#my skating

[papadakis-and-cizeron]

Not been active here much since the skating season is what it is this year, especially since p/c are my favourites and they’ve been mostly quiet lately (understandably so)

But for now I still have skating classes (my normal class has been split in four smaller groups because of covid) and I just wanted to be a bit excited for a moment. I’m an adult beginner, started skating september 2019

Yesterday I’m pretty sure I landed a pretty decent waltz jump, several times in fact. My coach wasn’t there so I can’t say exactly, but it felt right, I could tell I was doing all of the right motions at least, so I hope they came together right.

My spiral is also getting better. I think I got it right once on Monday. Couldn’t get it yesterday, but I’m getting closer. On a flat edge, and only on my right leg right now, but I’m still really happy with that progress.

[yuzuavenue]

if you’ve never done so, try skating outside!

it’s a paradise 💗

[madame-serpentine]

Okay so! I didn’t mention it, but this is why I’ve been so absent recently. My Pairs partner Ben and I were invited to an international competition by USFS (which is a huge deal), where we got 3rd! (We were really happy) :D

So, I thought I’d share our two skates with you all! I hope you enjoy watching them as much as we enjoyed skating them! <3

(Oh by the way if anyone is wondering I have not fallen off the face of the earth, and I will be posting some more art soon enough!)

[ninja-cqueline-old]

I think I’m going to start working on getting more of my doubles back. It is 100% a mental thing but it will be a fun challenge. I know my body can physically do it; I’ve done these jumps enough that muscle memory just takes over so I just need to shut my mind off and not get anxious 

[soyouwanttolearnfs]

I was wondering, are you at senior level for skating?? Ik you've had 11 years of experience and seem to know a lot, what is an achievement you're most proud of? 💕

I’m nowhere near senior level, I never had the drive to work for that level when I was a kid because my focus was on Classical music and opera but I am a good teacher. I have a solid understanding of how to do a lot of things that I can’t physically do myself. I’m currently working through pattern tests now so I can get my full accreditation (I have the low level one) and I’m still searching for a partner to see if we can make it into the adult ice dance comps.

My achievement i’m most proud of is 1) taking in second at my first competition (it would have been first but I had points docked because the other girl on the ice- it was half ice- skated into me and I was to scared too restart)  It was such a scary thing but there was only a point difference between the 1st place and myself. 2) when I graduated my first students to the next level, I may have shed a few tears.

Personally my greatest achievements are my spirals which are lovely. 

[eclecticinkling]

My attempt at skating On Love: Eros from Yuri on Ice!

a little bit cut and pasted together, since I didn’t have a totally clean runthrough all day, and I didn’t realize until too late that the camera missed a section of the choreo near the end, but I’m pretty happy with how this turned out! Just wish my doubles had been cooperating with me today haha

[yuzuavenue]

I was so inspired and motivated by yuzuru last night that I went to the rink this morning and landed the jump i’ve been struggling with for two months. I hope yuzuru inspired you to do something cool today 💗

[yuzuavenue]

update

i skated for the first time in over a month today due to injury and i actually skated well! there wasn’t any pain and i am a l i v e