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Is figure skating really a sport?

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Guest KingOfMen

I guess it depends on your definition of sport.  If sport is considered an athletic competition than no.  Dancing on skates to music and being judged subjectively is not really competition, it's performance.  Is figure skating sports entertainment then?

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Guest CanadianChris

Figure skating is as much of a sport as gymnastics.  I make no judgments about the validity of either.

 

As for figure skating being non-athletic, I disagree totally.  All of the jumps and spins they do certainly qualifies them as athletes.

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Guest theWCWRaider

I don't know if its a sport or not.

I generally would classify it as an event, as I would anything where your success depends on a judge.

It may be athletic, but I'm not sure its a sport.

Same with gymnastics.

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Guest theWCWRaider

Boxing is different, because you can win without the decision of the judge. a knockout is in your control.

 

In those other events, unless I'm missing something, it is all up to the judge to determine/grade your performance.

 

Though, I will say this about Boxing, the longer things head the direction they're going, the more I begin to wonder if its not a big work.

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