The Figure Skating Club team at Boston University won their first competition of the season at New York University on November 6. Head coach Andrea Mohns-Brillaud emphasizes preparation, but the team aspires to win their sixth Intercollegiate National Championship.
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.
The Boston University Figure Skating Club (BUFSC) defended its national title Sunday, placing first at the U.S. Intercollegiate Figure Skating Championship for the second year in a row.
On this week’s episode of East to West, “Out With the Old, In With the New,” we’re discussing changes at BU and in Boston — like new reusable straws at Eastern Standard, the elimination of the COM computer labs, and skating teams' request for locker room renovations.
For those looking to continue a cherished high school sport or wanting to try something new, Boston University provides numerous sports at the club level for any athletic endeavor. These teams can...
The information in the following Boston University club sport highlights were taken from the BU Club Sports Event Calendar from March 18 to March 25.
Saturday March 21 – Sunday March 22
BU men’s...
Boston University student Jimmy Morgan competed in the 2014 US Figure Skating Championships senior division at Boston’s TD Garden Sunday.
Morgan, a College of Communication senior, competed in the...
