"Skategate" meaning in English

See Skategate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: skate + -gate Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|skate|gate}} skate + -gate Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Skategate
  1. (informal) The 2002 Olympic Winter Games figure skating scandal. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Skategate-en-name-J6l~b1P8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -gate

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