HI! My nameâs Alana, and I literally never do anything on tumblr other than like and reblog but I did the Scott H. Champs Camp and sooooo much stuff happened that it needed to be written down for the world to see.
SO, the day started off horribly because I signed up for Adult Jumps and Spins because I called the rink and explained how Iâm pre-juvenile but am 23 and havenât been coached in 5 years and they were like just do adult, and we can move you if necessary. Anyways, they put me in Pewter which is BASICS which is fine but I can do axels and spins and was high key annoyed and the lady wouldnât let me switch until she saw for herself that I could skate.
Anyways, that meant I had to go with Meagan for warm up and it was just me and one other girl for most of it until the other half of the class showed up. She was actually super nice and informative and it was a really good warm up. (CAN I JUST SAY SHEâS A TINY BALL OF MUSCLE AND ITâS LOWKEY TERRIFYING?)
After warm ups, I ended up walking behind Tessa awkwardly in her ice skates into the rink but didnât say anything cuz she started talking to a worker and I had to get my skates on. We went to âFirst Steps with Ashleyâ and I used to skate with Ashley at my rink until she left when I was in early high school and she was about Novice/Junior and wasnât really known yet. But, anyways, I was the first to get on the ice and I was like âHi, do you remember me?â And she was like âALANA! Oh my gosh, itâs been a HOT MINUTE. Iâm going to tell Austin (her brother) and be like âYou will not believe who I saw!ââ And we talked about what Iâve been up to, because letâs be honest her life is public we know what sheâs been up to, and she asked about my sister and we had a good talk. And then, there was only four of us so she let me and this other girl do more advanced stuff but the other two girls were still learning to skate so she was helping them. So, I was doing backwards power pulls and literally straight up almost crashed into Scott, but I stopped before he even noticed that I wouldâve hit him lol. I was wearing my Thank You Canada Tour Jacket and he was too and pointed at my jacket and then his and was like âWe match!â and then skated off.
Finally, the lady let me switch up to Bronze which was still basic-y, but better and definitely still fun. So I stayed with Ashley, and we did jump set ups. After that, I took a pic with Ashley for a reunion photo and it was horrifying. Then, we broke for lunch and Scott was tying his skates alone on the side of the rink. So, I asked him for a picture, and he was like âFor sure! When Iâm done tying my skates!â I told him that I loved the show last night and I asked him if he liked Nashville and he responded âYes! I love it here, Iâm a big fan of country music so itâs perfect for me.â And then, I asked him if heâd ever been to Memphis because I went to college there and he said no but he really wants to go. And then he was like âOh my god! Iâm still tying my skates and Iâm supposed to be on the ice!â And I jokingly said âYouâre fired!â And he laughed, and was like âBut, seriously though!â Then we took our photo after he finished his skates and he ran on the ice.
We had lunch and all the pros were in the room across from us just chilling, we could see in, nothing super interesting was happening, they were just there. After that, I had Meagan again because I switched groups and it was a stroking class and essentially we were just breaking down cross overs. And let me just say Coach Meagan is scary and she kind of just death stares aggressively.
(random: Meryl and Tessa were teaching off-ice dance class together and it was cute) that, we had an off ice lecture with Scott called âMaking an Olympianâ and dude HE QUOTED THE WEDDING VOWS FROM THE BOOK AND I ALMOST FAINTED HEARING HIM ACTUALLY SAYING THE WORDS OUT LOUD TO MY LITERAL EARS. âA little girl walked into my life and changed my life forever.â And he legitimately said a variation of this 3x. Ex. âI used to hate skating, my mom would have to force me into the car and I would pout every single day. But then, a little girl, named Tessa Virtue, came into my life and everything changed. She was two years younger than me and gave me everything, the competition and the drive, because she was better than me. And then it turned into just loving to skate and wanting to do it for each other.â Other great quote: âOut of 21 years, I donât think weâve enjoyed or had such a big love for the sport as we do right now.â Also blasphemy, he brought up Meryl and Charlie a handful of times and about how they both have similar strong partnerships and I was likeâŠNO SIR. Anyways, I have his talk on video other than the vows because Iâm a mess. Also I realized Scott and I have the same NikesâŠyay twinning. (Mine are pink tho, his are black).
