Whether there should be figure skating competitions that allow amateur and professional skaters to compete against each other

Whether the scores of professional skaters competing against amateurs should be subject to adjustment to reflect the special advantages of professionals

Whether figure skaters can successfully become professional before success on the amateur circuit

Whether the technical standards for professional figure skating competition are higher than those for amateur figure skating competition

Whether professional figure skaters have an unfair advantage over amateur figure skaters in competitions in which they compete against each other