Tag Archives: Figure Skating

IS FIGURE SKATING TERMINAL?

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Jack Curtis

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 →

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FIGURE SKATING vs ECONOMICS and GOVERNMENT

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Jack Curtis

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 →

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Figure Skating: A Political Solution For A Real Problem

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Jack Curtis

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 →

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Figure Skating, Economics and Sex, Updated

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Jack Curtis

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 →

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Overspending Figure Skaters And Congressfolk Compared

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Jack Curtis

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 →

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Government, Figure Skating and the Internet (Any Bets?)

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Jack Curtis

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 →

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Will Figure Skating Arise From its Fall?

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Jack Curtis

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 →

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Figure Skating’s Audience … And Perpetual Conundrum

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Jack Curtis

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 →

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America’s Figure Skating Faces A Hard Landing

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Jack Curtis

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 →

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Equalizing Dance Inequality With The Stars

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Jack Curtis

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 →

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