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Looks like it takes a fair bit of strength and coordination to me. If I were to watch it, that is.


But it's not an national debt type issue, here.

What I find myself wondering (and am too lazy to look up) is what they had for events back in, say, the Squaw Valley Olympics.

here you go, old timer.

4.2 Ice hockey
4.3 Cross-country skiing
4.4 Biathlon
4.5 Nordic combined
4.6 Ski jumping
4.7 Figure skating
4.8 Speed skating
4.9 Alpine skiing

Thanks!

Ice dancing? It is an amazing exhibition of skating skill, timing, precision teamwork, agility, flexibility, strength, etc. And presented with grace, style and beauty. Who cares if it isn't a traditional "sport"? Few people have any idea the hours of training these skaters put in. If people don't skate, they haven't a clue how difficult it is. Same with curling - if people don't play it, they don't understand how difficult some of the shots are.

grouseman you are right they do put in a lot of training. I don't think anyone would argue that. However the way I see it is they are the ones that didn't or couldn't make the cut for figure skating.

I have skated my whole life played on several travel hockey teams until high school. My high school didn't offer hockey. So I played on mens leagues until I went into the Marine Corps.

I have a friend in NY that was a pretty well known figure skater. She trains the Buffalo Sabres now. So I know a little bit about skating.

[quote=RWE]I couldn't help thinking how much meryl davis looks like princess Jasmine from Aladdin.





I think that was the idea since they were skating/dancing to Scheherazade - Scheherazade is a legendary Persian queen who is the storyteller in One Thousand and One Nights.

it worked then.

Who can ever forget that very special moment when Princess Jasmine first sits on the ice cube?

I don't go too far out of my way to watch it, but what these people do is simply amazing.

I fell and busted my chin open inside my first ten yards of ice skating.

I give props to those who can perform on ice such as these athletes.