When figures disappeared from figure skating I wondered two things. First, how would skaters learn to use their edges and learn good skating skills without the basics that figures provided? Second, what would skaters do with all that extra time?
It turns out that the ‘Skills’ system used in Canada and elsewhere has done an adequate […]
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