The essences of figure skating?

[skategeek]

"There is an art to flying, or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. Clearly, it is this second part, the missing, that provides the difficulties."
Douglas Adams  Life, the Universe and Everything

Skating is the art of letting yourself fall toward the ice and miss.  Therefore, skating is flying. 

[Isk8NYC]

Love THHGTG!  One of my (very-young) skaters interrupted a lesson to point out that someone was doing something wrong on the ice last week.  My response was: "(1) You should be working on your spin entry not looking at others; and (2) That's a SEP: Someone Else's Problem!  MYOB!"

Figure Skating is a unique art form that requires grace, athleticism and courage.

[Query]

Didn't Peter Pan, in one of the common retellings, say something like, "the secret to flying is to forget to fall?" (I can't find the exact quote.)

But, quite a few skaters remember to fall.