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I'm Tired of Pretending Figure Skating Isn't the Best Sport Ever (But It Needs Help)
Even if you have a lot of other priorities for instance, sports, extracurricular activities, etc., still you need to complete a senior project to graduate successfully

I remember my first time watching figure skating with eerie clarity.

February 1994. Like millions upon millions of other people around the world, my 9-year-old eyes were glued to the television to watch the skating competitions during the Olympic Games in Lilllehammer, Norway. I distinctly remember Tonya Harding's skate lace meltdown, Nancy Kerrigan's twinkling beige dress and Scott Hamilton's commentary yelping exuberantly about it all.

I was totally hooked. In the years that followed, I began to obsessively follow every competition and show on TV, filling up hundreds of blank VHS tapes so that I could re-watch Michelle Kwan's every moment of glory whenever I wished. (Oh, the days before DVR.) I also attended dozens of events in person, including the Olympic-qualifier national championships in St. Louis in 2006.

After that, my interest waned. At the same time, http://articles.latimes.com/2014/feb/05/sports/la-sp-sochi-figure-skating-us-20140207

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2014/

http://golfweek.com/photos/2009/oct/29/2248/

http://sherlynpopelka.yolasite.com/




 
 
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