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I don’t have a strong opinion pro or con on this issue. I do think there are serious issues with the way children are treated by the adults around them who are completely results focused. The situation with Katie highlights this problem. However, would raising the age minimum really reduce the pressure on these kids? Would it make the coaches and parents more focused on raising healthy ( physically and mentally) figure skaters rather than just on winning? If it would, I would support this change, but I don’t have confidence that this change would make a meaningful impact.
The issues with more “mature” skating being rewarded would be better addresses through better PCS judging ( perhaps separate panels for tech vs. PCS) or through assigning greater point values to step sequences and choreographic sequences.
The issues with more “mature” skating being rewarded would be better addresses through better PCS judging ( perhaps separate panels for tech vs. PCS) or through assigning greater point values to step sequences and choreographic sequences.