I surely hope this is just a "one-off" and "let's show off and tape it" so that the boy can be happy (as a previous poster said, perhaps as a reward).
But I do need to ask, for anyone who thinks that figure skating injuries (or any elite sport injuries) are just the "price you pay", and that is a part of being an athlete, and heavens-to-betsy: a World Medal! Olympic Gold! Fame and fortune! What could be better?
Being able to *walk* without pain when you are 40 years old could be better. How many here have actually had a THR or TKR??? Do you know what that operation feels like? The pain you need to be in to subject yourself to the pain of the operation? And is anyone equipped in their mid teens to make that choice? SMH...
But I do need to ask, for anyone who thinks that figure skating injuries (or any elite sport injuries) are just the "price you pay", and that is a part of being an athlete, and heavens-to-betsy: a World Medal! Olympic Gold! Fame and fortune! What could be better?
Being able to *walk* without pain when you are 40 years old could be better. How many here have actually had a THR or TKR??? Do you know what that operation feels like? The pain you need to be in to subject yourself to the pain of the operation? And is anyone equipped in their mid teens to make that choice? SMH...