Well, why would a skater not skate well at a particular competition?
1. They are doing jumps that are too hard for them and never/rarely land, even in practice but the coach said to try them for whatever reason--maybe if they're rotated, they'll get some points, for example, even if they fall. The reason they can't do the jumps could be that they are not as talented as some naturally or due to training issues.
2. They have an ache or pain that makes it hard for them to land a jump on that particular day that they usually land
3. They are jetlagged/affected by altitude or something else because they are away from home
4. There is something wrong with the ice/temperature/music/costume, etc. in that rink on that day
5. They have performance anxiety and can't perform as well when they're being judged as they can when they are not.
I would think that it could be any one of those reasons on any given day, but when someone repeatedly fails to skate clean, probably #1 or #5.
Which skaters seem like the "life of the party?" Most of them do not, in my opinion. Certainly not Alissa or Jeremy, two of the famed "head cases." They both seem sort of shy and sensitive (her moreso than him).
1. They are doing jumps that are too hard for them and never/rarely land, even in practice but the coach said to try them for whatever reason--maybe if they're rotated, they'll get some points, for example, even if they fall. The reason they can't do the jumps could be that they are not as talented as some naturally or due to training issues.
2. They have an ache or pain that makes it hard for them to land a jump on that particular day that they usually land
3. They are jetlagged/affected by altitude or something else because they are away from home
4. There is something wrong with the ice/temperature/music/costume, etc. in that rink on that day
5. They have performance anxiety and can't perform as well when they're being judged as they can when they are not.
I would think that it could be any one of those reasons on any given day, but when someone repeatedly fails to skate clean, probably #1 or #5.
Which skaters seem like the "life of the party?" Most of them do not, in my opinion. Certainly not Alissa or Jeremy, two of the famed "head cases." They both seem sort of shy and sensitive (her moreso than him).
