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1. Each page can contain thousands of crystals

 

Brad Griffies, costume designer for American skaters, said, "Each crystal is handcrafted on a shirt, so the more gems the costume is, the more expensive it is." . He also said that the average chiffon silk dance takes only two to four hours, but it costs about 4 to 40 hours to attach gems to the costume, depending on the amount of crystals.

 

 

 

2. Athletes only add 1-2 sets per season

 

Figure skaters, as well as ordinary people, wear a costume several times. The income of this art sports is not to the point of being rich, especially when the cost of investing in costumes has eaten in no small part. Therefore, every year athletes usually only buy 1-2 more to renovate. The most expensive skirt skirt is priced at around $ 5,000, but the actual figure may be much higher, especially when it comes to fame as Vera Wang designs. She is a dressmaker for both Nancy Kerrigan and Michelle Kwan.

3. Costumes tend to be minimalist

 

Michelle Kwan is a pioneer in ice skating ... swimwear: less frills and cumbersome. In her days, athletes often wore Russian-style skirts with long sleeves, feathered skirts, or expensive gemstones.

 

But now, everyone is leaning toward the simple and elegant European-American trend. Griffies himself shared that his design was inspired by Versace's signature evening gowns. "However, designing skating costumes is more difficult than the evening dress, because you have only the upper half to show creativity."

 

 

 

 

4. Female athletes who are not wearing tight dress

 

Previously, ice skating rules stipulated that women athletes only wear skirts when performing. In 1988, when Debi Thomas first wore jumpsuit tight, the skating world emerged as a major controversy, which prompted a ban on tightening. In 2004, the bill was unbundled. Athletes may wear skirts, tight trousers or shorts.

 

 

5. Offending clothes may be deducted

 

There will be a point deduction for candidates who do not fit. Although this rule is rather ambiguous and there are no specific standards, the costumes must be polite, informal, no frills, suitable for a sporting event but may have musical colors. The judges may press the button if the contestant's dress has a problem, but there must be 6/10 consents, the new deduction is announced.

 

 

6. Biellmann swing is the easy way to cause costly breakdowns

 

 

Biellmann bounce is a movement in which the athlete bends backwards, bent to grab the skates to rotate the circle. This position is prone to negligence on the dress, especially inadvertently reveal a ring. Often the audience will not be able to see this mistake because the athlete spins extremely fast.

 

 

7. Clothes must not be over 50%

 

50% of the skaters agree about the boldness of the costumes. Clothing should not create excessive feeling, not suitable for a sports activity.

 

 

8. Accessories are usually not allowed, although there are some exceptions

 

Athletes often ignore this rule, they carry a lot of accessories from earrings, necklaces, hairstyle ... Contestant Gracie Gold even wears all three accessories on the field without any competition. being "tumble whistle".

 

At times, accessories are also used by athletes as performance props, such as the 1972 Olympics. Karen Magnussen uses a transparent umbrella for his test.