Usage Note
Patinaje is the gerund-noun for the sport or activity of skating. It is qualified by type: patinaje sobre hielo (ice skating), patinaje artístico (figure skating), patinaje de velocidad (speed skating). The agent noun is patinador/patinadora (skater), and the verb is patinar (to skate or, colloquially, to slip up or mess up).
Examples
"Su hija practica patinaje artístico."
Natural Translation
His daughter practises figure skating.
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