February 20, 201412 yr You know, if you fall, you should be out. I know that difficulty plays into it. But you take the risk, take the consequences. I will also admit, I know absolutely nothing about it.
February 20, 201412 yr They should put them all out there at the same time and last one standing wins. Now that would be worth watching.
February 21, 201412 yr I'd love to know how they spin like a top, on skates and don't just fall down like a kid at minor league baseball game.
February 21, 201412 yr I'd love to know how they spin like a top, on skates and don't just fall down like a kid at minor league baseball game. Like it or not, that part is what makes them true athletes. That kind of control and balance does not just happen. That is the result of practice and work and work and practice.
February 21, 201412 yr As the winter Olympics go I'm a bigger fan of figure skating than most events. I watch things like the luge, bobsledding, curling, etc., and just don't get it. In figure skating I see power, speed, coordination/balance, and stamina. Kinda sounds like a lot of athletic things combined now that I think about it.:idunno:
February 21, 201412 yr I'd love to know how they spin like a top, on skates and don't just fall down like a kid at minor league baseball game. Or like a soccer player when somebody breathes on them.
February 21, 201412 yr Ice skating is pretty rough if you've never tried it. I'd liken it most to rollerblading. Can definitely agree that the people who do what they do in the Olympics are just as athletic as plenty of other sports. I think that, based on what limited knowledge of the sport I have, that the scoring is highly subjective and that gives it a bad rap.
February 21, 201412 yr I'd love to know how they spin like a top, on skates and don't just fall down like a kid at minor league baseball game. I get dizzy just watching them.
February 21, 201412 yr Or like a soccer player when somebody breathes on them. Boooooooo. BOOOOOOOOOOOO.
February 21, 201412 yr I agree the ice skaters do things that are absolutely amazing. But there has to be a better way to judge them. I guess there is another controversy based on the scoring last night with the Russian teen.
February 21, 201412 yr Why don't figure skaters get dizzy? Is this like your chickens crossing the road question? Obama would say, He has been spinning like that for years.
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