Sequins and Scandals: Reflections on Figure Skating, Culture, and the Philosophy of Sport

M.G. Piety has written an important social critique in the form of a series of vibrant essays about her chosen sport. Her main point is that figure skating is naturally fun and that those who participate in it ought to be having fun while doing so. She decries the fact that so few people in the figure skating world - skaters, coaches, judges, officials, and even fans - seem to be having any fun with it. She further laments that the International Skating Union (ISU) and other governing bodie...