Have you ever thrown gifts for skaters on ice before?

Alex D · Dec 17, 2014

owl said:
Do skaters go through all their gifts themselves or do they have other people sort through them? Haven't seen a competition in person yet and thus haven't thrown anything--I'm just curious.

I do know a skater who told me that she put one of the gifts on her desk, next to her bed and it remained there for several years and also traveled with her.

yyyskate said:
too many winks, my eyes feel so sore, but this is a serious question, I know your only intention is just to bug me, so please leave me alone will ya.
is it okay to throw used stuffed animal, seriously?

I agree with Golden here

Athletes need to be very careful, so anything that doesn't look "safe" might not even get to them (at big ISU events at least, where skaters are not allowed to collect stuff themselves).

I still find the idea cute.

salchowx4 · Dec 18, 2014

It's fine to throw a used stuffed animal if it looks clean. Again, most stuffed animals get donated, so if it's in good enough condition for that, it's OK.

Winnie_20 · Dec 18, 2014

I thought the gift throwing at GPF in Barcelona was hilarious. I saw one of the volunteers in the nearby supermarket buy two large bags full of small stuffed animals to throw onto the ice!

Also, I dare say 1 out of every 3 gifts thrown from the audience on the judges' side ended up in the judges area. :laugh:

The judges were not safe there!

dorispulaski · Dec 18, 2014

Think, think. Think, think, think.

I need to decide what plushies are most appropriate to pelt judges with while claiming they are for the skaters...

Perhaps stuffed weasels? This is an Ice Weasel.

http://www.amazon.com/Ice-Beanie-Ba...qid=1418909874&sr=8-2&keywords=stuffed+weasel

and foxes??
Particularly this, sold as a lying red fox
http://www.amazon.com/Lying-Red-Fox...8&qid=1418910046&sr=8-10&keywords=stuffed+fox

alia jackson · Dec 18, 2014

Accurate aim lol and picked up his toys .

Sometime I wonder why don't they have something that can just sweep these items so that it cleared the ice faster and does anyone scan the ice before the next skater skate to make sure that all items have been cleared?

owl · Dec 18, 2014

Alex D said:
I do know a skater who told me that she put one of the gifts on her desk, next to her bed and it remained there for several years and also traveled with her.

Wow, that's so nice! I would love for that to happen with my future gift(s), but that's unlikely, haha.

anyanka · Dec 18, 2014

alia jackson said:
You mean brothers ....The Cricket Brothers

I wonder if the brothers could make up the entire 2018 Olympic podium. At that point Borser will have a hat trick in producing Olympic champs three games in a row!

alia jackson · Dec 19, 2014

anyanka said:
I wonder if the brothers could make up the entire 2018 Olympic podium. At that point Borser will have a hat trick in producing Olympic champs three games in a row!

I would love for it to happens :cheer:

lutzlover · Dec 20, 2014

sabinfire said:
For the right person and right performance, I don't see why not. Heck, I'd even throw myself onto the ice if I could.

literally me if I see Alexander smirnov

Junstella · Dec 20, 2014

alia jackson said:
Sometime I wonder why don't they have something that can just sweep these items so that it cleared the ice faster and does anyone scan the ice before the next skater skate to make sure that all items have been cleared?

http://cfile270.uf.daum.net/image/2671DD3553DF2DA7182882

Like this maybe? Of course she's just kicking a bug out of the rink :laugh:

Have you ever thrown gifts for skaters on ice before?

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