Skating Fridays

Skating Up I have my local (home) competition coming up at the end of the month. In normal situations, I would have registered for my…

Skating Fridays

Spinning in the Opposite Direction My pairs partner and I are both considered “lefties” in our sport, even though we are both right-handed. A “lefty”…

Skating Fridays

All Registered Well, it’s official. I’ve successfully registered for two upcoming skating competitions. My home rink is hosting one at the end of September, and…

Skating Fridays

The Flying Chicken If you’ve met me or any of my club mates in real life, you know us as “the chicken people.” We squawk…

Skating Fridays

Private Spin Lessons While my spin coach was here in town for the clinic, she stayed a few extra days so that she could offer…

Skating Fridays

Finally, Some Progress! I’ve lost track of how many years I’ve been working on the double salchow. There have been a handful of occasions where…

Skating Fridays

Feedback from a National Tech Specialist (part 3) Here is the final spin that I sent to the national technical specialist for his review. This…