I'm so glad that before they showed the long program they showed a bit from the short, because otherwise I would have been very confused that Jeremy Abbott wasn't in first place. However, Ryan Bradley's performance was nothing short of perfection and his Quad Triple combo contributed to his success.
I find it interesting that Jeremy Abbot talks about how he doesn't want to be forgotten as a Skater, because really he has spent so much time in the shadow of Evan Lysacheck and Johnny Weir despite his 2 US Championships. Osmetimes however, being a great skater isn't all that makes you memorable. Jeremy is an excellent skater, but it is sometimes easy to forget that he's a part of the team...perhaps his presence is just a bit too quiet and the lack fo a Quad doesn't help. Ryan Bradley seems to be a bit more memorable not just because of the Quad, but because of his ability to engage and audience and put forth memorable performances like his Short program.
I loved Richard Dornbush's Sherlock Holmes program, but on a Dick Button-esque note, I can't quite buy in to the crazy spin positions some of these guys are doing. Scott Hamilton did comment on the depth of skill in the US Men, and I agree, however we need someone to come forward with the personality of Johnny Weir or the work ethic of Evan Lysacheck and truly lead the US team.
Abbott made minor, but costly mistakes in the short...a fall, a hand down, a double instead of a triple. These mistakes didn't take away from the beauty of the program he skated, but didn't help him to defend his title in any way. Perhaps he put too much pressure upon himself. His long program score was over 12 points behind Richard Dornbush and with 3 skaters to follow him, his spot on the US Team appeared to even be in jeopardy. This skate certainly didn't help with his goal of wanting to be remembered.
The IJS system doesn't leave as much room for skating as the old judging system did. The judging system is so technical and so points based now that it if you don't land every jump you had planned and your spins don't have enough rotations in your various positions, you lose points that could have made a huge difference over all. If you want to see how the judging breaks down for every event and how the skaters actually scored you can go to http://www.icenetwork.com/ and look for the results tab. For US Nationals, CLICK HERE. You can look at individual skaters scores and see how they scored on their individual spins, jumps, and other elements. It takes some time to learn how to read the scores, but it's really interesting to look at them up close.
Ryan Bradley stepped out of his first quad and again on his second. While his program is quite amusing and the spoof nature of it was great to watch, his long program wasn't as technically sound as his short. I do love his showmanship and his ability to connect with the audience. His Triple Axel Triple Toe combination looked like he was literally holding on for dear life, but he did indeed hold on to it. His ability to re-group after those initial mistakes was indeed the stuff of which champions are made. I loved his little backflip bow that he clearly did just to amuse the audience who clearly loves him.
Congrats to Ryan Bradley, but also congrats to Richard Dornbush and Ross Miner for their excellent placement. What a great day for US Men's Skating.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
US Nationals: Women
I admit, I did not sign up for an ice network pass to watch pairs or ice dancing, and further, I have to admit that I'm just not excited about either of those areas of skating. US pairs has always seemed like the red-headed-stepchild of the pairs skating on the World Level, and While Davis/White in ice dancing paint a pretty picture on the ice, I just don't like Meryl Davis. There's something about here that reads "not nice", and I can't make myself like her or care about her skating.
That being said, I was thrilled that the ladies had prime time coverage last night and I truly enjoyed watching the programs. Alyssa Czisny finally seems to have put the past completely behind her and the momentum from her amazing showing in the Grand Prix finals really served her well in this competition. Her program was beautiful...simply beautiful. I couldn't take my eyes off the screen the entire time she skated. Rachel Flatt and Marai Nagasu both had good programs, but small mistakes couldn't hold up next to Czisny's near flalwess performance.
However, I think the bigger story of the evening was the other young women in the top six. Agnes Zawadzki and Christina Gaso had stellar Senior-National debuts and Ashely Wagner proved that she's not just an "also ran" even though she didn't medal this year. It is good to know that there are skaters in the wings wating to rise to the top behind the "Usual top 3" and that ladies figure skating in the US is not goign to diminish in world competitiveness any time soon.
On a personal note, Christina Gao is a member of the Northern Kentucky Figure Skating club and skates at the same rink where I once skated. She didn't start skating until after I was no longer with NKFSC, but it amuses me to know that my former club is growing national level skaters of Christina's caliber.
It was an excellent evening of skating in North Carolina!
