cost of olympic athlete infographic...travel skates total 866-826-7090 costume choreography per year...
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Skatestravel
total
866-826-7090
COstume
choreographyper year
per year
per year per pair
EACh
per program
coaching
off-icetraining
$1,500
$5,000
$10,000
$10,000
$68,500
$40,000+
$2,000
the cost of anolympic athlete
figure skating
Many top-level skatersmove their residences tobe closer to their desiredcoach and training rink,incurring extra movingand living costs on topof the coaching fees.
This includes body traininglike weights and cardio,and technique developmentlike ballet and yoga.
High-end designers are nowin the figure skating costumedesign game, which requires
breathable, comfortablematerial that won’t malfunction.
Boots and blades arecustomized based on thestyle of skating and the
skater’s preferences. Multiplepairs are needed.
Each competition requires multipleroutines. The Olympics require
two. Skaters may, however, pullfrom previous years of
choreography.
Many skaters must alsopay for their coaches’travel to and fromcompetitions.
*These are averages/estimates based on information from the following sources:
http://www.usfsa.org/Content/parentsarticles/Parents_Oct04.pdf
http://www.ice.riedellskates.com/CategoryList.aspx?CategoryName=Skates-and-Bootshttp://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/style/2014/01/11/the-ice-rink-becomes-runway-for-female-figure-skaters/ZfSFpCEEKGGPrwzAcvnGRN/story.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/30/the-average-cost-of-train_n_4698161.html