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[quote=Anonymous]Regarding the focus on weight in figure skating, once they start higher level jumping, extra weight becomes a safety issue. They are landing all their body weight on a single piece of metal not much larger or wider than a dinner knife, at high levels of speed and rotation, at incredible force, often backwards, on a sheet of ice. Keeping weight down becomes an issue of safety and basic physics. American and western coaches are generally more educated, and try to guide students into proper nutrition. Russian trained coaches prefer the forced anorexia route. You have to choose your kid's coaches carefully.[/quote]
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