Is ice skating considered a sport?

my dad was wondering if I wanted to play a sport and i was wondering if ice skating is a sport?

Is ice skating considered a sport?
It sure is! It involves all the same things as other sports -- hard work, lots of practice, sweat, strength building, injuries, patience, endurance, passion, determination and more. The added hard part of skating is, unlike in what people traditionally refer to as sports, you have to make it look good. Football, baseball, even hockey...it's okay if you fall. It's even okay if you get dirty or bloody! Figure skating you have to make it look simple when it's not and you have to look good doing it. In skating, you don't get time outs or half time. When you're competing, you can't run up to the judges and say, "Hey, wait a minute. I'd like to use one of my time outs because I need ask my coach if I should keep the double lutz or do the double loop instead." I think it's the element of artistry that people have a hard time qualifying skating as a sport....but as I've said before, if Nascar (driving around in circles) is a sport, then skating better be! Actually, I think skating is on the more difficult end of the sports spectrum because of how long it takes to get anywhere. Just like gymnastics, there are tons of people who are in the sport, but only a few actually reach the highest levels.
Reply:yeah its in the olympics so it must b a sport
Reply:Yes, the Olympic's have speed and figure skating included in their winter games.
Reply:Yeah, deffintaly a sport.


The only thing is I wouldn't do it if you were fat.


Also you couldnt loose weight doing it, but yes, its a awesome sport to take up.


(which requires balance! lol)
Reply:YES ! It is one of the best if i do say so myself !
Reply:yes! its an AMAZING sport. its got athleticism, balance, grace, beauty, and is based on strength, physical and emotional. its tough but its so totally worth it.





its in the winter olympics, its got disciplines and everything. i love it! u should totally take the oppurtunity. even when ur older, ull still be able to skate!





good luck with the skating! take advantage of the oppurtunity!
Reply:yup, ice skating is a sport. I'd go for figure skating, its way fun.
Reply:If you ask any figure skater they will tell you its a sport because it is. some people don't think it is but i think if it requires skill, dtermnation, and hardwork its a sport. so yes figure skating is a sport
Reply:Figure skating is a sport and every figure skater gets mad if you think it is not. Yes it is in the winter Olympics which I'm looking forward to watching!! People think it is a sissy little girls thing but it includes balance, flexibility, endurance, you have to be physically fit, and you have to have guts to do huge jumps at a high speed and competing.(Don't worry you do not have to compete if you do not want to and the jumps are really fun if you get them and you almost feel like your flying!!!) lol! You should definitely try the sport at first it is pretty hard but once you get the hang of it is so fun zooming past people backward and doing jumps and things!!! it is fun!!!
Reply:YESSSSS!!! i figure skate and it is DEFINITLEY a sport. it is in the olympics 2. and it is sooooooooo hard!!!
Reply:Yes.
Reply:1) It's in the Olympics





2) Trying to get through a 3 minute novice freeskate is worse for me than running on a treadmill for an hour. . .requires a lot of endurance, flexibility, etc.





So. . .yes!
Reply:YES IT DEFINATLY IS



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