Why figure skating should or shouldn't be considered a sport 18 Articles

by Penny Nama

Do athleticism, grace, strength and skill combine to make a sport? The debate has raged around figure skating for many years, is it a sport? Does it belong in the Olympic Games? Even more broadly, what is a sport? With...read more

by Izzie Woods

Figure skating is one of the hardest sports there is. It takes years of practice to become a professional. Figure skating is one of the sports that require lots of practice and concentration. Figure skating jumps are t...read more

by FM Lepore

With the grace and elegance of ballet dancers and the stamina of marathon runners, figure skaters epitomize the best of what winter sports has to offer. The agility and fragile nature of the athlete is what makes the sport...read more

by Alexis Williams

Figure skating is the epitome of all things sport. Athletes must have the stamina of both a short and long distance runner, strength of a hockey player (have you seen a skater's legs?) and the grace of an equestrian rider...read more

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by Gwen Petra

As a young kid I took figure skating lessons, in the beginning it was simple I admit learning to balance on the ice, but to glide with grace and actually look like you were passionate about the sport (which I was) was very...read more

by Master Turtle

There is no doubt that figure skaters require dedication, athleticism and skill as any sportsman. However, this is not the debate. The question is whether a competition based on choreography, routine and the score of a jud...read more

by Gerry Shacter

The question isn't whether or not figure skating is a sport. Any endeavor can be sport if you want it to be. Road building can be a sport too if you organize it as a competitive event. The winner can be the first crew to g...read more

by Jennifer Hedley

Any endeavour that requires strength, stamina, agility, focus and guts, should be classified a sport. Figure skating, albeit not my favorite, is definitely a sport. Sure it has it's moments where you really just want to th...read more

by Jonathan Burrows

Well anyone who says that figure skating should not be a sport should be shot. Firstly what other group could you put it in, and secondly you are in a way offending the skaters and understating their talents. the years of ...read more

by Shirley Davis

In the webster dictionary;Sport; list several meanings,one is physical activity engaged in for pleasure.We all know; the people that are involved in sports, like football, hocky,basketball and, etc; mostly are in it for th...read more

by Christen Luciano

Figure skating is not only a sport, but it one of the most difficult and skilled sport there is. Having grown up in a family of athletes, I have knowledge about everything from soccer, hockey, boxing, golfing, wrestling, s...read more

by Kenneth Schonmeier

If one picked up a Webster dictionary, we would find the definition of "Sport" as simply a competition with a set of rules. Yet as anyone would agree with me, marbles and Monopoly are not sports, even though they do fall u...read more

by Theresa Phillips

Although figure skating has a history and reputation for it's subjectivity, recent events have led to changes in the judging system that might convince critics of the "sport", that it's status as a sport is more valid. In ...read more

by Liz Zazalak

Figure skating is definitely a sport. Skating in a town that is know for its amazing hockey spirit is really difficult for hard working skaters like myself. I believe if it takes skill, hard work, practice, and determinati...read more

by Safety Third

Figure skating is definitely not a sport. I'm not saying it's easy, and i respect the people who put in their time and effort to become skilled at it, but it's just so massively boring. There's also almost no purpose in f...read more

by Mitch

In my opinion, figure skating, which requires skill, strength and coordination can not be considered a sport. It is a somewhat of a sporting event but like freestyle skiing, diving, gymnastics and a handful of others, who...read more

by Michael Timothy Mc Alevey

A few tears and skating straight into.. In 1980 I attended the United States Figure Skating Championships in Atlanta, Georgia. I just happened to be in town for business and was lucky enough to get tickets for the pa...read more

by my skis are cooler than you.

Their is no way on the face of the earth that figure skating should be considered a sport. All figure skating is is ballet on ice; Ballet is not considered a sport, so why should figure skating. I'm not saying figure skati...read more