a boardsport much like skateboarding that involves a skateboard deck and ice or hard snow. ...

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