Kilts at World Figure Skating Championships

**Big Paul** · 22nd March 08, 06:43 AM

Here's another.

**Finn** · 22nd March 08, 07:18 AM

That's the only figure skating I've liked.

**Arlen** · 23rd March 08, 05:20 AM

Weren't the Brian Boitano kilts made by Rocky at USAKilts?

As fantastic as it is to see a kilt in competitive figure skating, I still keep cringing that the sporran seems to be screen printed on!

**Rex_Tremende** · 23rd March 08, 05:46 AM

Originally Posted by Arlen

As fantastic as it is to see a kilt in competitive figure skating, I still keep cringing that the sporran seems to be screen printed on!

Consider how much you'd cringe if a real sporran came bouncing down on your bits when you stick that triple Axel! Here's a case where the kilt IS a costume.

Regards,
Rex.

**Frank McGrath** · 23rd March 08, 01:16 PM

I have never been of fan of skating, but that peice of film is AWESOME!

**Coemgen** · 23rd March 08, 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by Rex_Tremende

Consider how much you'd cringe if a real sporran came bouncing down on your bits when you stick that triple Axel!

that would be quite a deterrent.

**northernsky** · 23rd March 08, 03:16 PM

Originally Posted by Rex_Tremende

I couldn't open that, so I found a youtube version. How cool.

Regards,
Rex.

Wow! Now that IS cool! And I thought dragon boating in a kilt looked good...these folks really know how to put on a show. Hope they got a medal.

**Hamish** · 23rd March 08, 06:19 PM

Thank you Rex for posting the link to YouTube. Like you, I was unable to view Mark's video link.

I have been following the progress of the Kerr brother and sister skating duo for a year or two, mainly because they are the best that the United Kingdom has had since Torvill and Dean, but also they are increasingly talented. They now stand at 8th in the World Championships, but I think they deserve better. Fortunately they are still very young and have time to improve tremendously.

At the end of the clip I was almost in tears, their skating was so inventive and beautiful, and their choice of music was enough to 'get me going'!! It was a very emotional perfomance.

Take care,
Ham.

**Rex_Tremende** · 24th March 08, 06:01 PM

From the Toronto Star, on the 2008 Worlds:

Friskiest costume was revealed by John Kerr, the boy side of the brother-sister ice-dancing tandem from Britain. He donned a kilt for their Scottish original dance program and, given the free-swinging movements, showed what a Scotsman wears under one of those things: Bicycle shorts. At the end of the routine, he also flashed for the audience.

"As the kilt is the national Scottish dress and they wanted to see national dresses this year, luckily for us they cannot give us a deduction."

Regards,
Rex.