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- Jan 12, 2012
What things would you change/add/remove to make figure skating popular again?
Granted, a lot of folks still follow figure skating, but I know for a fact that the 'numbers' are down. Right off the bat I can think of a few things that have contributed to this decline. Costs of figure skating lessons and blades / boots. Fewer rinks (I think). So many great figure skaters now focusing on doing as many jumps as they can. (though one of my coaches said that competitions are starting to implement more compulsory stuff now).
Your thoughts?
Granted, a lot of folks still follow figure skating, but I know for a fact that the 'numbers' are down. Right off the bat I can think of a few things that have contributed to this decline. Costs of figure skating lessons and blades / boots. Fewer rinks (I think). So many great figure skaters now focusing on doing as many jumps as they can. (though one of my coaches said that competitions are starting to implement more compulsory stuff now).
Your thoughts?