Today first time on the ice after big break.
And exactly today really bad traffic, i been really nervous if i can did it in time. So it was close. Even not enough time for put ice skates on and no warm up :)
(my kids not made this morning nice and relax for me - start from night when 2 yrs old com to our bed and lay there all night in star-position - no room for mummy and daddy and then t morning a lot tired cry from both babies and destroyed blinds - they love play near windows and hide behind them. as result - two piece full of and destroyed)
Not did anything great at training - just warm up steps what took all half an hour session. But you can't expect more after break.
SO cross-overs (15, 5, 2, 1 - forward and back in both sides) - need good breath and power, cross rolls, snakes, 3-turns etc.
Feel excited and satisfied - I'm not in so bad conditions - still could do all this stuff. Just need better physical conditions, more trainings!
And it was really enjoyable join session, so i could watch Jules back, repeat
what she doing, and had more energy with support. Thank you!
Great start!
see you next week! :)
Wednesday 19 November 2014
Tuesday 18 November 2014
Back to trainings
Hard to believe but my break from trainings on ice was around 6 month. I been skating few times in between but never had time to do it properly.
My little one now in preschool for one day (what suitable for organizing training with my coach).
During this few months I been look after kids, doing part time job and practicing in photography. What been my passion long time. Just never had ability do it properly (just bought new camera). Some pictures below.
So this Thursday planning go to share training with my friend Jules :)
Hope its will be good and exciting experience.
And again will post more often :)
Go!
Saturday 5 July 2014
Back to blogger!
Hi guys!
I been away from blog foe a while.
Was strange period when I had some issues and cant visit trainings (gym not look after my baby anymore and I dont have any other variants).
So I cant go to ice skating and start thinking that all goes how its supposed to be. Hard pay big money for trainings, not see much progress, having problems with babysitting (it was few times when i need stop training because baby was unsettle at gym) etc.
I decided take a break or maybe even finish do it.
It was over the month now when I not been skating. And I feel ok. Cant say that I miss ice. Really busy with 3 kids and part-time job. Feel really tired.
Just my body definitely needs some exercises. But I guess its can be just simple at home or dance lessons. ..
I just found childcare for my baby (she now 11 month old), move her for one morning a week.
Want to see how its goes and maybe go back on ice (at start without coach).
Hard to say at this point how its all will be. If I back on ice or not.
Maybe I having problems with motivation or maybe just to busy qith family (what more important for me now).
And pretty hard financially survive with 3 kids, one stable income, morgage, and high prices for everything.
Try find myself here in New Zealand I new conditions for me from blank, after having two babies.
Nothing bad. Just so different lifestyle than what I had 3 years ago in Russia. ..
Hope find time and tell you how its all goes with my life :)
Sorry for been silent for long time.
Hope keep in touch!
Good luck!
Wednesday 9 April 2014
Thursday training
Tried to think what was most outstanding at this training....
I guess - a lot talking with coach (between elements) - she gave me a rest this way.
And another one - bang my right knee (fall down when I was doing cross overs in circle and tried to do it fast, lost concentration and now my knee blue-red colour. Not too bad, but feels a little pain when walking.
I not put ice on it straight (what each adult skater need to do!), just fast get up from ice and continue skating, showing that nothing happened (stupid thing to do!). Who bother about my brave show of? :) Health much more important but we often forget about it.
Anyway it ok. Just not pleasure detail. Training actually was positive enough.
We did cross rolls, cross overs, lie step with double inside 3turn and Mohawk. Czech step,
new step - 3 turn forward outside, change edge, keep free foot in front and do 3turn backwards. Next change foot - 3turn forward inside, change edge, and 3turn backwards without changing foot.
Then spins - upright (I keep doing spin without proper entrance, too fast trying spinning when not get right point). Sit spin - a little better but still not get position, and even move on the foot forward and back (like on swing :). need fix body better.
And at the end - loop jump. Get coach comment about hands work, and did it right with next attempt :)
So not bad training - some positive moments and some sad (like my poor knee - I bang it so many times!)
Interesting that while I became do more elements on training - jumps and spins - I really want more practice fore get better results. Hope soon I could do more practice (not only once per week).
Good luck everybody with your training and achievements!
I guess - a lot talking with coach (between elements) - she gave me a rest this way.
And another one - bang my right knee (fall down when I was doing cross overs in circle and tried to do it fast, lost concentration and now my knee blue-red colour. Not too bad, but feels a little pain when walking.
I not put ice on it straight (what each adult skater need to do!), just fast get up from ice and continue skating, showing that nothing happened (stupid thing to do!). Who bother about my brave show of? :) Health much more important but we often forget about it.
Anyway it ok. Just not pleasure detail. Training actually was positive enough.
We did cross rolls, cross overs, lie step with double inside 3turn and Mohawk. Czech step,
new step - 3 turn forward outside, change edge, keep free foot in front and do 3turn backwards. Next change foot - 3turn forward inside, change edge, and 3turn backwards without changing foot.
