Pairs skating and singles are two different things. Although some skaters have achieved this successfully, it is a very difficult transition. You're looking at double work.
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That's what really makes great skating competitions. When you have two top skaters in good form giving superb performances.
I think it's a lot harder for the pros to have a long career in ice dance and in pairs. It seems the singles have a little bit of a longer career.
Skating is one of those sports you unfortunately see people get stuck in.
Without strength and courage it's really hard to perform at the highest levels of international figure skating, because you're alone on the ice and you only have seven minutes over two nights to prove yourself.
Skating everywhere is unpredictable, no amount of money or facilities is going to create a skating star. You have to have a skater who is dedicated, passionate, and willing to learn.
But I never really thought that I would be extraordinarily successful at skating, it's just something that happened, you know.
The most important thing about skating is that it teaches you to do the things you should do before you do the things you want to do.
Injuries are a huge thing for skating. I think skating is a very unnatural sport for the body, very tough on the joints.
Ice skating is very difficult. It takes a lot of discipline and a lot of hard work. It's fun, but you are there on the ice every morning freezing and trying to do these moves and these tricks.
I want to be the first lady to land a quadruple jump in competition. As I grow older, I know that my skating style will develop and mature.
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