Watching dance it became even more apparent to me that something has to be done about limiting the skate-to-the-head moves. Virtually every lift had some variation of this move, and many spins as well. And it's UGLY!!! It's the worst thing to hit dance since the crotch-shot lifts (now illegal, thank God). I don't think I saw a single one of the ladies that did it display sufficient flexibility to make it beautiful and so they just kind of sat there in the programs and multiplied.
I know teams do it because it brings levels up on lifts and spins, but this must be discouraged next year. It's a blight on figure skating. Kind of like most of the costumes from the OD.
I know teams do it because it brings levels up on lifts and spins, but this must be discouraged next year. It's a blight on figure skating. Kind of like most of the costumes from the OD.
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