Then spins - upright (I keep doing spin without proper entrance, too fast trying spinning when not get right point). Sit spin - a little better but still not get position, and even move on the foot forward and back (like on swing :). need fix body better.
And at the end - loop jump. Get coach comment about hands work, and did it right with next attempt :)
So not bad training - some positive moments and some sad (like my poor knee - I bang it so many times!)
Interesting that while I became do more elements on training - jumps and spins - I really want more practice fore get better results. Hope soon I could do more practice (not only once per week).
Good luck everybody with your training and achievements!
Weekend
Just come to put some pictures from my busy weekend:
Auckland botanic gardens with family
and Manukau lighthouse and regional park.
Tomorrow next training. Catch thinking that I was too lazy (tired) all week, not done any exercise, no any minute off-ice training. Bad girl! Need improve myself.
Oh! And I got first job in New Zealand! Just one evening a week for few hours - general sale person in one of biggest fashion store in New Zealand. Good for start :) Ability at least cover figure skating trainings price. And convenient hours for family. :) First day this Friday. Excited!
Positive look in future :) 
Auckland botanic gardens with family
and Manukau lighthouse and regional park.
Tomorrow next training. Catch thinking that I was too lazy (tired) all week, not done any exercise, no any minute off-ice training. Bad girl! Need improve myself.
Oh! And I got first job in New Zealand! Just one evening a week for few hours - general sale person in one of biggest fashion store in New Zealand. Good for start :) Ability at least cover figure skating trainings price. And convenient hours for family. :) First day this Friday. Excited!
Positive look in future :)
Wednesday 2 April 2014
Thursday trayning
Today I was really late, arrived just before training. Even no time for warm-up.
But its ok. I did warm-up at start of training - some change edge on one foot all ice line, lie step, double 3turns forward and back, inside and outside. and Czech step.
Was a little hurry so not control body, then slower done it with good quality :)
After basic steps tried to do camel spin. Oh-oh! I just start learn it. And at this moment main problems - good entrance and fix position right.
At entrance I need find point and spinning on the top point of foot inside, move into spin with body down, push left leg body up, keep right hand behind and then move left hand there too.
Too much small details and sometimes I think about one detail and forget about another,
But 1-2 times I feel that I close to spinning, just need fix body parallel to ice.
Just time and practice help with it :)
Next - loop jump. Today I feel good about it. But not all attempts been successful, only first. Coach put my attention for hand positions in jump and after (keep left hand in front).
Then we first time tried loop-loop. Few times was ok, just need longer sit before second jump, I always try jump straight away after landing (that's not good).
And...I not expect but we even tried flip jump. I showed how I jump it and then coach showed me new entrance with few steps, what made me confused, and I spend rest time of training for tried understand entrance :) Yes, that's me :)
Cross overs back, left leg in front, than Czech step, Mohawk, move on right leg outside and then did step forward for flip. I cant did any times flip with this entrance. not understand connection and how move on right leg outside, take speed for flip.
Hope next time I will be more successful with step understanding :) and with spin and jumps, of course :)
P.S.
when I cant get entrance steps, coach asked me how I did steps in my previous programs, is there was only cross overs ? :)
I said no, and promised send video with my past programs.
I did it, watch again video with critical eyes. And actually not sure what the reaction gonna be, is it really so terrible how its looks for me ...
But its ok. I did warm-up at start of training - some change edge on one foot all ice line, lie step, double 3turns forward and back, inside and outside. and Czech step.
Was a little hurry so not control body, then slower done it with good quality :)
After basic steps tried to do camel spin. Oh-oh! I just start learn it. And at this moment main problems - good entrance and fix position right.
At entrance I need find point and spinning on the top point of foot inside, move into spin with body down, push left leg body up, keep right hand behind and then move left hand there too.
Too much small details and sometimes I think about one detail and forget about another,
But 1-2 times I feel that I close to spinning, just need fix body parallel to ice.
Just time and practice help with it :)
Next - loop jump. Today I feel good about it. But not all attempts been successful, only first. Coach put my attention for hand positions in jump and after (keep left hand in front).
Then we first time tried loop-loop. Few times was ok, just need longer sit before second jump, I always try jump straight away after landing (that's not good).
And...I not expect but we even tried flip jump. I showed how I jump it and then coach showed me new entrance with few steps, what made me confused, and I spend rest time of training for tried understand entrance :) Yes, that's me :)
Cross overs back, left leg in front, than Czech step, Mohawk, move on right leg outside and then did step forward for flip. I cant did any times flip with this entrance. not understand connection and how move on right leg outside, take speed for flip.
Hope next time I will be more successful with step understanding :) and with spin and jumps, of course :)
P.S.
when I cant get entrance steps, coach asked me how I did steps in my previous programs, is there was only cross overs ? :)
I said no, and promised send video with my past programs.
I did it, watch again video with critical eyes. And actually not sure what the reaction gonna be, is it really so terrible how its looks for me ...
Monday 31 March 2014
Behind training
Im not wright any post about my last Thursday training because actually not much to tell.
I been really tired, exhausted (even before training).
