{"id":13414,"date":"2021-01-28T09:33:40","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T14:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/?p=13414"},"modified":"2025-06-05T08:59:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T12:59:18","slug":"avoid-comparisons-to-feel-more-confident-in-figure-skating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/avoid-comparisons-to-feel-more-confident-in-figure-skating\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoid Comparisons to Feel More Confident in Figure Skating"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1-27-Skating-large.jpg\" alt=\"Figure Skating Confidence\" class=\"wp-image-13417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1-27-Skating-large.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1-27-Skating-large-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Focus_on_Your_Strengths\"><\/span>Focus on Your Strengths<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Article Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0769bf;color:#0769bf\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #0769bf;color:#0769bf\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/avoid-comparisons-to-feel-more-confident-in-figure-skating\/#Focus_on_Your_Strengths\" >Focus on Your Strengths<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/avoid-comparisons-to-feel-more-confident-in-figure-skating\/#Focus_on_Improving_Yourself\" >Focus on Improving Yourself<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/avoid-comparisons-to-feel-more-confident-in-figure-skating\/#How_to_Side-Step_the_Comparison_Trap\" >How to Side-Step the Comparison Trap:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/avoid-comparisons-to-feel-more-confident-in-figure-skating\/#Discover_Mental_Strategies_For_Peak_Performance\" >Discover Mental Strategies For Peak Performance!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Are you struggling with <strong>confidence<\/strong> as a figure skater? Do you feel other skaters are passing you by as they perform bigger skills and jumps in point value?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Figure skating is a sport of both power and finesse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet many skaters are overly focused on the power aspect of the sport, such as performing high-value jumps. When you see other skaters performing triple jumps and you feel you are below the curve on these technical skills, your <strong>confidence<\/strong> will suffer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you compare yourself to skaters performing advanced jumps, you will feel &#8220;less than adequate.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Comparison is the enemy to <strong>confidence<\/strong> and success. When you compare yourself to skaters starting from higher point values, it is demotivating. You wonder, &#8220;Why can&#8217;t I land a triple?&nbsp;I will never be as good as&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You become anxious before you even take the ice. You feel the need to pull off the &#8220;perfect&#8221;&nbsp;routine to score close to skaters performing higher value elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you are anxious, performing a clean routine is even more difficult. Focusing on other skaters prevents you from performing your best and hurts your confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Comparison<\/strong> detracts from work ethic. When you feel &#8220;not as good as,&#8221; your work habits suffer. When you feel you are not as talented as another skater, you are less motivated to work hard in practice and take risks to develop new skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The key to overcoming the <strong>comparison trap<\/strong> is to put the focus back on you. <strong>Confidence<\/strong> is built by emphasizing your talents, strengths&nbsp;and skills. You can still work on improving, becoming stronger and working on higher-level jumps. The focus should be on you and&nbsp;comparing yourself to how you performed yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Focus_on_Improving_Yourself\"><\/span>Focus on Improving Yourself<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When you focus on yourself and strive for continuous improvement, you build <strong>confidence<\/strong>, increase <strong>motivation<\/strong>&nbsp;and improve at a faster rate. When you skate your routines, you exude confidence through your posture and facial expressions. You score higher as a result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A finessed, sound, energetic and clean routine will score higher than a sloppy, mistake-ridden, advanced-skill routine all the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jason Brown, who placed sixth at the U.S. Championships last Olympic season, was in third place after the short program at the 2021 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Though Brown&#8217;s performance was clean and technically sound, he knows he needs to add quads to compete at the highest level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brown discussed his thoughts on his place in a sport dominated by quadruple jumps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;I wish I could be that person that can do multiple quads and just [crush] it out there. I [crush] it in a different way, but I&#8217;m still obviously pushing my technical content as well, especially leading into the Olympic year. At the same time, I&#8217;m trying to find that balance where I don&#8217;t lose the integrity of the programs and the spark that makes my skating so special.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Just like Brown, you can crush it in different ways. You should focus on your strengths, whether it is your finesse, speed on spins, tight positions&nbsp;or energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you focus on your strengths, it will show up in your score.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Side-Step_the_Comparison_Trap\"><\/span>How to Side-Step the Comparison Trap:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In practice, compare yourself to your previous week of practice. Work to sharpen your strengths and add new skills and jumps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During competition be the best version of yourself and think about your strengths. Focusing on what you have, your strengths, will lead to your best performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Discover_Mental_Strategies_For_Peak_Performance\"><\/span>Discover Mental Strategies For Peak Performance!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3855 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/confident-figure-skater-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"201\" \/>You (or your athlete) might be the most skilled figure skater and train harder or longer than anyone else, but if you can\u2019t take your practice performance to competition, you simply will not reach your true potential in figure skating.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Learn the top 8 mental game lessons to improve focus, composure, and confidence!<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/the-confident-figure-skater\/\">The Confident Figure Skater: Mental Game Strategies For Peak Performance<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Discover proven mental game secrets to unstoppable confidence in practice and competition.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Figure Skaters<\/strong>: Get the mental edge by learning how to take control of your confidence, mentally prepare for competition, and perform with composure under pressure.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Coaches<\/strong>: Boost your figure skater\u2019s confidence using simple, proven mental strategies.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Parents<\/strong>: Help boost your athlete\u2019s performance. 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