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FREE STYLE [3 records]

Record 1 2013-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Roller Skating and Skateboarding
DEF

An area of skiing that has now become part of street and vert [vertical ramp] skating.

OBS

Used to be performed on low-riding skinny boards. Tricks consisted of numerous balancing tricks, flips and shove-its.

CONT

There are boards with varying characteristics for different types of riding; i.e., slalom, freestyle or speed.

Key term(s)
  • free-style
  • free style

French

Domaine(s)
  • Patin à roulettes et planche à roulettes
CONT

Les épreuves étaient nombreuses, ça allait du saut de voitures à la vitesse et le slalom chronométrés, le saut mesuré, le freestyle avec des figures imposées et des improvisations [...] Aujourd'hui, en 1992, j'ai organisé un triaskate, c'est-à-dire trois disciplines : course de 5 kilomètres sur route (le ride, l'esprit move), minirampe, street ou freestyle.

CONT

Le free ride est constitué de trois disciplines : le free style (démonstration de figures libres sur un long board), la course à quatre ou au chrono sur 70 km au maximum, et enfin la descente.

OBS

freestyle; free-style : anglicismes au Canada.

Key term(s)
  • free-style
  • free style

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skating
CONT

Free skating is a means of expression for the skater by which he is enabled to show not only his skating ability and originality but also his interpretation of the music.

OBS

Figure skating term(s).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Patinage
CONT

Le style libre est un moyen d'expression par lequel le patineur peut montrer non seulement son habileté et son originalité, mais aussi son interprétation de la musique.

OBS

Ce terme appartient au patinage artistique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Patinaje
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Record 3 2001-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wrestling
Key term(s)
  • free-style

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lutte

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lucha
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