Irving Brokaw, who had studied figure skating in Europe, returned to the U.S. and popularized the new sport.

欧文·布罗考在欧洲学习了花样滑冰，回到美国后推广了这项新的体育运动。

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The figure-skating pair's convincing victory last week was particularly irksome to their rivals, who were in peak form and complained privately about the judging.

这对花样滑冰选手上周取得的令人信服的胜利尤其令她们的竞争对手感到厌烦，她们当时正处于巅峰状态，私下里抱怨裁判的判罚。

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Gold medals are awarded in four categories of Olympic figure skating.

奥运会花样滑冰的金牌颁发给四个比赛项目。

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Of the four athletes that took part, Gwyn Jones -- a 20-year-old male who competed in the mixed pairs figure skating -- was by far-and-a-way the eldest of a remarkably young team.

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Bulgarians don't wait around much to see how their athletes do in Olympic figure-skating or tennis or synchronized swimming.

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Mr Sanderson points out that the most popular Olympic events in America are women's figure-skating and gymnastics, both of which involve scantily-clad young women performing for judges.

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