The rink in Visby was packed with families and children wanting to have a good time ice skating with their loved ones. And some teenagers her and there, only a few numbers of figure skaters were scattered among the ice, trying to practice the most of them being interrupted by children going in their way. Amongst these figure skaters was Isabella.
"Опять, снова" her coach Advina shouted at her for failing her Lutz, not quite getting the correct outside edge she needed. "I cant" she shouted angrily getting frustrated hitting her thighs. "We both know you can" Advina said skating over to her, muttering "crazy children" trying to avoid the children skating all over the place. "Remember, you need to press your weight onto the back middle of the blade" she muttered pointing at her skates. Isabella looked away in annoyance and skated away.
Finding some room she starts to set up for a lutz, doing her backward pull pressing strongly on the edges this time, and takes off vaults off the right toe pick, leaving the ice beginning a full rotation then drawing in her arms and legs. Than she lands backward on the right foot, on a back outside edge. Succeeding it perfectly, skating towards Advina, "Удовлетворен" she asked grabbing her water bottle. "да" Advina answered giving her a slight smile. "Were done for the day, now i want to see that every time" she said gazing down at Isabella, Isabella nodded and put down her water bottle "Same time tomorrow?" she questioned, Advina nodded and slowly skated and stepped off the ice " No quite, i expect to se you here at 5 am, its to much crowdie here right now" Advina said shaking her head and grabbing her bag, Isabella nodded and said her goodbye. Putting on her air-pods she skated off, she decided to do one of her free skate programs, finding some space the first notes of "New moon" starts so she starts with her entering position.
Stepping of the ice and sitting down on the bench a heavy sigh leaves her lips, the rink now almost empty. She feels quite weird, after taking a break she just doesn’t quite feel the same, and with her goal being the Olympics she needs to try harder than before. She gets back on the ice and just skates around, than she suddenly just gets an urge to try a quad. She's just mostly done axels so might as well just try one. Building up some pace she launches herself, the rotation came faster than expected so she lands with quite a wobbly stance. "Fuck" she muttered angry stepping of the ice. It looks so easy when everyone else does it, but when she tries it she looks more like a run over worm.
She starts unlacing her skates, opening her bag she starts to look for her towel and soakers. After what felt like hour’s more like a minute and lots of panic "Where the hell did i put it, i didn’t leave it at home.. did I?" she finally found it at the bottom.. Wiping her blades dry, after that she put on her pink soakers. Getting outside there her fathers black KIA awaits, opening the tailgate and placing her bag down. She basically throws herself onto the backseat, happy to finally be able to go home.
"How did it go" her father asks in Russian, glancing back at her in the review mirror pulling out of the parking lot. "Fine" she answered looking out the window avoiding her father's questioning glance. Her father sighs knowing that the conversation wasn't going anywhere. Isabella’s mind is still entirely focused on the quad she failed. It's just she can't let it go..
I never stopped thinking about it, I'll always remember the times we didn't have to be the best. Just purely enjoying it and not taking it seriously.
Summary after moving back to her father's home country to have a break from ice skating. She slowly starts missing it, so she decides to start going again, but this time under a new nationality. But it's not easy seeing as she's not like she used to be after her break she needs to try even harder. Her goal is the Olympics she needs to start now. But on her way it's seems as one blonde boy keeps getting in her way.
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warnings oc! reader, she/her pronouns used, mentions of weight, slight angst, author is new to the skating world, injuries, fluff, the reader's nickname is Ice Angel. Some sexual references. Mostly focused on skating. Russian figure skating.
⋆˙⟡Isabella Vasiliev is the 2020 European Figure Skating champion, a 3-time Grand Prix winner. And of course a one time Olympics gold medalist at the 2022 Bejing Winter Olympics. Being placed at number 1 in the world.
Isabella was born in a little town named Visby in Sweden, but moved as soon as she turned 1. She moved to her mother's home country, her mother being a well-known figure skater Isabellas mother knew that Isabella would follow in her steps.
At the age of 3 Isabell Vasiliev was trained by her mother and her friend Eteri Tutberidze, they made her into the “perfect skater”.
Isabell kept to herself mostly, not interested in making friends just to later on see the hatred in their eyes as she came first every competition.
Until a competition in the US where she meets a boy who tends to love annoying Isabella to the point of death. Ilia Malini and Isabella Vasiliev were stuck to the hip at ripe age of 11. They're moms already knowing each other knew they were a good pair. But sadly they grew apart, never having the time to check up being to caught up with skating.
After performing her perfect 5 quads, and her flawless combination of a Triple Flip plus Triple toe loop and her precision of control everyone knew who was going to win. And she did. Being called the “Ice Angel” of Russia really gave her some confidence.
But then she took a ‘break’ you know what they say her "Eteri Expiration Date" had gone.
Now coming back to compete under a new country she must find her way back to her roots and who knows if she accidentally stumbles upon an old friend…