Now, wait a minute. Curves don't mean only boobs.
R.D. is aware of that...
Now, wait a minute. Curves don't mean only boobs.
http://absoluteskating.com/reports/2009doi/Miki-Ando.jpg . Miki is hot. Enough said. She doesn't look 14. Yuna could look 14 in the right outfit but she can also look really feminine and sexy in the right outfit.
If people don't want their bodies to be critiqued, then they should not have become involved in the sport of figure skating where girls skate in front of large audiences in skimpy little outfits and tights and guys in form fitting suits and unitards. I'm just saying. The same thing goes for ballet, gymnastics, swimming, or any sport requiring the athlete to wear little or form fitting clothing; they pretty much signed up to have their bodies critiqued when they became serious about one of the above activities. If these skaters have such an issue with people critiquing their bodies, then they should have gone into hockey, where they can hide their bodies behind all that padding, instead. I agree that referring to a skater as "fat" or "heavy" is out of line, especially where the vast majority are extremely fit, but no posters on this thread appear to be doing so. JMHO on the topic.
If people don't want their bodies to be critiqued, then they should not have become involved in the sport of figure skating where girls skate in front of large audiences in skimpy little outfits and tights and guys in form fitting suits and unitards. I'm just saying. The same thing goes for ballet, gymnastics, swimming, or any sport requiring the athlete to wear little or form fitting clothing; they pretty much signed up to have their bodies critiqued when they became serious about one of the above activities. If these skaters have such an issue with people critiquing their bodies, then they should have gone into hockey, where they can hide their bodies behind all that padding, instead. I agree that referring to a skater as "fat" or "heavy" is out of line, especially where the vast majority are extremely fit, but no posters on this thread appear to be doing so. JMHO on the topic.
Ummm... wow. So much wrong with that post. Very much blame-the-rape-victim-for-being-provocatively-dressed.
Yes, unfortunately because we live in a society that LOVES to shoot down anyone that stands out, skaters' parents that are putting their little girls into the sport should be somewhat aware of that (You really don't expect a four-year-old to think about how the audience will perceive their body shape, do you? And if you're arguing that the girls should abandon their talent if they start developing curves, that's absolutely insensitive of you).
That being said, the blame lies on a normalcy-obsessed society, NOT on the skaters that have "abnormal" bodies.
That's just life in 2010, there are so many people suffering from obesity and eating disorders but nothing really has yet to change.
In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if it's actually better now than it used to be, given that the issue of eating disorders, etc. is now more public than ever.
Nevertheless, judging by many comments in this thread (and in other threads), we've still a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONGGGGGGGGGGGG way to go.
I would re-phrase that to say "the blame lies on a perfection-obsessed society, NOT on the skaters that have normal bodies." All the ladies mentioned in this thread are well within the range of "normal".That being said, the blame lies on a normalcy-obsessed society, NOT on the skaters that have "abnormal" bodies.
I absolutely agree.Biology isn't always destiny.
Sorry, but you're not making much sense to me. It seems you are one of the posters on here who talk about and try to make predictions based on body shapes more than the average skating fan...but in the last few posts you went from blaming certain fans' nitpicking skaters' bodies on the skaters (rather than admonishing the behaviour itself), then you jumped to the topic of eating choices.The reality is that modern society is obsessed with body image regardless of what sports or activities people take place in. Celebrities, singers, etc are viewed in terms of their body types all the time. There are magazines everywhere advertising weight loss and full of pictures of airbrushed photos of men and woman who fit the modern definition of being "beautiful". While this concept can contain people of many different shapes and sizes, in general people get the idea that taller and skinner is better, and if you're lucky enough to be tall and thin and still have some curves if your a girl and muscle definition if you're a guy, then that's even better. There are forums like this where posters argue about the height and weight of celebrities all the time. The media is everywhere, you can't really escape it, and everyone has their own opinion of what they consider attractive, fat, cute, etc. That's just life in 2010, there are so many people suffering from obesity and eating disorders but nothing really has yet to change.
Frank Carroll tells his students "You can eat or you can compete" and he's right. Yeah, Yuna Kim eats cereal for dinner every night and that kind of blows but it brought her to the top of the sport and as long as she's not suffering from an eating disorder than I think it just shows her discipline and can be seen as one of the sacrifices she made to be the best.
If people don't want their bodies to be critiqued, then they should not have become involved in the sport of figure skating where girls skate in front of large audiences in skimpy little outfits and tights and guys in form fitting suits and unitards. I'm just saying. The same thing goes for ballet, gymnastics, swimming, or any sport requiring the athlete to wear little or form fitting clothing; they pretty much signed up to have their bodies critiqued when they became serious about one of the above activities..
Skating is a bit of a beauty contest lol . But seriously, thank goodness skating is not like ballet, where you have to have a certain body type , feet and legs to be professional. We have seen all shapes over the recent decades be champions!
Skating is a bit of a beauty contest lol . But seriously, thank goodness skating is not like ballet, where you have to have a certain body type , feet and legs to be professional. We have seen all shapes over the recent decades be champions!
I'm going to start this thread up again to say congrats to Christina for getting in the JGPF with a second medal at JGP Germany today! I am impressed that she still got 108+ WITH TWO FALLS. (one in the SP (no combo!) and one in the FP). The international judges are really digging Gao.
Also really cool that the American girls have swept the silver medals so far. (Of course, I'd would have like one of them to WIN, but this is the next best thing.)