Skating Sports: English Vocabulary List

the sport or activity of moving on ice with ice skates

"Ice skating is popular here."

"Professional ice skating requires strong core muscles because maintaining balance on thin blades while moving at high speeds is extremely difficult."

a competitive ice skating sport where athletes race over a specific distance, aiming to achieve the fastest time

"Speed skating races on a long track."

"Speed skating races on a long track and skaters compete in distances from five hundred meters to ten thousand meters."

a sport where individuals or pairs perform artistic routines on ice, combining elements of dance, jumps, and spins

"Figure skating judges jumps and spins."

"Figure skating judges jumps and spins and skaters perform short and long programs set to music."

a contact sport played by two teams of roller skaters skating counterclockwise around a track

"Roller derby is played on quad skates."

"Roller derby is played on quad skates and two teams try to lap the opposing team's jammer around an oval track."

the sport or activity of moving around quickly on skates

"The children enjoyed roller skating at the rink."

"The roller skating rink played disco music as children glided past in colorful rented skates."

a competitive skating sport where participants race on inline skates, aiming for speed on a track or road course

"Inline speed skating races on wheels."

"Inline speed skating races on wheels and skaters use large wheels and aerodynamic helmets for maximum speed."

a type of skating that is performed on paved surfaces like streets or roads, often using inline skates or rollerblades

"Road skating is done on paved surfaces."

"Road skating is done on paved surfaces and skaters navigate city streets or closed road courses."

a team ice skating sport where a group of skaters performs choreographed routines together

"Synchronized skating teams perform together."

"Synchronized skating teams perform together and twelve to twenty skaters execute precise formations and step sequences."

a sport involving various activities using inline skates, which have two to five wheels arranged in a single line under a boot

"Inline skating uses a line of wheels."

"Inline skating uses a line of wheels and skaters glide on paved surfaces using a heel brake to stop."

a sport where skaters perform intricate tricks and maneuvers around a series of evenly spaced cones on inline skates

"Freestyle slalom weaves through cones."

"Freestyle slalom weaves through cones and skaters perform tricks and spins around a line of plastic markers."

the sport or activity of performing choreographed routines on roller skates, combining dance and acrobatics

"Artistic roller skating includes figures and dance."

"Artistic roller skating includes figures and dance and skaters perform jumps and spins on quad skates."

the sport or activity of riding a skateboard

"Skateboarding is popular."

"She enjoys skateboarding after school because it helps her relax while still giving her energy."

a form of skateboarding that involves performing tricks and maneuvers on urban streets, sidewalks, and obstacles like rails and stairs

"Street skateboarding uses stairs and rails."

"Street skateboarding uses stairs and rails and skaters perform tricks on urban obstacles like benches and ledges."

a form of skateboarding that involves performing tricks and maneuvers in specially designed skate parks with ramps, rails, and obstacles

"Park skateboarding uses bowls and ramps."

"Park skateboarding uses bowls and ramps and skaters gain speed by pumping through transitions to perform aerial tricks."

a type of skateboarding that involves performing tricks and maneuvers on a skateboard in a vertical or ramp-based setting, such as halfpipes or skateparks

"Vertical skateboarding rides half pipes."

"Vertical skateboarding rides half pipes and skaters launch high above the coping to perform flips and spins."

a type of skateboarding using longer boards, typically for cruising, downhill racing, or freestyle riding

"Longboarding is used for cruising and downhill."

"Longboarding is used for cruising and downhill and longboards are longer and more stable than standard skateboards."

a position in figure skating where the skater glides with legs extended outward and straight, resembling the shape of an eagle's wings

"The spread eagle positions the feet apart."

"The spread eagle positions the feet apart and the skater glides with toes pointed outward in a straight line."

a skating jump that takes off from a forward outside edge and includes one-and-a-half revolutions in the air before landing

"The Axel takes off from a forward outside edge."

"The Axel takes off from a forward outside edge and is the only jump that takes off facing forward."

a skateboarding trick in which the skater rotates the board around its axis while in the air, often involving flipping the board with their feet

"The flip trick spins the board vertically."

"The flip trick spins the board vertically and the skater uses his front foot to flick the edge."

a skateboarding trick where the skater uses their foot to flip the board in the air while jumping, causing it to rotate horizontally before landing back on the ground

"The kickflip flips the board with the toes."

"The kickflip flips the board with the toes and the skater pops the tail and drags his front foot off the nose."

(skateboarding) the act of riding backward while maintaining the normal stance on the board

"He rode fakie down the ramp."

"The skateboarder surprised the crowd by performing a complex trick while riding fakie."

a skateboarding trick where the rider leaps into the air without using their hands by popping the board off the ground with their feet

"The ollie lifts the board without hands."

"The ollie lifts the board without hands and the skater pops the tail and slides the front foot up."

a skateboarding trick where the rider uses the front foot to press down the nose of the board and lift the rear wheels off the ground

"The nollie pops the nose instead of the tail."

"The nollie pops the nose instead of the tail and the skater rides forward with his front foot on the nose."

a skateboarding trick where the board flips forward beneath the skater's feet using the heel of the leading foot

"The heelflip flips the board with the heel."

"The heelflip flips the board with the heel and the skater pops the tail and drags his back heel off the nose."