Skating Fridays

Free Skate Video from Adult Nationals 2022 (finally!)

Hi everyone! It’s been almost a full year since I competed at Adult Nationals in April 2022. After a very long and frustrating wait, I finally have the video from my silver medal performance in the Gold Ladies II free skate event.

This is the best I have ever skated in a competition. Both axels counted (despite some negative Grades of Execution), and I earned a personal best. I did not spin very well in this event, as I lost several points on missed levels. However, I was thrilled with how I skated.

If you look hard enough, you will see my entourage of skaters both by the boards and in the stands (in the front row screaming for me to throw the chicken). I was happy to have done them proud. I know that my mom was watching me from the stands as well, and I hope she was proud of me too.

6 Comments

  1. Cathy Durrett
    March 3, 2023 / 6:17 pm

    That was so good. And the flip loop loop exceptional.

    • evabakes
      Author
      March 3, 2023 / 6:53 pm

      Thank you, Cathy! ❤️

  2. Van
    March 3, 2023 / 6:28 pm

    So good; a joy to watch 👏👏👏

    • evabakes
      Author
      March 3, 2023 / 6:53 pm

      Thank you, Van! ❤️

  3. April 19, 2023 / 8:11 pm

    What a graceful and lovely skate, Eva! There was such nice flow between your different elements and I really like that the second axel was stronger than the first! You really seemed to be loving it out there!

    • evabakes
      Author
      April 21, 2023 / 7:07 am

      Thank you, Jo! ❤️

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