The Unwritten Rules of Figure Skating

Figure Skating is a complex sport with hundreds of rules skaters must learn and follow, but not every rule is in the rule book and today we look at the unwritten rules of figure skating, how skaters like Michelle Kwan leveraged them to success, how skaters like Johnny Weir would break everyone he could except for one and how skaters like Patrick Chan remained successful even when he broke them! There are even deals being made in the backrooms, absolutely no one is safe from the unwritten rules! These rules even effect things off the ice as well, including details like if a skater would be willing to disclose the fact they are gay, or even their personal choices and the way they carry themselves on and off the ice. Even when you do everything right, the federation you are a part of, or the judges may still end up costing you in the end! Learn the roles skaters, and coaches have if they have any hope of representing their country at the Olympics!