. .etc., etc., etc.
Except for the skaters. . . .
They just wanted to skate. . . .
Of course, there were SOME who desperately wanted the prizes, and a
few of THOSE want ONLY the first place prizes, but most all of such
skaters as these mostly want to skate, and it doesn't really matter
as much to them that they win, as that they skate the way they want
. . .and whether or not the judges agreed, was a different thing.
So. . .as more and more "control" was placed on these events, and a
few of the original skaters got married, had kids or moved away for
for other reasons. . .there were also few less of those originals--
the ones everyone KNEW would draw a big crowd, either for practice,
or for one of the Winter Festivals and Carnivals.
Which led to an even greater attempt to control them. . . .
Which led to a few more of them leaving for various reasons. . . .
Which led to an even greater attempt to control them. . . .
and you can see how that kind of thing might lead to. . . .
Some of the skaters eventually went back to practicing in locations
of their own choosing. . .places that were either not suited to the
vendors purposes or for other reasons not generally used.
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