free skate

noun

, Figure Skating.

1. a freestyle competition with no required elements, in which skaters perform an original program of jumps, spins, sequences, etc., to music of their choice.

Example Sentences

But repeated practice mutes that reflex for skaters like Ilia Malinin, the American who was the first person to land a quadruple axel in competition and whose 2024 World Championship free skate score was the highest ever.

From New York Times

Valieva, then 15, finished fourth with a mistake-filled free skate under intense pressure from the legal issues.

From Seattle Times

The ISU removed Valieva’s points — a maximum 10 for her team in each of the short program and free skate — but did not add a point to the tally of other teams who subsequently rose in the event standings.

From Seattle Times

She completed seven triple jumps without a single negative grade of execution from any of the nine judges; though she did a triple flip-double axel-double axel sequence instead of a triple-triple combination, she racked up 138.85 points, a personal best and three points better than Glenn’s free skate routine.

From Los Angeles Times

But I had no idea that I had won the free skate until afterward.

From Los Angeles Times