In my last post, I stated that I'm not into sports. There is one exception though: figure skating. I'm not interested in doing it, oh no, my sense of balance is terrible as is my physical coordination in general, and skates hurt my feet. But watching it is fun.

A part of my fascination with this sport definitely comes from the knowledge that I absolutely couldn't do it myself. Figure skaters seem like the ultimate athletes to me; they combine power and grace as if it were the most...