tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698903705413041497.post4137344334240783187..comments2023-05-08T06:03:07.481-07:00Comments on It's About Time...: Is Ice Skating a Sport?Hollishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07504033731532404303noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698903705413041497.post-63771337895337871962010-01-29T18:07:26.626-08:002010-01-29T18:07:26.626-08:00for what it's worth, we sometimes end up wonde...for what it's worth, we sometimes end up wondering that for other sports too. I'm still smarting from the Vikings' recent loss where we're not really sure what ended up happenning.pennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07727291511829658991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698903705413041497.post-5110520707144301502010-01-23T21:34:25.278-08:002010-01-23T21:34:25.278-08:00That would be my point, though I have to say that ...That would be my point, though I have to say that short-track speed skating is hard to classify. There are almost always challenges and disqualifications at the end of each race, requiring judges to determine the winner. It feels a bit like roller derby to me. Entertaining, artful, and athletic, yet we're always left wondering who REALLY won....Hollishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504033731532404303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698903705413041497.post-26369467705166044622010-01-22T11:55:41.858-08:002010-01-22T11:55:41.858-08:00Would this then make speed-skating a sport but fig...Would this then make speed-skating a sport but figuring skating not a sport? I could get behind that. They're both obviously athletic pursuits, but I would be comfortable classifying figuring skating as an art form rather than a sport.pennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07727291511829658991noreply@blogger.com