Skating may seem like an easy thing to do, but it is not. As you said there are a lot of risks in every performance the kids do.
Surely now to impress the judges you have to do something and something different from the others. I like to see the girls skating because of their elegance and the confidence with which they do it.
We definitely agree on that. It is difficult and risky and it becomes more and more riskier. I don't envy them to be honest as I know from experience how had they are training to get to the top. But just as you, I love watching every skating competition.