In today's paper, there was an article about the new sport of Team Figure Skating. I'm not much of a fan of figure skating, but I'd heard a brief mention of this team event as one of the new sports at these games, so read the article to learn more about it.
So they talk to some of the skaters involved, who say they're looking forward to it, mention that Canada is expecting to do well at it. Yeah, but what exactly is it? You say men, women, and pairs are involved, but are they all on the ice at once, or separately?
The article talks about how well the skaters involved have been doing this season, and how that bodes well for the team event. Yeah, but what about the event: if they do compete separately, is it based on just the performance for their usual events, or do they do separate routines for the team event?
Then they point out that the event is open to only the top ten countries, and only the top five counties in the competition advance beyond the short program. That's nice, but do all the skaters participate in the short program? Do they get to choose which ones? And what about the ice dancers? Are they involved with this?
In the end, I gave up and Googled it. One of the first results was a page from the Canadian Olympic Committee, which explained how it works. That leaves me wondering: if I can't get the information I want from the newspaper, and have to go to the source, what do I need the newspaper for?
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