That being said, I was thrilled that the ladies had prime time coverage last night and I truly enjoyed watching the programs. Alyssa Czisny finally seems to have put the past completely behind her and the momentum from her amazing showing in the Grand Prix finals really served her well in this competition. Her program was beautiful...simply beautiful. I couldn't take my eyes off the screen the entire time she skated. Rachel Flatt and Marai Nagasu both had good programs, but small mistakes couldn't hold up next to Czisny's near flalwess performance.
However, I think the bigger story of the evening was the other young women in the top six. Agnes Zawadzki and Christina Gaso had stellar Senior-National debuts and Ashely Wagner proved that she's not just an "also ran" even though she didn't medal this year. It is good to know that there are skaters in the wings wating to rise to the top behind the "Usual top 3" and that ladies figure skating in the US is not goign to diminish in world competitiveness any time soon.
On a personal note, Christina Gao is a member of the Northern Kentucky Figure Skating club and skates at the same rink where I once skated. She didn't start skating until after I was no longer with NKFSC, but it amuses me to know that my former club is growing national level skaters of Christina's caliber.
It was an excellent evening of skating in North Carolina!
Monday, November 22, 2010
Skating with the Stars?
Um..where to begin. First, an apology for my 2 month absence. I'm no longer ice monitoring, so things are a bit different. I will catch you up on the folks at the rink and how they did at regionals...but for now, lets talk about this mess "Skating with the Stars".
First, the only two stars involved in this program are Johnny Weir and Dick Button, both of whom are judges. I'm still not sure how they conned Button into doing this. Of the "Stars", I've only heard of Johnny Mosely and Vince Neil before, and I have NO idea who these "world class" skaters are. I think ABC might have gone a little low budget on this.
The rink is a small circle...so it's clear we arent' going to see any real skating. If there was any doubt we weren't going to see real skating, the commentator Tanith Belbin filled us in on what is required for this night. A side by side two foot spin (or they can do a one foot) and an Asisted one foot glide (aka a Spiral). For reference sakes, I start teaching two foot spins to basic 2/3 students and the one foot spin is in basic 5. The Spiral is also a basic skills skill. Essentially, the skills they are asking these "Stars" to do are the same skills we teach 6-7 year olds to do in a 6 week once-a-week 45 minute class period. They have had 5 weeks one on one with pros and coaches and choreographers. Gotta say, I'm not impressed. At all.
Brandon Michael Smith and Keauna McLauglin.
Who is this kid? Someone from the Disney channel. Keauna is a us bronze medalist in pairs. Skills: Forward cross over, gliding on two feet, holding an edge, lifting a pretty girl, 3 revolution one foot spin from a two foot entrance. One back cross over. Assisted one foot glide (i.e. a spiral with the partner helping hold him up). Seriously? Button says "Impressive Start and Spiffy Personality". Button nailed him on his horrible spiral position. Lauriann Gibson, a choreographer whp has never skated says it was amazing. And Johnny calls it a "solid first effort". I thought it was tolerable. At least there was some energy to the performance. Technical Merit scores LG: 6, JW: 5, DB: 5. Artistic Scores LG 7, JW: 7, DB: 6. Total :36. My scores. Technical 4, Artistic 5.
Sean Young and Dennis Petukhov
Ok...Sean Young...Blade Runner, right? That was a long time ago. And the blade runner puns are already old...older than she is even. Dennis is a US pairs silver medalist who competed in Torino. I don't remember him, so he must not have done well. Sean used a chair in practice. We use chairs with toddlers on their first day. I have 2 year olds who have been skating less than a month who don't use a chair. I have yet to see her actually skate. He's pulling her and she's gliding. This is like watching the end of the year recital at the rink, only less talented and less exciting. Seriously, no forward stroking, no cross overs, heck, I'm not even sure she even managed a swizzle. Dennis did all the work. Johnny was very nice to Sean, Lauriann is of course clueless to the world of skating. Button said she had stretched legs and pointed feet, but I didn't see it. I thought she looked sad and scared. Tanith calls the shoot the duck "beautiful". Technical Merit Scores: LG: 6, JW: 5, DB: 5. Artistic Scores: LG: 7, JW: 5, DB: 6. Total: 34. My Scores: Technical 3, Artistic 4.
Do you remember back in the 80's when they did "Circus of the Stars" and stars "learned' how to do circusy stuff and then basically tried not to die while performing? So far, this is sadder than that ever was. Apparently though, Johnny Weir is going to skate tonight, so that will make this whole thing worth watching. Thank god.
