Have you ever heard ” oh my gosh, figure skating, can you do that spiny thing in the air.”
I’m sure all figure skaters have heard this once in their life and it’s very awkward. In this blog I will be telling you about some awkward things about skating and my experiences.
Not every part of skating is perfect. If you ever seen any skating videos or competitions, many of us fall or make mistakes in our program. Mistakes that can happen in our program can be:
- wrong move
- wrong direction
- music skips
- getting our dress caught on our blades
Doing the wrong move or wrong direction isn’t necessarily the end of the world, usually we just try to play it off, but music and dresses malfunctioning it can be rough. Music skipping can be a panic moment because you can’t tell anyone that your music skipped when you’re out there by yourself skating. You mostly rely on your coach to save you from the moment.
Now, music skipping doesn’t cost us anything besides the awkwardness, dresses are very expensive. It can be a total nightmare when you have a dress malfunction when you’re about to go on for your program. You basically get in this panic mode and start to find solutions to fix your dress.
Along with these imperfections, there are many other mistakes or painful moments that happen
- Falls
- Skates
Falls can be very painful because your body weight and how much force you are putting into the jump all adds up and you’re basically hitting concrete. All this impact can lead to something like this or worse :
Jadah Torbenson
Along with dangerous jumps and tricks your skates can also get ruined. A good pair of skates can cost up to $700 just for the boots. When spending that much on a pair of skates and then ruining them, can be painful in your bank account and your heart.
Jadah Torbenson
Although there are somethings that are imperfections about figure skating, this does not make it a bad sport. Just like everything, there will be some flaws. Through the falls and the expense, every penny is worth the wonderful journey.