After his talk, I stayed behind and he signed my phone and I told him I went to the Mississauga show (not in WTN, I promise) and I was the one who made the woven keychains and he remembered me and then I told him that my cousin ( @janizms ) was in the Gadbois Gays and that they say hi and his whole face lit up and he was like âI love them!â and he went on about how he hadnât been in Gadbois in forever and he missed MF and Patch and everyone. And he asked if Jan went to the m&g (he said âdid I meet your cousin?â) and I said no and his face fell and he was like ânext time.â And then, I was about to leave, but I backtracked and was likeâŠactually can I take a video of you saying hi to them and he was like âOf course!â (all media will be coming after this write-up lol) and he was adorable and started out by shouting out the Gadbois Gays and just eventually went into shouting out Gadbois itself which was hilarious. And then I was like âthank you so much!â and he said âNo problem!â And because Im annoying af and have no shame I asked for a hug and he was like âOf course, dear.â AND THEN ALANAâS SOUL LEFT HER BODY BECAUSE HE CALLED HER DEAR. Anyways, he was still sitting on the couch so I had to lowkey climb on top of him to hug him (sorry Tessa!). Hes such a freaking good hugger and his whole face was touching my face and I probably didnt breathe. And then I told him âSorry for all of this, I just really love you and your skating.â And he smiled at me and said âThank you, DEAR.â AGAIN because the universe FREAKING LOVES ME TODAY.
After that, I ran to edge class with Eric WHOS THE BEST TEACHER EVER?? And legitimately changed my skating life for the better, and my camel spin is the best its ever been (ERIC I LITERALLY LOVE YOU OKAY, THANKS AND PRAISES). During this lesson, Charlie and Tessa were teaching ice dancing together which was actually cute and I stan their friendship. After they stopped showing an example, they kept their arms around each other a la Four Minutes and it was actually cute. Also funny thing during this lesson, Eric was like âyou need to dramaticateâŠwhats the word?â And he looked at us for help and I was like âdramaticize?â and he said âyeah, but noâ and then literally while i was waiting in line for my turn to do one of the exercises he looked right at me and was like âEXAGGERATE. THATS WHAT I MEANT!â Also, when Charlie White coaches hes really loud, and I hardcore almost fell over mid-spin. (After class, I got a selfie with Eric :))
After that, we went to Off-Ice Expression and Performance with Ashley and she was late! Scott barged in and was like, âHiiiiiii!!! Whats going on here? Who are you waiting for?â We said Ashley, and that she was late, and I was next to him so I asked if he was going to teach us instead and he laughed. And he was like âNo, ashley is better for teaching off-ice!â Then he left, and Ashley still wasnt there, but Meryl walked by the door, so I grabbed her at the last second for a selfie. Ashley finally came she taught us the intro and parts of her her La La Land program and also Sweet Dreams if anyone wants to learn it, I know some of it now lol. I asked Ashley if we could retake the photo because it was blurry (it was not, I just hated it) and she was like âOh dude! Yes, we need to!â So, we took a selfie. And then I told her ( @janizms ) had a crush on her and she laughed and said âAw, love it!â
Then, we ran down to take the class photo. And literally it was 5 minutes of the Olympian skaters and other coaches hollering over each other to the other coaches saying âWait! Tessa and Scott arenât here yet!â Literally, Meagan said it, 2 coaches, and Meryl and Charlie and Ashley. They didnt come down together though, Tessa was ahead and Scott and Eric came by a little after. Scott skated to right behind me and was like âSo, whats happening guys?â And we were like âa photoâŠâ and then one of the people taking the picture was asking why he was hiding in the back and he was like âIm trying to hide my Sprite!â(His hand was resting on my back in the photo, you cant see it, but it happened). Then, the people taking the photo was like âOkay, time for a Boomerang!â And he was like âwhats a boomerang?â And I told him it was like a really short video. Its a picture, but you have to move. Im likeâŠwow I taught old man Scott Moir something, my life is great. After this, we were breaking up for our last class.
Meryl and Charlie didnt have a class to teach so they left early and I legitimately witnessed #Team Canton in front of my face. Scott and Charlie hugged for five years , and were SUPER BROMANCEY and Charlie said âKeep in touchâŠreally.â And Scott was like âWe need to get togetherâ and Charlie said âText me always, anytime.â And, WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING TESSA AND MERYL WERE HUGGING. And Meryl told her âCongratulations on a fantastic year!â And Tessa said âThank you!â And they did their own âKeep in touch!â âDefinitely!â thing. Then, they switched and Scott hugged Meryl and Charlie hugged Tessa and kissed her on the head. And essentially it was just a giant love fest of hugs and keep in touch sentiments and it was surprisingly so cute and happened in front of my face. And then, I asked Charlie for a selfie as he was leaving.
