I think that ISU should start with competition as soon as possible. It does not matter that athletes will not be in their best shape! Athletes need to compete otherwise you lose motivation at all if anyone just train in their own coner. An all athletes are in same boat...nobody can train properly an and preparation plans are messy. Otherwise i mean without i ternational competition high level sport lose his meaning at all.
People are dying for COVID-19, even young people.
One thing that I think people should keep in mind with all the Corona talk and next season is that when enough people have had it (somewhere around 70% i think) heard immunity will start to set in and Corona will be a seasonal flu just like all the others that go around. The point of all the restrictions is not to stop the virus from infecting us but to keep the infection rate slow enough that the healthcare professionals can keep up with those requiring intensive care. The majority (90% from what ive heard) get mild to moderate symptoms and like with any other influenca recovers at home after a couple of weeks. It is true that people die of this virus but that is true for other viruses as well. The seasonal flu kills around 600 000 people every year and that is the number we should compare Corona victims to. It is sad but also true that some of the people (how many is impossible to tell) would have died anyway either of the health concerans that made them suseptible to corona or of the normal flu.
I don’t want to minimize the magnitude of the illness in anyway so I hope this doesn’t come off like that, but skaters training and competing at the highest level aren’t just doing it for medals or records. This is their livelihood, how they make money to live off of. They are not just skating for our entertainment. This not only impacts their ability to give us amazing performances, but also their ability to pay rent, buy groceries, etc. just like how many of us may lose our desk jobs.
Just something to consider.
This is their livelihood, how they make money to live off of.
People are dying for COVID-19, even young people.
Athletes often have to deal with all sorts of injuries, which make her health at risk with these viruses spreading. They will have to continue their training at home as much as possible.
Now it's important for everyone to stay home, the more you don't respect the rules of a quarantine, the longer it will take to limit the contagion.
Yes, it’s not just the prize money from medaling - skaters with sponsors might get bonuses for medaling. Plus with an extra title, they can negotiate higher fees for shows, more appearances/exposure etc. which could lead to more social media followers, ability to charge more from sponsors.... it’s a vicious cycle that all these skaters will have missed out on. Not to mention the lost fees from spring/summer shows that were cancelled.
Stay strong WeakAnkles!!!
This is topic: in a way, but I would still like to share it.
I live in Manhattan, the very epicenter of the pandemic in the US. We've gotten to the point here already where Central Park is being used as a hospital zone.
For the last few days, at 7 PM, people have been coming out of their apartments and cheering for all the people who are working and keeping the city functioning even in the midst of the worst pandemic this country has seen in a century. Tonight the cheering lasted 9 unbroken minutes. Every single day that cheering is getting longer and louder.
Every time I have gone shopping, I have thanked every single employee I see. Same at the laundromat. And I mean it from the heart.
I love skating, but sometimes there are more important things. And one of them is showing appreciation for those who are risking their own health for our benefit.