Friday, December 24, 2010
Sick :-/
Unfortunately, I have not skated all week- it's my vacation, but I am sick, and can't skate. :-/ I had a bad cold that turned into bronchitis... so no physical activity for awhile. It sucks... I was looking forward to 2 weeks of non-stop skating. So now, I have the worry that when I finally get back on the ice, I will suck completely and will have to start all over again with my spins. Boo. So no updates for awhile until I'm not sick anymore and back on the ice...
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Happy Holidays
It's been awhile since my last post. I've been crazy busy- we've entered the holiday season, which meant that at school, the kids were extra hyper and of course I've been sick off and on again. Bah.
Skating wise, I had my first competition- it was a small in house ISI competition, but it was a lot of fun. I competed at Freestyle 2 and skated a clean program. My spin at the end was a bit shaky- out of all of the elements, spinning is the toughest for me. But I came in first against the book, so that's pretty cool. I probably won't have another competition again until the spring. But for a first time out- I learned that I don't get nervous, I love having the ice to myself, and I love performing. :-). My coaches were pleased with my program and I'm excited to learn more.
I'm still in my freestyle 3 class- I'm repeating it because of that change foot spin. Ugh. I'm up to about 2.5 revolutions in my back spin when doing it by itself... have I mentioned that I hate spinning? I love the jumps. I am now learning the FS4 jumps- so I can do a loop and a flip (my flip is much better than my loop). I like the toe assisted jumps- I'm partial to them, they seem easier for some reason. I'm hoping to begin working on the sit spin- for some reason, I feel like it will be easier for me. We will see. I've had some back problems lately (thank you juvenile arthritis) and so I haven't worked on my jumps that much for the past week, only spins... which is good for the spins, but frustrating for me since I prefer jumping.
I'm still working on MIF- I'm ready to test the pre-bronze on the adult track, and will probably test pre-prelim the following month. My spiral on my weaker side isn't up to snuff yet. So I'm working on my flexibility.
I'm still pretty sick with a nasty cough, so I won't write more now... I'll try to update more regularly.
Skating wise, I had my first competition- it was a small in house ISI competition, but it was a lot of fun. I competed at Freestyle 2 and skated a clean program. My spin at the end was a bit shaky- out of all of the elements, spinning is the toughest for me. But I came in first against the book, so that's pretty cool. I probably won't have another competition again until the spring. But for a first time out- I learned that I don't get nervous, I love having the ice to myself, and I love performing. :-). My coaches were pleased with my program and I'm excited to learn more.
I'm still in my freestyle 3 class- I'm repeating it because of that change foot spin. Ugh. I'm up to about 2.5 revolutions in my back spin when doing it by itself... have I mentioned that I hate spinning? I love the jumps. I am now learning the FS4 jumps- so I can do a loop and a flip (my flip is much better than my loop). I like the toe assisted jumps- I'm partial to them, they seem easier for some reason. I'm hoping to begin working on the sit spin- for some reason, I feel like it will be easier for me. We will see. I've had some back problems lately (thank you juvenile arthritis) and so I haven't worked on my jumps that much for the past week, only spins... which is good for the spins, but frustrating for me since I prefer jumping.
I'm still working on MIF- I'm ready to test the pre-bronze on the adult track, and will probably test pre-prelim the following month. My spiral on my weaker side isn't up to snuff yet. So I'm working on my flexibility.
I'm still pretty sick with a nasty cough, so I won't write more now... I'll try to update more regularly.
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