So, Robin is working on her double axel. She has been working on it very very seriously for a few weeks and it just isn't improving. She's not consistent in her take off and she falls every single time she attempts the jump. It's frustrating to watch her because in the back of my mind, I know that if she were more committed to skating and tried harder, she'd land it. She just really doesn't care. I wonder at this point if her continuing to skate is even a good idea. If she doesn't want to be here, i'm not sure she should be. Maybe a month or two as a "normal kid" would cure her and she'd be back and skating harder than ever.
Another rink rat that i'm growing more used to seeing is Tim. He used to only skate on saturday mornings at this rink and apparently during the week skated elsewhere, but now that school has started Tim is here morning and afternoon. He's 11 and the best skater at this rink bar none. This kid WILL be an olympian, i"m quite sure of it and i'm looking forward to the day when I can say "i knew him when....".
Roxy's mom fixed my skating dress for me today-- the one that i had made myself. It's much better now, but i fear the skirt is going to be too short and look bad, but oh well. It's not like i'll be skating in it all that much. I'm grateful for the help, as I had made a complete mess of the hem.
The new skates are still hurting, but I'm going to take them upstairs tonight and get them punched out a bit. I'm still having trouble with the pressure on the outside of my arches, but I think that's just because my arches are so high that the skate is hitting me in an odd way. I keep going out for half an hour at a time to try to make the skates feel better.
I've decided I'm really upset about not getting to test on Sunday. I'm ready to test these moves and be able to move on, and now i feel like i'm stuck here for another 2 months. I'm not happy about it. I'm ready to pass bronze and move on to silver...soon.
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