Johnny Mosley and Brooke Castille
Johnny is an olympic gold medalist in skiing, brooke is the 2007 US champion in pairs. The practice video of Johnny and Brooke shows some potential...Johnny actually seems to be able to skate. Brooke is the highest caliber skater in the skating cast. Wow...ok so Johnny is actually skating and with some speed--doing cross overs even. Ooooh...he did a hop! So far, he has definitely done the best. He skated with way more power than the others have thusfar. Lauriann wants more "funk in the trunk". Button wants to see more ski technique and better posture. Johnny said he "terrorized the ice". Tanith does note that Johnny is carrying his weight in the partnership. He is actually skating, which is nice. Technical Scores: LG: 7, JW: 7, DB: 7. Artistic: LG: 6, JW: 6, DB: 7. Total: 40. My scores: Technical 5, Artistic 6.
Oh yay! A break in the crap. We get to see Johnny Weir Skate!!! A fantastic routine to Pokerface with great costuming and make up. Woohoo we get a USFS "Learn to Skate" Basic Skills plug.
Rebecca Budig and Fred Palascak
Rebecca is a soap opera "star" and Fred is a Sectional champion. Rebecca looks fantastic. I love her outfit. She looks very graceful. She's actually skating. Her crossovers are good and her spiral position was lovely as waas her spin. She even did backwards crossovers. She did really well. Dick Button called her elegant and complimented her posture, which I agree with entirely. He wants to see stronger stroking, flow and edges. Johnny thought it was very hot and that she looked like a real skater, which I agree with as well. Rebecca did compete as a child, so it makes a difference. Laurieann is still clueless. Tanith highlighted her flexibility and lifts. Scores: Technical Scores LG: 7, JW: 7, DB: 7. Artistic Scores: LJ: 8, JW: 8, DB: 8. Total: 45. My Scores: Technical 6, Artistic 7.
Vince Neil and Jennifer Wester
Vince skated as a child and won a competition. Jennifer won a Nebelhorn Trophy whatever that is. Jennifer's hair is a disaster, but of course so is Vince's. VInce is actually skating, but it's very slow, but at least he's doing crossovers and showing some ability to hold an edge. He also got almost 4 revolutions on his one foot spin, so that's fairly impressive, but for the most part he was pretty tentative and looked slightly drunk. Johnny wanted the rock star and so did I. Laurieann is clueless still...and wanted them to spot, which is NOT right. You don't spot when spinning as a skater. dumbass. Dick Button is giving him some credit, so that's nice of him. He wants more fearlessness. "Any man who is afraid to make a mistake will never make anything". Tanith was complimentary during her commentary. Scores: Technical LG: 6, JW:4, DB: 4. Artistic Scores: LG: 6, JW: 4, DB: 4. Total 28. My scores: Technical 5, Artistic 4. He was MUCH better than Sean Young and deserves a bit of credit for actually skating which Sean did not do at all.
Bethenny Frankel and Ethan Burgess
Bethenny is one of the housewives from one of the real houswives of some important city. Ethan is a bronze medalist at US championships and did the stunt skating for Blades of Glory. Bethenny is really scary looking. She's apparently skated before and is shown in warm up wearing a little warm up skirt. She's kind of obnoxious. Well...not kind of. She's very obnoxious. So far, she's doing very little work in the program. Ethan is doing all of the work and hs'es just a long for the ride, but at least she's skating a bit. I think I saw an almost-cross-over or two, but mostly she's just "marching" on the ice. I did see a 3-turn, which was the most difficult thing she did this eve. The program moved slowly though. Laurieann is an idiot. I think she needs to go away. Dick complimented her figure, but called her static and told her to work on her flow. Johnny called her body "sick", but that she needed to push harder and not have thsi as a part time project. Tanith complimented the lifts. Scores: Technical Scores: LG: 5, JW: 5, DB: 5. Artistic Scores: LG: 5, JW: 4, DB: 5. Total Score: 29. My Scores. Technical 5, Artistic 4.
I'm not going to vote. I'm not wasting my time, but if I were to vote, I'd vote for Johnny Mosley or Rebecca Budig. All of the other contestants were not good. I think Sean Young or Vince Neil will be the first to go home unless they have a lot of fans who will be voting, however, my guess is that ratings are going to be bad for this show as it for the most part stinks! Lauriann is a terrible judge. She has no concept of figure skating and therefore has no concept of how to judge. Again, Johnny Weir and Dick Button are the only redeeming factors in this show.
