My friend wants to take up figure skating but she is too old. Advice?

ive been figure skating since i was 8 and im now 12. i just had to quit because of how high the costs are. shes not too old to figure skate. i used to coach people twice as old as me and even 5 times as old as me. but just make sure that shes ready to face high costs. just for an example - my skates cost $900, all private lessons are expensive but can come to be over $60 an hour. and not only that you have to pay to be a member of USFSA (US figure skating association) and you have to pay to be a member at a club. you also have to pay up to $15-20 to even skate on their ice. i had to quit last week because the money was insane. i only skated twice a week too. sometimes i wish i never started. so keep that information in mind.

No she is not too old. She, if she is good could still go far with it. Trust me, encourage her, she needs it. Let her have her dream.

age 17 is not too old to try something new. who gave the idea that your friend is too old????

I don't see why she can't. At 19 I went from never having been on skates in my life to, in 6 months playing hockey in a league full of Canadian Junior Hockey and American College Hockey players..If she has the athletic ability and the willingness to work at it, I would not sell her short. Anything is possible.

Get her a walker with those little plastic skis on them!!

She is not too old. She is too old for the Olympics and such. But there are lots of other competitions. She should find a local skating school and take some classes. They offer adult classes, which may be more comfortable for her then taking lessons with very young children. She will definitely learn a lot of skills (jumps and spins) in no time. Heck, maybe she'll get good enough to coach others in order to make some extra cash for college (or to pay for her own lessons).

No i dont think its too old. I started skating at 12 and that was considered old but I learned a lot in only 2 years. I'm 25 now and still skate competively. I discovered synchronized skating and I love it! She might be too old for competing Olympic level but its never too old to start competing locally. If she wasts to become an olympic skater (I dont care how old you are) she better be skating 7 days a week 5 hours a day.

I am a figure skater. You're never to old to start any hobby. Maybe it feels weird to you that she is starting at such a late age, but don't let her know that you might get her hopes down. But, I started at 3 and I was the oldest one so it does feel a little weird. Just tell her how you feel and maybe it'll help her get the courage to start and you will get the weird feeling out of your system. Hope this information helps you. :-D

Shes not too old! I only started getting good when I was 12. Tell her to take some lessons and try it. Do a few adult comptetions. She'll really enjoy it. Remeber, she doesn't have to make it too the olympics, just have FUN!