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What makes a good figure skater? Physically and mentally?

Do you need gymnastic experience for figure skating?

  • I decided that I want to figure skate. So I was wondering, do I need gymnastic experience to do it? I mean, I know it makes you a better skater, but to be really good do need to do ...show more

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    Of course you don't need it, but it certainly helps with flexibility, balance, coordination, etc. I did dance for a year, then gymnastics for a year, and then I started skating, and it did help me quite a bit. As you get to be a higher level figure skater, you may want to take a ballet class to help with flexibility and gracefullness, but its not necessary at all.

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no you don't need it at all!

sk8ting is skating and gymnastics is gymnastics. sk8ting is fine by itself you dont need to do gymnastics. but its like saying you have an opitunity to get better and your saying no to it. gymnastics is about stamina, strength, balcnce, power, wisdom and more, combined together. its can be a real benifit to ice skating and mabey more. gymnastics is a really good sport though you should try it. you could learn things you thought you'd never do. hope this helped:)

Leona Johnson

Of course you don't need gymnastics experience, haven't you seen the movie "Cutting Edge" you just need to be a hockey player. Sorry, it was an 90's thing. Gymastics experience would be an advantage but I think figure skaters probably do practice gymastic type skills throughout their training. I would think balance, confidence, strength, flexibility, and focus would be critical to both sports. These are traits common to most sports. Basically to compete with the best requires an athletic person that also dedicates themselves to practice and training.

Colby

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