How would it feel to work so hard, training for months on end, to travel the world competing, and not be able to participate in the biggest competition in the world? Synchronized skaters deal with this on a daily basis. There have been many arguments surrounding the question, “Should synchronized skating be an Olympic sport?”. Many believe that having the sport would be a great addition to the competition, on the other hand some people believe that it is a bad idea. Synchronized skating should be an Olympic sport, since synchronized swimming is. It would give different types of skaters a chance to compete, and it would advertise the sport, increasing its popularity.
There is a lot of controversy around the idea that synchronized swimming is an Olympic sport, but synchronized skating isn't. The sports are similar, yet there have been numerous failed attempts at including skating. According to US Figure Skating, “Synchronized skating is a team sport in which 8-20 skaters perform a program together. It uses the same judging system as singles, pairs and dance and is characterized by teamwork, speed, intricate formations and challenging step sequences” (Synchronized Skating 1). Synchronized swimming is very similar. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, “exhibition swimming in which the movements of…show more content… According to the Chicago Tribune, “Synchronized skating would include “nine or 10” teams of 16 competitors each. All would compete in a short program, and six would advance to the free skate final.There were 23 teams from 18 countries at the 2014 Synchronized Skating World Championships, with five countries having earned two entries each” (Hersh 1). Having all these new people coming to compete would give many more skaters a chance to win a
