Why is Skating the Only Sport Where the Athletes Await their Scores with their Coaches ?

coolboogie22 · May 30, 2014

Why is Skating the Only Sport Where the Athletes Await their Scores with their Coaches ?

I find it particular that we are the only sport where athletes wait their score with coaches. For me, the coaches do not have their place in the kiss & cry. I think most coaches play in the promotion of their work being in the kiss & cry and it does not make sense to me, there is only in this sport that we see this . I prefer to see the playful ski await the verdict of the judges alone and have a genuine emotion of his notes. Coaches are like circus for me on the kiss & cry.

I think a revolution skating begins slowly, I saw skaters like Caroline Zhang who waited in the kiss & cry alone. This is a good thing for me, I think we credit too much on coaches. They should not be in the foreground waiting for scores, the athlete should be the person who has this concern.

Meoima · May 30, 2014

Well, for the most part, coaches stay there on the Kiss&Cry to comfort their skaters (if the results were not good) and congrats their students if the results were good. I think most people need someone by their sides at that critical moments.

Icey · May 30, 2014

I don't know why skaters can't wait for their scores the way gymnasts, divers, etc do. The first formal off-ice waiting area at the Olympics appeared in Sarajevo 1984.

ice coverage · May 30, 2014

Icey said:
... I would be interested to know when the K&C first appeared in competitions.

A Slate piece published at the time of the Sochi Olympics summarized the history of the K and C.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/five_rin...p_with_the_name_for_where_figure_skaters.html (Feb 18, 2014)

It mentions 1983 Worlds and the 1980 Lake Placid Games as earlier milestones in the evolution of the K and C.

Sandpiper · May 30, 2014

Is it such a big deal if the athlete waits alone or with their coaches? The latter makes for better theatre anyway. :laugh:

dorispulaski · May 30, 2014

And someone has to give them their skateguards...and the box of tissues.

Icey · May 30, 2014

Can a skater and his coach choose not to wait in the K&C area ?

Sam-Skwantch · May 30, 2014

Icey said:
Can a skater and his coach choose not to wait in the K&C area ?

Where would they go?:confused2:

pointyourtoe · May 30, 2014

Um..Caroline Zhang's situation is hardly enviable.
Does she even have a coach anymore?

There is no point comparing other sports to skating. It is what it is. Do other sports have costumes? Makeup? Choreography? Exactly..

coolboogie22 · May 30, 2014

pointyourtoe said:
Um..Caroline Zhang's situation is hardly enviable.

I love her and feel for her but the girl's skating and placements have gone downnnnnnnnnn after a short resurgence at Nationals in 2012. I was afraid when I saw her alone that she maybe couldn't even afford a coach anymore..
Skating is expensive, she has no endorsements, hasn't done a major tour in awhile, hasn't won any major competitions in awhile...And she's getting older...

There is no point comparing other sports to skating. It is what it is. Do other sports have costumes? Makeup? Choreography? Exactly..

This is maybe a reason why skating became less popular every year.
Maybe people find skating not to be a serious sport with all of these comedy with the coaches and emotion cry, joy etc. in the kiss & cry. If we would remove the coaches from kiss & cry, I think every skater would have the advantage to be taken more seriously by their sport and everyone will have more respect for boy skating.

pointyourtoe · May 30, 2014

coolboogie22 said:
This is maybe a reason why skating became less popular every year.
Maybe people find skating not to be a serious sport with all of these comedy with the coaches and emotion cry, joy etc. in the kiss & cry. If we would remove the coaches from kiss & cry, I think every skater would have the advantage to be taken more seriously by their sport and everyone will have more respect for boy skating.

Um.

Sandpiper · May 30, 2014

Yeah, how about we take away music, costumes, choreography...

I can't speak for anyone else, but I like figure skating because it's different from other sports. I wouldn't watch it if it were more of the same.

Mathman · May 30, 2014

Horse racing is another sport where the skittish and temperamental athletes are always accompanied by their handlers.

TontoK · May 30, 2014

I distinctly remember when Dorothy Hamill skated in Innsbrook, she just skated off the ice and stood around squinting at the scoreboard while the flower girls heaped her arms with bouquets. It seemed pretty matter-of-fact.

What would make for good drama would be for them to announce the scores like they do on DWTS:

"The judges' scores! Carrie Ann Inaba... "

Violet Bliss · May 30, 2014

Mathman said:
Horse racing is another sport where the skittish and temperamental athletes are always accompanied by their handlers.

They are accompanied by their handlers even if they're the least bit skittish and temperamental. And they are pampered, groomed, dressed and equipped with the utmost care, or they would not perform. As well, they are not shy about throwing a tantrum. The divas!

silverfoxes · May 30, 2014

Sandpiper said:
Yeah, how about we take away music, costumes, choreography...

I can't speak for anyone else, but I like figure skating because it's different from other sports. I wouldn't watch it if it were more of the same.

I couldn't agree more! I like the tradition and all the little quirks that set skating apart. And I think it's always interesting to see the dynamics between skater and coach. You can observe so much about their relationship in the kiss'n'cry. Especially when you notice things like: a certain coach tends to have a lot more crying going on than most others... :slink:

Sam-Skwantch · May 30, 2014

gallavich said:
Especially when you notice things like: a certain coach tends to have a lot more crying going on than most others...

good point :agree:

GF2445 · May 31, 2014

You also have to keep in mind that now judges and the technical panel have to go through so much footage and make sure all the elements are marked correctly. They give themselves about three minutes after the program to comb over and readjust their marks, so its a long wait and tthe kiss and cry is probbly the best option today. Its also exciting to hear the announcer reveal the marks whether its a 6.0 or 200.00pts for a mens free skate.

sky_fly20 · May 31, 2014

this is inaccurate
RG have a sort of similar Kiss n Cry where they wait for scores

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ3OIYkw2hY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCwR3fpYe10

Pippuripihvi · May 31, 2014

^ I just wanted to say the same about RG. And plus they also have a big kiss and cry area where ALL the athletes and coaches sit together after they are done with their routines for the day. Which is a kind of strange, but it's a tradition or something like this.

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