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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Figure skating at a high level is not a lifetime sport, the adult championships notwithstanding.  It’s a toxic, perfectionist culture with abusive coaching practices that are not acknowledged or addressed.  My daughter’s coach still weighed his skater and told my daughter to find ways to punish herself every time she missed a jump. Please, tell me another sport where two major female competitors (Gracie Gold, Amber Glenn) spent time in inpatient mental health treatment during their competitive years.  Choose hockey or basically anything else.[/quote]

You do realize this is that mental health struggles are emblematic of literally every sport at the elite level, correct?

Stop bashing figure skating because you or your daughter couldn’t cut it.

Here is a short but broad list:

Athletes who disclosed during active competition — Simone Biles (withdrew from events at Tokyo 2021, citing the “twisties” and mental health), Naomi Osaka (withdrew from the French Open 2021, disclosed depression and anxiety), Michael Phelps (spoke extensively about depression and suicidal ideation during his career), Kevin Love and DeMar DeRozan (both went public with depression/anxiety while active in the NBA), Ricky Williams (left the NFL citing social anxiety disorder), Terry Bradshaw (disclosed depression while still in the public eye), Mardy Fish (withdrew from the 2012 US Open due to anxiety disorder), Allison Schmitt (depression during competitive swimming), Amanda Beard (depression, self-harm during her career).

Athletes who entered treatment facilities or were hospitalized — this is a much shorter and more sensitive list. Phelps did inpatient treatment. Chamique Holdsclaw was hospitalized. Royce White advocated publicly around his generalized anxiety disorder and refused NBA assignments over it.
Post-career disclosures — this list is enormous: Andre Agassi, Serena Williams, Brandon Marshall, Aly Raisman, Clara Hughes, and many more.
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