Of course, when she put the strap around her neck, I got really uncomfortable. When I was six, my grandma took me to the circus. I remember a beautiful lady with a sparkly pink halter top showing her midriff and matching harem pants. She performed this spinning trick with the strap around her neck. She fell. There was no net. She broke her neck. She died instantly. I've never wanted to go to the circus since.
At least this skater was holding onto the strap. Beautiful routine. I've always loved aerials. But I seriously lack the upper body strength and grip strength to ever do them. To combine it with figure skating is just epic.
When I see pair skating now, I always think of Blades of Glory, where the blade could have sliced the guy and killed him. That really could happen!
ReplyDeleteIt kind of HAS happened. Well, it didn't kill her. But it slashed right down the front of her face, and she needed reconstructive surgery.
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