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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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I Call Foul Play: Figure skating is not a legitimate sport

I Call Foul Play: Figure skating is not a legitimate sport

Luca Becker February 18, 2020
In its contemporary state, figure skating can not be viewed as a sport because it is not fairly judged. Figure skating involves pseudo competition, where the actors competing are not athletes, but political federations with biased judges. Critics may argue that Olympic sports like freestyle skiing and trampoline will always be subjective and still should be considered a sport. The difference between figure skating and other subjective sports is that figure skating is systematically unfair.
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