Figure skating vs. hockey?

i have nothing against hockey players, i think alot of them are really hot n stuff, but seriously, they wreck the ice, they say we wreck it? i think thy wreck it, they make holes and grooves and stuff in the ice. u could try asking him to skate in figure skates and do a spin, and u can skate in hockey skates, see who does it better? ( just remem if ur wearing hockey skates to bend ur knees more then u usually do cause the blade is shorter in the back)

Ok...I was a figure skater for a few years, and when I got to high I decided to try hockey. BIG MISTAKE! I got a concussion in the first practice! I went back to figure skating and am loving it once again. At a party earlier in the year, a girl from the hockey team and I were arguing about which is better. We decided to have a chicken fight to settle it. BEcause figure skaters are so amazing at balance, I won. So, figure skating is better.

well figure skaters only put little holes in the corners of the ice hockey players put deep gashes throught the entire rink you should have him skate around the rink pretty fast for 3 minutes with out stopping & see if hes tired, because thats the easy part of skating, if he gets through that teach him how to do edge jumps since he doesnt have a toe pick & tech him some footwork too, remember not to hard he might get hurt & that would be bad! no have him go the speed he was going during the 3 minutes but this time make him do footwork & jumps, then he will see how hard it is oh & dont let him wear any hockey pads, those are for wimps

Ahh, the age-old rivalry!!! :) Been there too. Maybe try an old skills battle? I don't think some -- not all -- hockey players realize that in figure skating, you have to be a "jack of all trades" and there is a lot more perfection that goes into figure skating than hockey. While hockey players do have to be able to skate forwards, backwards, stop on a dime, check, pass and navigate plays, what they don't understand is they can skate however they want. I'm sure it'd be a cold day when their brand of 3-turns would pass a moves test. They probably do mohawks all day long, but could never tell you what it's called. Figure skaters have to be able to perform all technical things.......mohawks, 3-turns in all directions, brackets, twizzles....PLUS be able to jump, spin, dance, etc. Both of you should make a list of skills and challenge the other to performing them. As figure skaters, we have to be able to do all the stuff hockey players do (minus the checking and passing) and more....and we have to make it look good. Give him a few moves patterns to perform. When they look sloppy, point out why those would never be passed by a judge. The sad part that hockey players don't typically realize is that figure skaters have a huge appreciation for their sport. Most figure skaters love hockey, but the appreciation isn't often reciprocated. :) Good luck!

i like your answer aaron. very nice of you. what a gentlemen to figure skaters. anyway, tell him figure skating is hard. say, "if figure skating were easy, they'd call it hockey." i get mad when people say figure skating isnt a sport. that really pisses me off, because we are one the most athletic people in the world. we work out a lot, we are strong, and we eat healthy. in order to be a figure skater, you need to be a stellar athlete who is strong and healthy. f**k those people who tell you otherwise!!!

"Yeah, because we all know hockey players don't rub up against the opposing team in game." xP