Re: My Ice Wars Review

I'm guessing that most of the "old ones" spent a lot more pre-puberty /
puberty time working on figures and *skating* and not as much on triple
jumps.  Kids these days (oh my god, I sound like my dad) start punishing
their joints with triple jumps way too early and way too much.  Just MHO.

skaternum

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> Even though, Brian Boitano, Kurt Browning, and Victor have sustained many
> injuries, they're still maintaining their technical skills while
entertaining
> the audience.   I'm impressed that all of them are still skating without
> undergoing major surgeries.........is there anyone out there that can
enlighten
> us as to why so many of the older athletes' joints haven't needed to be
> replaced while many of the younger ones have undergone hip replacements?
Is it
> because they started skating and working on advanced skills at a very
young
> age???  Recently, one of my son's , who was a competitive ice hockey
player &
> surfer at an early age...7 yrs, was diagnosed with arthritis at age 23
> yrs....I'm wondering if it's unhealthy for youngsters to be working on
advanced
> athletic skills....