A skater lands every jump clean in practice, run-throughs look great — and then, twenty seconds from the end of the free skate, the same skater starts two-footing landings and losing speed on step sequences. Parents assume it's focus. It's usually physiology. A two-time Olympic coach breaks down the two energy systems that power a program, why free skates are punishing on purpose, and how off-ice training should actually be structured to fix a "fades at the end" problem.
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