I don't hear much about American figure skaters recently.
What happened to them (women skaters in particular)?
In the past, you had such great skaters as Nancy Kerrigan, Kristy Yamaguchi, Tara Lipinski, Nicole Bobek, Michelle Kwan, Sasha Cohen, Sarah Hughes...
Why American women figure skaters (except for Kimmie Meissner) are not in the spot light in international competitions?
2006-12-29 05:28:58 · 13 answers · asked by area52 6 in Sports ➔ Winter Sports ➔ Ice Skating
There are plenty of American figure skaters competing in international competitions. Sasha Cohen is taking a year off, but there is still Kimmie Meissner, Emily Hughes, Christine Zuwowski, Beatrisa Liang, Alissa Czisny, Katy Taylor and many other senior skaters that are in the spotlight. THere are also a lot of intermediate through junior level skaters that compete internationally, that do not have competitions aired over television.
Figure Skating is not a minor sport in th UNited States. There are tons of rising stars in America. The problem is that there are not so many fans or television air time as there used to be.
And besides figure skating is SO a sport! Is gymnastics not a sport, either? Then what is a sport???
2006-12-29 13:49:06 · answer #1 · answered by love2figureskate 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First, it depends on what you mean by "minor." If you compare it to football, it's pretty minor, but that is not a fair comparison. The fact is that millions of Americans enjoy figure skating. That is a lot of people. There is nothing minor about it.
Second, you just heard about Sasha Cohen and Kimmie Meissner last winter if you were paying any attention whatsoever to the Olympics. The thing is that only two or three of them at a time can be in the spotlight, because there simply are not enough spots. Consider all the people you listed in your list. They were all big names for a few years, but then they were out. That is just the nature of the sport. Michelle Kwan is a big exception because she lasted so long, but she was definitely exceptional! In any case, it has only been a couple of years since some of these people moved on. There hasn't been enough time to really gauge who is "in the spotlight" now. The Olympics just ended this past year!
Third, figure skating is on television all the time. Keep an eye out for it and watch! Then you'll know who's in the spotlight now and who is not!
2006-12-29 05:40:59 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. Taco 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Its not that minor. There are still alot of female US figure skaters out there.
Ex: Sasha Cohen, Kimmie Meissner, Katy Taylor, Sarah Hughes, Kirsty Yamaguchi, and many others.
2006-12-30 05:07:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, there are still great skaters then but they change, new skaters come in and old ones go out. Competitions are not every day and they have a choice in competing or not. Some skaters choice just to practice for the Olympics and not go to shows or competitions.
2006-12-29 06:19:21 · answer #4 · answered by figureskaterrr(: 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-24 23:07:18 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that a lot of them succumbed to injury, and Sasha Cohen (I believe) is taking a rest year after the Olympics. Because all the Japanese ladies are so strong, the US might have to take a few years to rebuild and take a look at what they emphasize in training.
2006-12-29 05:34:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes, and since people arent hitting other skaters in the legs with pipes, its not as exciting to watch
2006-12-29 05:31:15 · answer #7 · answered by diva 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
because the us thinks that football and soccer and more important
also less people do figure skating
but if you want more of it you can get a magazine all about figure sakting i get it and it is great
2006-12-29 05:33:55 · answer #8 · answered by someone 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Anytime you practice the same thing over and over, and then perform it, it is art, not sport.
2006-12-29 05:33:54 · answer #9 · answered by jh 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because American care more about baseball, football, and basketball
2006-12-29 05:36:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