Friday, March 7, 2014

Practice Ice - Ontario PCAS

Arrived in Ontario yesterday.  Met my friends here and we enjoyed a nice lunch, then went to check out the rink.  The session going on was CRAZY.  Super busy public/freestyle session with a few high level skaters mixed with some medium level skaters and a few tots!  My first impression is that the rink was cold.  Cold like my home rink.

This morning I skated a practice session at 10:15 am.  It might as well have been the competition itself as my nerves were horrible.  I had the shakes ... wobbly legs just trying to warm up.  I didn't plan on it but they let us run our programs with music.  I was able to run my entire FS program and it went REALLY well ..  in that... 1) I didn't fall  2) I landed my Lutz - Waltz - Toe sequence, a Loop Loop combo and 2 flips ... I think I two footed one of the flips.  My camel-sit at the end turned into a weak sit spin only and I did get rather inventive with my footwork and choreography.

We will see tomorrow how it goes.  I have another practice session at 8:15 am (yikes) then I skate around 11:35.  I am #4 out of 8 or 9 skaters ... good place to be, not first, not last.

My (skating) friend Penny from Seattle came to support me and she brought her skating coach with her: Maria from KingSkate in the Seattle area.  She was my rock today ... she really helped to calm me down while I was practicing .... THANK YOU !!!!

Off to bed to get some rest for tomorrow.


7 comments:

  1. Good luck today! Most importantly, have fun and enjoy yourself!

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  2. It's so hard to have fun when you fall!!! And don't do any of your combos!!

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  3. How did it go? Would love to hear a report of your first sectionals!

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  4. The video of our group is up now on icenetwork– I liked a lot of things about your program. I like the way you move across the ice, your edges and power. I loved your layback spin and spread eagle. I also think your arm movements and choreography were very good. We scored very similarly and I am happy with my program by now, I hope you are happy with yours. Or if not, that it just fuels you to do the things you want to improve better at Nationals.

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  5. Are you ok? You haven't updated the blog in a long time so I was hoping you'd made it home safely. It was so great to re-meet you and I wish you the best at AN!
    Melissa

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  6. Hi Melissa,

    Thanks for your note. I got home from Ontario and found out my 88 year old Dad had a stroke. We had to drive back to Calif (northern) immediately. He was in the hospital and then passed away on the 22nd. We have had so much to do down here. I am just now in the car heading back home.. Of course I have not been on the ice since the day I competed, Sun Mar 9.... AN's should be interesting. I will go but will accept whatever skating comes out of me with all this downtime and no gym.. Bad eating, etc

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    1. So very, very sorry to hear about your father. You and your family are in my prayers.

      Hugs,
      Melissa

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