THEN, I had twizzle class with Tessa and Scott was also teaching twizzle class so one of the coaches tried to combine us together but Tessa said there were too many of us to do it. We were taking forever to start because TS kept talking instead of teaching, and Scott told a little boy in our group to be careful because Teacher Tessa is scary and I JUST ABOUT DIED. When Tessa was gathering us, she made eye contact with me and smiled and pointed to her jacket and mine and WHILE STILL MAINTAINING EYE CONTACT said âNice jacket!â and the entire class started at me and I tried to melt into the floor haha. We ended up on the same side of the rink and when Scott noticed us skating to his side he yelled over to Tessa âHey, this is our side of the ice!â And Tessa gave him THE LOOK (as in her YOU SLIPPED UP, MOIR look AND I DIED) and he gave her a scrunched up flirty face back. And I was like 1) THERE ARE CHILDREN and 2) ARENT YOU SUPPOSED TO BE TEACHING lol. Anyways, Tessa was teaching twizzles and fun factâŠI dont actually know how to twizzle⊠and I literally had to tell the Queen of Twizzles that I didnt know how to twizzle⊠and she was like âThats okay!â and she pulled me aside and gave me a mini private lesson on how to twizzle and I died for the umpteenth time today. And then we were doing other twizzles, and she came up behind me and said âJust do what you can, but your twizzles are great!â And then we did swing rolls, and I was hesitating because I was waiting for the girl in front of me to be far enough away so I didnt kick her and Tessa mistook my hesitation for not knowing how to or something BUT IM FINE WITH THAT BECAUSE SHE TURNED TO ME AND ASKED âWanna do them together?â And i said âSure.â And I did swing rolls down the ice WITH MISS TESSA VIRTUE. I LOWKEY DID A NO TOUCH ICE DANCE SEQUENCE WITH TESSA VIRTUE AND IM STILL NOT OVER IT. Then we did shoot the ducks (which i cannot do and i fell in front of TessaâŠ.oops) into spirals and she told me I had a great spiral and honestly THATS THE ONLY VALIDATION YOU NEED? Also she said âSo, Im supposed to teach twizzles for another 20 minutes, but I really dont want to, any suggestions?â And in unison all the little kids start screaming âSpread Eagles!â And she asked another time a little later for suggestions and they screamed it again and she was like âOTHER THAN SPREAD EAGLES.â And im laughing to myself because i know its cuz she cant do one lol
After class, I asked for a selfie and she was like âYes! With our matching jackets!â And I told her I wanted to teach her how to sign âYou Make My Dreams Come Trueâ in Mississauga but didnt get a chance to and she was like âis it hard?â I said no, but I never got to show her because the whole world attacked her for autographs and photos but it was fine.
BUT, I FIXED IT BECAUSE SOMEHOW I CAN ALWAYS FIND SCOTT ALONE? And I was like âHey! I wanted to teach Tessa how to sign âYou Make My Dreams Come Trueâ from Hall & Oates (as if he didnt know) but didnt get a chance to. Can I teach you, and then can you teach her?â And he was like âYeah!â So I taught him how to do it, and I told him to sign âmakeâ properly because its easy to accidentally sign âmake outâ instead and he did his booming laugh thing at that and I DIED AGAIN (im okay with him signing making out tho) and he finally got it down and was like âOkay! I should be able to do that.â SCOTT MOIR I WANT PROOF THAT YOU SIGNED TO TESSA âYOU MAKE MY DREAMS COME TRUEâ
Other random interaction: so I was in the lobby on my way out and Meagan walked by me, smiled, and said âDid you have fun? I had a great time teaching you today, have a good night!â And i was like excuse you maam youve been death glaring at me all day WHAT DO YOU MEAN
And as I was leaving, Ashley and Meagan were taking an uber to the airport and Ashley said bye to me.
I THINK THATS ALL OF IT. I HOPE I DIDNT FORGET ANYTHING. BUT MAN GUYS TODAY WAS A WILD RIDE AND IM STILL NOT BREATHING. YOURE WELCOME.
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