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Tag Archives: Figure Skating
IS FIGURE SKATING TERMINAL?
Will the Erstwhile Queen of the Winter Olympics Survive in a Post Pandemic World? The sport may be too difficult, too costly, too unrewarding and too inaccessible for our new reality. Never plentiful, ice rinks grew in a cheap … Continue reading
FIGURE SKATING vs ECONOMICS and GOVERNMENT
Using the visible trails left by skates traveling over ice, early figure skaters competed on frozen ponds and rivers at drawing diagrams in front of judges. Given the conditions, those judges were usually the only people watching and the competitors … Continue reading
Figure Skating: A Political Solution For A Real Problem
In its beginning, figure skating – drawing d iagrams upon ice with skates – wasn’t very interesting to most people. Until an American ballet dancer displayed his art on skates and charmed the capitals of Europe. The resulting sport brought … Continue reading
Figure Skating, Economics and Sex, Updated
Figure skating has been contradictory since its origin, created as a dance form by American danseur noble Jackson Haines and wrested into athletic competition by expanding its jumps. It has never been certain whether it is more sport or art, … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Goverrnment, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged Figure Skating, Gender, Sports
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Overspending Figure Skaters And Congressfolk Compared
National governments and the sport of figure skating share management by elected politicians; that provides some interesting comparisons. Enlightening, even. Let us consider for a moment: The United States is spending much more than it collects from its citizens. It … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Goverrnment, Politics, Sport, Uncategorized
Tagged Debt, Figure Skating, Finance, Overspending
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Government, Figure Skating and the Internet (Any Bets?)
In the United States, the sport of figure skating is governed by elected politicians much like the Federal government, except that they are unpaid volunteers. Well, they receive trips to the world’s resorts at no cost to themselves, but no … Continue reading
Posted in Goverrnment, Politics, Sport, Uncategorized
Tagged Censorship, Figure Skating, The Internet
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Will Figure Skating Arise From its Fall?
Figure skating, like tennis, was the pastime of daughters of well-to-do country club folk who could afford it, until television ratings lifted both to popular notice. But while schools and parks installed tennis courts, expensive ice rinks were ignored. Tennis … Continue reading
Figure Skating’s Audience … And Perpetual Conundrum
It’s unarguable that both audience and TV have largely abandoned the sport. Equally so is the sport’s need of a paying audience since it lacks both the numerous participants of tennis and the supporting schools of gymnastics. Worse yet, participation … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Figure Skating, Politics, Sports
Tagged Dance Theater, Faiance, Figure Skating, Politics
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America’s Figure Skating Faces A Hard Landing
In a recent article, George Rossano pointed to the Russian dominance and American retreat from the top international placements. His observation defines the near future of the sport for very apparent reasons. Figure skating is too difficult, too expensive and … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Figure Skating, Politics, Sports
Tagged Economics, Figure Skating, Sports
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Equalizing Dance Inequality With The Stars
TV’s “Dancing With The Stars” pretends to be a ballroom dance competition between various non-dance personalities with professional ballroom dance partners supplied by the show. Ratings have been in decline; it is assumed that the current season will be the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Entertainment, Figure Skating, Politics, Sport
Tagged Corruption, Figure Skating, Politics, Sport
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