That is a great article!
Everything great :agree:, but NO just NO for return of 6.0.
"The general public tastes and preferences have shifted away from figure skating to the TV world of dance. This move by the public not only depletes revenues but the public has become sophisticated and knowledgeable about movement and creativity.
"Over 40 million people watch those shows. Now they go back and look at figure skating which is pre embryonic in its understanding and knowledge of movement in comparison."
Figure skating is a SPORT with addition of artistry to it. It always was a SPORT, not artistic show. If someone want to watch pure artistry only then should go to watch ice dancing or exhibitions, or even better... dancing with the stars
Figure skating made a swath of negative headlines at the Sochi Olympics in February when Russia's Adelina Sotnikova took a shock gold in the women's event which drew derision outside of the host nation.
The teenager was the only one of the leading trio whose free programme contained an obvious mistake - a two-footed landing from a double loop - but the nine-member judging panel declared her a winner with a personal best score just shy of defending champion Kim Yuna's world record.
Two million people have since signed a petition demanding an inquiry but Cinquanta has failed to deliver leaving Wood pessimistic about the chances of his demands being heard.
"Talk about arrogance and lack of transparency," he said of the Italian's silence.
"The judging system is so complicated and so corrupt that the viewing public has no idea of what's going on."
Well, the article is about the question, why has the popularity of figure skating taken a nose dive at the very time when shows like Dancing With the Stars have become popular.
Here is the problem. Suppose I fancy myself to be the world's biggest sports fan. I am looking around for a sport that me and my beer-guzzling friends can go ape over. I know! -- Figure Skating!
As a pure sport, figure skating will never complete with soccer, baseball, etc., in terms of audience appeal. To succeed, skating must emphasize what makes it different from common sports, not try to mimic them.
Here is the problem. Suppose I fancy myself to be the world's biggest sports fan. I am looking around for a sport that me and my beer-guzzling friends can go ape over. I know! -- Figure Skating!
A Clean Effort
Cycling's longtime doping offenders may be gone, but new UCI chief Brian Cookson is working to eliminate corruption at every level of the sport.
http://espn.go.com/sports/endurance...cycling-chief-brian-cookson-works-clean-sport