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Which is more difficult: being a competitive hockey player or a competitive figure skater?

Name: Madyson Brousseau Name: Paighton Ingola
Grade: 4 Grade: 5
School: Sacred Heart
Answer School: Sacred Heart
Answer
I have been a proud Toronto In my
I think figure skating would be harder because the
opinion, figure skating is harder than
skaters have to jump on the ice in skates. When
hockey. Figure skaters have to do they jump, they only have a tiny piece of metal to
flips and turns. It takes a while for them land on. Hockey players don’t jump at all. I feel
to learn a new dance. Figure skaters also like it would hurt more in figure skating if you fall
because figure skaters don’t have padding and they
have to pick out their outfit. This is important are more likely to cut themselves because they don’t
because it is the most eye-catching part. When have helmets, elbow pads, and knee pads. Some figure
it’s time to perform there is a chance of falling and getting skaters must get cold on the ice because some wear costumes that have short
sleeves and I feel like skating would be hard when you are cold. Hockey players
hurt. Figure skaters don’t have any protection on their body like
would not get cold because they have lots of gear on. I think figure skating can be
hockey players do and that is not safe. Both sports are hard, but I difficult and dangerous because sometimes you skate with a partner and get thrown
think figure skating is harder. up into the air. That seems like it would be hard and scary because you could fall
and get injured. These are the reasons why I think figure skating is harder.

Name: Hailey O’Rourke Name: Xavier Laflamme and Nathan Hartle
Grade: 5 Grade: 5

School: Sacred Heart School: Sacred Heart
Answer Answer
I actually think figure skating is harder than In our opinion, hockey is harder. You need
hockey. Figure skaters have to learn to do to be strong in hockey. In training, you have
jumps and twirls. Hockey players play the same to lift a tractor tire or heavy ropes. You need
kind of game every time. Obviously, they play to work out a lot and that is hard, but when
against different teams, but they still play the
same game. Figure skaters sometimes end up you hit the ice you are a lot stronger. A hockey
badly hurt from falling on the ice. Hockey players player has a lot of skills to practise, like shooting
wear helmets but figure skaters can’t because they have to pucks and steering pucks around pylons. Hockey
look good. They have to wear fancy costumes and these costumes are not can be dangerous because it has lots of contact. Other players
protective, they are just to make the skaters look amazing. Hockey players will body check you to get the puck. You can also get hit by a puck in
can look sweaty and bloody without anybody saying anything. When the face! You could fall and hit your head on the ice. Hockey is also
they get mad, they sometimes fight. Figure skaters always have to look more confusing than figure skating because in figure skating there are
good and smile, even if they are unhappy. I hope people can see what I think less skaters on the ice. These are the reasons why we think hockey is
and maybe take some time to think about figure skating and how hard it is. harder than figure skating..

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