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I have absolutely no issue for suggestions about single skaters switching to dance. Shae-Lynn Bourne was a pairs skater before becoming a world champion in ice dance. It is also very common in some countries like Canada for skaters to be doing both up to certain level, like Paul Poirier.
My point of view is simple : if the singles skaters want to train to become ice dancers and go through what may be very difficult in terms of being judged in a much more biased way, that's a choice they make and we need to cheer for them.
The real issue is fans being completely ridiculous about suggesting that ice dance is easier or made for those who cannot jump. That's actually not the case and skaters know this. The focus is on different skills but the commitment and the training is just as hard if not harder.
Skaters and they alone can decide what they want to train on a daily basis. It is the same in many other sports, for instance in track and field, some runners evolve from the the 800-1500 to the 5000 or 10000 ... and some 10 000 runners decide to train for the Marathon while others don't. At the end of the day, who makes all the sacrifices and the training has the last word.
Regarding Yuma, his jumps are gorgeous. The suggestion is certainly not because he isn't a top singles skater. He is in the top 3 constantly at big events. The suggestion comes from his beautiful and effortless skating. Personally, I want him to stick to singles
but it's his choice. If it's something that would allow him to skate a longer career, then why not ?
My point of view is simple : if the singles skaters want to train to become ice dancers and go through what may be very difficult in terms of being judged in a much more biased way, that's a choice they make and we need to cheer for them.
The real issue is fans being completely ridiculous about suggesting that ice dance is easier or made for those who cannot jump. That's actually not the case and skaters know this. The focus is on different skills but the commitment and the training is just as hard if not harder.
Skaters and they alone can decide what they want to train on a daily basis. It is the same in many other sports, for instance in track and field, some runners evolve from the the 800-1500 to the 5000 or 10000 ... and some 10 000 runners decide to train for the Marathon while others don't. At the end of the day, who makes all the sacrifices and the training has the last word.
Regarding Yuma, his jumps are gorgeous. The suggestion is certainly not because he isn't a top singles skater. He is in the top 3 constantly at big events. The suggestion comes from his beautiful and effortless skating. Personally, I want him to stick to singles
but it's his choice. If it's something that would allow him to skate a longer career, then why not ?
