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How common would double axel and triple jumps be if:
1. everyone started training at age 5 with knowledgeable coaching the entire time
2. able to afford 5-6 days a week of ice time with off-ice training (ballet, yoga, pilates, lifting weights, etc)
3. Stayed committed the entire time with no loss of passion and no family interruptions or injury interruptions
AKA the PERFECT environment has be laid out for every single skater. How many would achieve a double axel and some triples? And they don't have to be "gorgeous" triples either. They can be the lowest, ugliest triples ever.
I do think quads actually push the boundaries of what is humanely possible, and therefore even in a perfect environment, most skaters cannot do them. But is this also the case with triples? I can't help but think that in a perfect environment, most skaters would be able to do triples? That most of what stops triples from being more common is environmental variables.
What do you think?
1. everyone started training at age 5 with knowledgeable coaching the entire time
2. able to afford 5-6 days a week of ice time with off-ice training (ballet, yoga, pilates, lifting weights, etc)
3. Stayed committed the entire time with no loss of passion and no family interruptions or injury interruptions
AKA the PERFECT environment has be laid out for every single skater. How many would achieve a double axel and some triples? And they don't have to be "gorgeous" triples either. They can be the lowest, ugliest triples ever.
I do think quads actually push the boundaries of what is humanely possible, and therefore even in a perfect environment, most skaters cannot do them. But is this also the case with triples? I can't help but think that in a perfect environment, most skaters would be able to do triples? That most of what stops triples from being more common is environmental variables.
What do you think?