^that's funny. I remember my first pro hockey game. I was shocked when all I heard out of the crowd was; "stick 'em", "stick 'em". I thought only football had a rough crowd.
I love ice skating, so there 
My problem with the skaters is I cannot understand how they can do the things they do on ice, heck even ballroom dancing has me in awe.
Now I love blood sports of all kinds. Ice Hockey, we will occasionally go to the games at UNH and have the time of our lives.
Football is boring all the times out, basketball is the ultimate in action, almost constant non stop action.
I can understand why the couples skaters have so many gay male partners. Were both partners heterosexual, 12 hours a day practice for years at a time sooner or later sparks would come about and all that lust would interfear with the performance and sooner or later jealousy would raise its ugly head and destroy the partnership.