Monday, August 26, 2013

My underrotated 1A


I managed to pull this off in front of the camera last Friday.
It's short by a quarter turn and has an assortment of problems, but a one-foot landing is a real victory for me. My coach says that we can fix all the other stuff after I get a consistent one-foot landing.

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Just for kicks: full test record

08-03-1991  PART 1: FIGURES - PREL (Extinct)                   PASS
08-03-1991  
PART 2: TURNS IN ISOLATION - PREL (Extinct) PASS
14-05-1994  PART 1: FIGURES - 1ST (Extinct)                      PASS
14-05-1994  PART 2: TURNS IN ISOLATION - 1ST (Extinct)    PASS
04-12-1993  PART 1: ELEMENTS - PREL FS                        PASS
04-12-1993  PART 2: PROGRAM - PREL FS                        PASS
28-11-1992  DUTCH WALTZ - PREL DANCE                         PASS
04-12-1993  CANASTA TANGO - PREL DANCE                    PASS
04-12-1993  BABY BLUES - PREL DANCE                          PASS
01-11-1996  SKATING SKILLS CLASS 7                               PASS EQUIVALENCY
09-12-2010  PRELIMINARY SKATING SKILLS                      PASS
18-03-2011  JUNIOR BRONZE SKATING SKILLS                 PASS
16-12-2011  SENIOR BRONZE SKATING SKILLS                PASS
28-02-2013  JUNIOR SILVER SKATING SKILLS                   PASS

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

What's wrong with my Axel

I'm reaching my arms too high, and I'm not bringing my foot through.
Gosh, that's what my coach has been saying all along, it's almost like she's been watching!!!!!

Thursday, August 15, 2013

A great post about Axels

If you haven't read it, here is a link to one of Xanboni's Axel articles.
It helps on those days when I'm just not feeling it.
http://xan-boni.blogspot.ca/2010/10/dont-think-about-elephants.html

Monday, August 12, 2013

Haiku

she dreams of Axels
glide, crunch, foot through, butterflies
fearless in harness