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- Oct 22, 2019
Was reading the Isabeau Levito thread and someone mentioned that she didn't have strong legs.
Anyways I'm not here to debate that but it did get me thinking. Is a skater's ability limited by what they've been gifted with genetically or can good jumps and technique be taught even by someone with a physique less ideal for skating?
Say if I take Ilia, Nathan, Yuma and teach them the most sketchy jumps that I can since childhood, would they have grown up with poor jumps or would they naturally have reverted to much better jumps due to being naturally gifted?
So for the skaters who are branded with poor technique and ugly, small jumps, could that have been completely fixed and different with say the best coaching?
Or are they just born that way and you teach them the best way to eek out the jumps and land them?
Disclaimer: I cannot even move 1m on ice so forgive me if my questions sound really dumb
Anyways I'm not here to debate that but it did get me thinking. Is a skater's ability limited by what they've been gifted with genetically or can good jumps and technique be taught even by someone with a physique less ideal for skating?
Say if I take Ilia, Nathan, Yuma and teach them the most sketchy jumps that I can since childhood, would they have grown up with poor jumps or would they naturally have reverted to much better jumps due to being naturally gifted?
So for the skaters who are branded with poor technique and ugly, small jumps, could that have been completely fixed and different with say the best coaching?
Or are they just born that way and you teach them the best way to eek out the jumps and land them?
Disclaimer: I cannot even move 1m on ice so forgive me if my questions sound really dumb