Ice Skating

Skating is an adventurous activity that thrills both the viewer and the skater. It is not an easy task to walk, or rather skate, with footwear that has wheels on it. This is the basis of skating shoes. The entire magic of this sport or activity lies in balancing on wheels without support and moving around without any assistance. It is definitely thrilling to watch skaters gliding through the ice, and it is equally thrilling to skate on the ice. It is a winter sport, obviously, as huge hills of snow and ice are the basic requirements. The setting we will discuss is a huge ice field or rink, and the painting is by the Dutch painter Hendrick Avercamp. He was a great painter who was very active during the Dutch Golden Age of painting. He was one of the earliest landscape painters of the 17th-century Dutch school of painting and specialized in painting the hillsides during winter. His paintings are colorful and lively, with carefully crafted images of people in the landscape. His work vividly depicts sport and leisure, especially in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 17th century.

The Hague, one of the most beautiful cities in the Netherlands, is a lovely place with regard to nature's bounty. The city boasts picturesque hillsides. Winter, being the coldest with heavy snowfall and ice formation, leads to the most beautiful sport of ice skating. We have many lovely stories that happen between people who flock to the skating rinks during winters—stories of dreams, love, and warmth among young people who come to the skating rinks for ice skating and develop lovely relationships. The skating rinks become popular and lively due to the presence of people from different walks of life gathering there for ice skating. Age is just a number here. The young and old alike enjoy this sport to the fullest. When we watch couples skating on ice to the tune of beautiful music numbers, the whole scene is very appealing.

Emily, the ice skating champ, was not in a good mood. This was evident from her slow movements on the rink. Emily, who is otherwise very quick and active on the rink with her gliding movements on ice, has been performing poorly for the past few days. Her coach, David, who wants her to give her best shot at the upcoming sports event, is confused as to what is wrong with her. David wants her to aim for the best medal, the gold medal, in the contest. He had another problem to deal with: Emily's overbearing and overly ambitious mother. Her interference in every activity of her daughter's was too much to tolerate. She was the typical stereotypical person who felt she knew everything and anything better than everyone, and she believed she knew more than the coach. David had to follow her instructions to coach her daughter. How David tackled this situation is beyond anybody's guess. He assigned a time to coach her when her mother would be resting after taking the medicines meant for treating her neurological problem. He pretended as if he was following whatever instructions Emily's mother gave him in front of her. This way, the coaching continued. Emily was finally well-prepared for the ice skating contest. She had learned all the twists and turns, the gliding movements, the swirl, and the gentle nuances needed to stand out among the other participants. The hall was completely full with spectators, which was not unusual as Netherlanders were passionate about ice skating. As the contest commenced and each participant performed their act, the crowd frenzy reached its peak. When Emily's name was announced, her mother and her coach waited with bated breath. As she started gyrating to the musical tune, the entire audience was spellbound. There was a pin drop silence, and we can imagine how magical her movement on the ice was. She had, of course, nailed it and went on to win the trophy. The crowd gathered around the winners and runners-up as well. Emily's mother felt it was her guidance that worked through her coach, while Emily and David knew the real story. Anyway, who bothers as long as the result is good, right?