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===Eating disorders and RED–S=== [[File:Gold_-_2016_Four_Continents_-_2.jpg|thumb|right|[[Gracie Gold]] at the [[2016 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2016 Four Continents Championship]].]] [[Eating disorders]] are reportedly common in figure skating<ref name=HP100120/><ref name=HP100121/><ref name=muscles/> and can result in the development of [[relative energy deficiency in sport]] (RED-S), formerly known as the "female athlete triad". RED-S is a syndrome of three interrelated conditions which can cause long-standing illness in girls and women and even death. Body image and the need to maintain a fit body is a very common issue in figure skating, as skaters age, their bodies change and change the way they must approach the sport.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-12-31|title=The Problem with Body Image in Figure Skating|url=https://grandstandcentral.com/2018/sections/culture/body-image-problem-figure-skating/|access-date=2021-05-02|website=Grandstand Central|language=en-US|archive-date=May 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502193045/https://grandstandcentral.com/2018/sections/culture/body-image-problem-figure-skating/|url-status=live}}</ref> Skaters such as [[Gracie Gold]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=Crouse|first=Karen|date=2019-01-25|title=Gracie Gold's Battle for Olympic Glory Ended in a Fight to Save Herself|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/sports/gracie-gold-figure-skating-.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220102/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/sports/gracie-gold-figure-skating-.html |archive-date=2022-01-02 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-02|issn=0362-4331}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and [[Ashley Wagner ]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-10-11|title=Ashley Wagner opens up on 'severe depression' after missing 2018 Olympics|url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/10/ashley-wagner-olympics-figure-skating-depression-mental-health-instagram-story-video|access-date=2021-05-02|website=For The Win|language=en-US|archive-date=May 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502193840/https://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/10/ashley-wagner-olympics-figure-skating-depression-mental-health-instagram-story-video|url-status=live}}</ref> have faced issues such as eating disorders and depression.
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