First, the only two stars involved in this program are Johnny Weir and Dick Button, both of whom are judges. I'm still not sure how they conned Button into doing this. Of the "Stars", I've only heard of Johnny Mosely and Vince Neil before, and I have NO idea who these "world class" skaters are. I think ABC might have gone a little low budget on this.
The rink is a small circle...so it's clear we arent' going to see any real skating. If there was any doubt we weren't going to see real skating, the commentator Tanith Belbin filled us in on what is required for this night. A side by side two foot spin (or they can do a one foot) and an Asisted one foot glide (aka a Spiral). For reference sakes, I start teaching two foot spins to basic 2/3 students and the one foot spin is in basic 5. The Spiral is also a basic skills skill. Essentially, the skills they are asking these "Stars" to do are the same skills we teach 6-7 year olds to do in a 6 week once-a-week 45 minute class period. They have had 5 weeks one on one with pros and coaches and choreographers. Gotta say, I'm not impressed. At all.
Brandon Michael Smith and Keauna McLauglin.
Who is this kid? Someone from the Disney channel. Keauna is a us bronze medalist in pairs. Skills: Forward cross over, gliding on two feet, holding an edge, lifting a pretty girl, 3 revolution one foot spin from a two foot entrance. One back cross over. Assisted one foot glide (i.e. a spiral with the partner helping hold him up). Seriously? Button says "Impressive Start and Spiffy Personality". Button nailed him on his horrible spiral position. Lauriann Gibson, a choreographer whp has never skated says it was amazing. And Johnny calls it a "solid first effort". I thought it was tolerable. At least there was some energy to the performance. Technical Merit scores LG: 6, JW: 5, DB: 5. Artistic Scores LG 7, JW: 7, DB: 6. Total :36. My scores. Technical 4, Artistic 5.
Sean Young and Dennis Petukhov
Ok...Sean Young...Blade Runner, right? That was a long time ago. And the blade runner puns are already old...older than she is even. Dennis is a US pairs silver medalist who competed in Torino. I don't remember him, so he must not have done well. Sean used a chair in practice. We use chairs with toddlers on their first day. I have 2 year olds who have been skating less than a month who don't use a chair. I have yet to see her actually skate. He's pulling her and she's gliding. This is like watching the end of the year recital at the rink, only less talented and less exciting. Seriously, no forward stroking, no cross overs, heck, I'm not even sure she even managed a swizzle. Dennis did all the work. Johnny was very nice to Sean, Lauriann is of course clueless to the world of skating. Button said she had stretched legs and pointed feet, but I didn't see it. I thought she looked sad and scared. Tanith calls the shoot the duck "beautiful". Technical Merit Scores: LG: 6, JW: 5, DB: 5. Artistic Scores: LG: 7, JW: 5, DB: 6. Total: 34. My Scores: Technical 3, Artistic 4.
Do you remember back in the 80's when they did "Circus of the Stars" and stars "learned' how to do circusy stuff and then basically tried not to die while performing? So far, this is sadder than that ever was. Apparently though, Johnny Weir is going to skate tonight, so that will make this whole thing worth watching. Thank god.
Johnny Mosley and Brooke Castille
Johnny is an olympic gold medalist in skiing, brooke is the 2007 US champion in pairs. The practice video of Johnny and Brooke shows some potential...Johnny actually seems to be able to skate. Brooke is the highest caliber skater in the skating cast. Wow...ok so Johnny is actually skating and with some speed--doing cross overs even. Ooooh...he did a hop! So far, he has definitely done the best. He skated with way more power than the others have thusfar. Lauriann wants more "funk in the trunk". Button wants to see more ski technique and better posture. Johnny said he "terrorized the ice". Tanith does note that Johnny is carrying his weight in the partnership. He is actually skating, which is nice. Technical Scores: LG: 7, JW: 7, DB: 7. Artistic: LG: 6, JW: 6, DB: 7. Total: 40. My scores: Technical 5, Artistic 6.
Oh yay! A break in the crap. We get to see Johnny Weir Skate!!! A fantastic routine to Pokerface with great costuming and make up. Woohoo we get a USFS "Learn to Skate" Basic Skills plug.
