Despite Loosening Rules, Few Women Figure Skaters Pick Pants
Feb 16, 2022, 10:26 AM
BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 15: Young You of Team South Korea skates during the Women Single Skating Short Program on day eleven of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 15, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
(Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
BEIJING (AP) — Just one figure skater in the Beijing Olympics’ marquee women’s event wore pants for her short program performance at Capital Indoor Stadium.
Though women in the singles and pairs contests have for years been free to don trousers in their performances, few actually opt for pants at the most high-stakes competitions such as the Olympics.
Figure skating has been loosening the wardrobe rules for women. That doesn't many who are watching or judging want to see it.
https://t.co/PjSdL51lhn— 9NEWS Denver (@9NEWS) February 16, 2022
Here, the ballerina aesthetic of flowy skirts, pastel colors, sparkles and glitter continues to dominate alongside the classical music that is synonymous with the traditional look and feel of women’s figure skating.
That stands in contrast to the women in ice dance, where a half dozen wore pants after a change in performance rules.
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