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Adult Figure Skater

 

I skated for about 5 years when I was younger.  I quit when I was a sophomore in high school, so I could be on my high school's dance team.  10 years later, I spontaneously decided to get back into figure skating.  I'm 6 months in and I love it.  I wish I would have never quit.  I'm not quite where I was 10 years ago, but I'm getting better! 6 months ago I could only land up to a salchow/toe loop and I couldn't even do a decent scratch spin without traveling.  Now I have my loop and flip back and some decent scratch, back scratch, and sit spins.  My goal is to have a flip/loop combo by my year anniversary and possibly a decent camel spin.  I have no idea how I could do all of this stuff so easily 10 years ago. It is definitely more of a challenge re-learning everything as an adult.  I’m only learning basic jumps and spins but my mind thinks they’re a little scary and challenging. I wish I still had the same fearless mentality I had 10 years ago.

 

 
 

From: Kelly (1 stories)


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