Rebecca Budig and Fred Palascak
Rebecca is a soap opera "star" and Fred is a Sectional champion. Rebecca looks fantastic. I love her outfit. She looks very graceful. She's actually skating. Her crossovers are good and her spiral position was lovely as waas her spin. She even did backwards crossovers. She did really well. Dick Button called her elegant and complimented her posture, which I agree with entirely. He wants to see stronger stroking, flow and edges. Johnny thought it was very hot and that she looked like a real skater, which I agree with as well. Rebecca did compete as a child, so it makes a difference. Laurieann is still clueless. Tanith highlighted her flexibility and lifts. Scores: Technical Scores LG: 7, JW: 7, DB: 7. Artistic Scores: LJ: 8, JW: 8, DB: 8. Total: 45. My Scores: Technical 6, Artistic 7.
Vince Neil and Jennifer Wester
Vince skated as a child and won a competition. Jennifer won a Nebelhorn Trophy whatever that is. Jennifer's hair is a disaster, but of course so is Vince's. VInce is actually skating, but it's very slow, but at least he's doing crossovers and showing some ability to hold an edge. He also got almost 4 revolutions on his one foot spin, so that's fairly impressive, but for the most part he was pretty tentative and looked slightly drunk. Johnny wanted the rock star and so did I. Laurieann is clueless still...and wanted them to spot, which is NOT right. You don't spot when spinning as a skater. dumbass. Dick Button is giving him some credit, so that's nice of him. He wants more fearlessness. "Any man who is afraid to make a mistake will never make anything". Tanith was complimentary during her commentary. Scores: Technical LG: 6, JW:4, DB: 4. Artistic Scores: LG: 6, JW: 4, DB: 4. Total 28. My scores: Technical 5, Artistic 4. He was MUCH better than Sean Young and deserves a bit of credit for actually skating which Sean did not do at all.
Bethenny Frankel and Ethan Burgess
Bethenny is one of the housewives from one of the real houswives of some important city. Ethan is a bronze medalist at US championships and did the stunt skating for Blades of Glory. Bethenny is really scary looking. She's apparently skated before and is shown in warm up wearing a little warm up skirt. She's kind of obnoxious. Well...not kind of. She's very obnoxious. So far, she's doing very little work in the program. Ethan is doing all of the work and hs'es just a long for the ride, but at least she's skating a bit. I think I saw an almost-cross-over or two, but mostly she's just "marching" on the ice. I did see a 3-turn, which was the most difficult thing she did this eve. The program moved slowly though. Laurieann is an idiot. I think she needs to go away. Dick complimented her figure, but called her static and told her to work on her flow. Johnny called her body "sick", but that she needed to push harder and not have thsi as a part time project. Tanith complimented the lifts. Scores: Technical Scores: LG: 5, JW: 5, DB: 5. Artistic Scores: LG: 5, JW: 4, DB: 5. Total Score: 29. My Scores. Technical 5, Artistic 4.
I'm not going to vote. I'm not wasting my time, but if I were to vote, I'd vote for Johnny Mosley or Rebecca Budig. All of the other contestants were not good. I think Sean Young or Vince Neil will be the first to go home unless they have a lot of fans who will be voting, however, my guess is that ratings are going to be bad for this show as it for the most part stinks! Lauriann is a terrible judge. She has no concept of figure skating and therefore has no concept of how to judge. Again, Johnny Weir and Dick Button are the only redeeming factors in this show.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Spins are centered!
My spins are back! They are consistently centered and although they aren't very fast, they are centered and solid and I am very very pleased. THis is the best they have been since before I stopped skating back in 2000. I'm so glad to be finally making progress again.
Today i skated for 45 minutes this morning, walked a mile this afternoon, did some off-ice training outside and then skated again for an hour this afternoon. I'm really very happy with how it went. I just feel more like myself on the ice lately and i'm sure that having my skate situation all figured out is helping as well. I'm just really happy with how i'm skating, even if i'm embarassed if other people see me. I still feel fat and akward on the ice, but at least i'm skating better.
Robin got new skates today. So there's more drama of course. But her coach said "I only give my skaters 15 minutes to break in new skates". Really? 15 minutes? Seriously? 15 minutes to break in a new pair of skates to the point that you can jump and spin properly? I don't think so. Seriously I think Janice is wackadoodle. And that might be putting it nicely.
Today i skated for 45 minutes this morning, walked a mile this afternoon, did some off-ice training outside and then skated again for an hour this afternoon. I'm really very happy with how it went. I just feel more like myself on the ice lately and i'm sure that having my skate situation all figured out is helping as well. I'm just really happy with how i'm skating, even if i'm embarassed if other people see me. I still feel fat and akward on the ice, but at least i'm skating better.
Robin got new skates today. So there's more drama of course. But her coach said "I only give my skaters 15 minutes to break in new skates". Really? 15 minutes? Seriously? 15 minutes to break in a new pair of skates to the point that you can jump and spin properly? I don't think so. Seriously I think Janice is wackadoodle. And that might be putting it nicely.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Fewer 4 ams!
I'm going to be getting up at 4am less now that the class session is starting! Kensie and I are splitting the early days. This is great!
Afternoons here at the rinka re a complete madhouse though...it's like rush hour hits here about 2 hours befoer it hits anywhere else. The ice is full of kids, and while 15 might not sound like a lot of people when they are spinning and jumping and doing footwork it's a lot of traffic.
I only skated in the afternoon today, and noticed a difference in my energy level from my usual twice a day schedule. However, i'm really glad to have gotten to sleep late, so I'm definitely not complaining.
Robin however, is doing a lot of complaining and excuse making. While i'm sure a certain degree of her issue is her skates and her feet, I'm convinced that she is actually frightened of her double axel and the less she does it, the happier she is. Her inability to commit to her work really frustrates me, but the way her coach handles it frustrates me even more. I just can't believe that yelling and throwing guilt at a kid is going to make them skate harder. It makes them resent their skating and resent their coaches.
Afternoons here at the rinka re a complete madhouse though...it's like rush hour hits here about 2 hours befoer it hits anywhere else. The ice is full of kids, and while 15 might not sound like a lot of people when they are spinning and jumping and doing footwork it's a lot of traffic.
I only skated in the afternoon today, and noticed a difference in my energy level from my usual twice a day schedule. However, i'm really glad to have gotten to sleep late, so I'm definitely not complaining.
Robin however, is doing a lot of complaining and excuse making. While i'm sure a certain degree of her issue is her skates and her feet, I'm convinced that she is actually frightened of her double axel and the less she does it, the happier she is. Her inability to commit to her work really frustrates me, but the way her coach handles it frustrates me even more. I just can't believe that yelling and throwing guilt at a kid is going to make them skate harder. It makes them resent their skating and resent their coaches.
Friday, September 3, 2010
3 hours?
I accidentally skated for 3 hours today. It's so easy to skate longer when you're skating with a buddy and you're both working on stuff-- even if it's not the same stuff. Kensie and I both had lessons with Karen today and since no one was here to use the ice, she and i both skated for most of the entire session. It was great! It was fun to skate with another person and to work on synchro stuff that i've been struggling with alone. My lesson also really went well, which was a blessing. I feel like I finally have grown comfortable in my new skates and have figured out how to lace them comfortably and everything. SO...yay! now just to get my spins centered again... and that's even coming along!
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Ice Drama
So this morning when I arrived at the rink there was major ice drama. The dehumidifier had been off all night and the ice surface was a disaster. Besides the fact that it was foggy and littered with candy, hair ties, garbage and other such junk, there were also humidity stalagmites forming on a whole section of the ice. It was not a safe ice surface and so we had to switch rinks and then call the ice guy so he had a heads up. By the afternoon sessions it was solved, but it was drama i was not prepared for.
As far as my own skating, things are improving every day. My spins are much much better today. I'm starting to center them more consistently, however its only when i do it coming out of a right outside 3 turn and then pushing to my entrance. When I try to do my entrance out of cross overs i am off center every time. I need to figure out why this is exactly. Otherwise, they are getting "back to normal" to some extent.
Robin was a terror today. Janice wasn't here today, therefore she didn't feel she had to work or listen or do anything that Janice had told me to do with her. It was very annoying. But at the end of the day, i'm not the kid's coach and therefore i just can't care that much.
As far as my own skating, things are improving every day. My spins are much much better today. I'm starting to center them more consistently, however its only when i do it coming out of a right outside 3 turn and then pushing to my entrance. When I try to do my entrance out of cross overs i am off center every time. I need to figure out why this is exactly. Otherwise, they are getting "back to normal" to some extent.
Robin was a terror today. Janice wasn't here today, therefore she didn't feel she had to work or listen or do anything that Janice had told me to do with her. It was very annoying. But at the end of the day, i'm not the kid's coach and therefore i just can't care that much.
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