Did some steps, struggle with my sit spin.
Main opening for me - about entrance - tried in upright position move free hand and leg in front and only than try to sit.
Its new experience for me, because all years I was learn that need sit and move leg at the same moment (for fast, time economy etc).
But of course I heard about other variant, just never tried befor.
I realized that pretty hard change technique. You body automatically try to do old variant but not new what coach ask you to do.
That's the main problem...
And another thinking after training - that I don't have any time for ice skating practice, just 30-45 min per week. So what I expect from this small amount of time, what progress can be?
Just really slowly! :)
So now I not expect much and move all my plans, expectations (program, competition etc) really far in my mind.
But I can say that I had great weekend :)
I was show my relative from Russia country and been away from home, kids and family all weekend - that's was great, refreshing, interesting and nice ability have rest. My husband was looking after kids and sent some happy pictures, what made me feel good and not worry about anything.
We visited Hamilton gardens, Rotorua, lakes, geysers, Waiotapu thermal wonderland, and Hobbiton (famous place for Lord of the ring fans :)
Pictures here:
Wednesday 19 March 2014
Thursday training
New week - new training.
Its come unexpected because I all week been organise staff to spare room (furniture, decoration) - my cousin today coming from Russia to visit me and see New Zealand (he 10 years younger and we seen each other only few times in my life because he lived at another city, where I was born - Krasnoyarsk. later I moved with my mum to great city Saint-Petersburg. memories :)
Another thing - I just yesterday visited one job interview. Nothing exciting - just weekend and late hours retail job. I guess anyway good start from blank page in New Zealand (its not so easy find first job without NZ education and experience and doesn't matter what my background - PhD, administration work at university, lecture, geography teacher, and some retail experience at student years :)
So mentally I not been totally ready for skating and feel tired after not sleeping night with kids (one wake up at 12, another at 2am, first one want been feed at 3 am and then nearly 5.30 they both awake. Happy mummy! They don't want miss any sunlight and all exciting around. Poor me! :)
But just before training I was concentrated, did some off-ice warm-up at car park (while baby was sleep and I have some time before skating). Than worm up at ice and training.
Training:
1. Cross overs (circle). 5-4-3-2-1-2-3-4-5 forward to back with Mohawk change legs. First in one side, then opposite move on circle.
2. Lie step (I gave description before).
3. Cross roll, cross roll, double outside 3turn and continue again with other foot.
4. Czech step. (on this step after half way through I became really tired and first time ever feel that I cant move legs or all body. Coach seen it, said something and made me move faster :)
5. Spirals. First time after break I did spirals and it was really unexpected! Especially way how to do it - not in circle how I use to do it but straight line with moving on half circle. Without any cross overs just good push on each leg - forward and back outside spirals both legs and then inside spirals (it was much harder and I cant get pushing step (on back spirals - with leave leg forward on push and then lift it behind)
6. Sit spin. Tried improved but not so successful. Main thing - entrance. Sometimes I hurry.
7. Loop!!! Ta-Dam! tried it again after my big break with baby born. Not bad. But coach said that I jumping it only with my power but not with good technique. And sometimes - I don't know why I doing it from two legs, not quit sitting on right foot before jump. and need all body work (make spinning top part and then jumping). Not great attempts but good for practice.
That's all!
I walk away from ice rink tired with really red face - sign of good training :)
Its come unexpected because I all week been organise staff to spare room (furniture, decoration) - my cousin today coming from Russia to visit me and see New Zealand (he 10 years younger and we seen each other only few times in my life because he lived at another city, where I was born - Krasnoyarsk. later I moved with my mum to great city Saint-Petersburg. memories :)
Another thing - I just yesterday visited one job interview. Nothing exciting - just weekend and late hours retail job. I guess anyway good start from blank page in New Zealand (its not so easy find first job without NZ education and experience and doesn't matter what my background - PhD, administration work at university, lecture, geography teacher, and some retail experience at student years :)
So mentally I not been totally ready for skating and feel tired after not sleeping night with kids (one wake up at 12, another at 2am, first one want been feed at 3 am and then nearly 5.30 they both awake. Happy mummy! They don't want miss any sunlight and all exciting around. Poor me! :)
But just before training I was concentrated, did some off-ice warm-up at car park (while baby was sleep and I have some time before skating). Than worm up at ice and training.
Training:
1. Cross overs (circle). 5-4-3-2-1-2-3-4-5 forward to back with Mohawk change legs. First in one side, then opposite move on circle.
2. Lie step (I gave description before).
3. Cross roll, cross roll, double outside 3turn and continue again with other foot.
4. Czech step. (on this step after half way through I became really tired and first time ever feel that I cant move legs or all body. Coach seen it, said something and made me move faster :)
5. Spirals. First time after break I did spirals and it was really unexpected! Especially way how to do it - not in circle how I use to do it but straight line with moving on half circle. Without any cross overs just good push on each leg - forward and back outside spirals both legs and then inside spirals (it was much harder and I cant get pushing step (on back spirals - with leave leg forward on push and then lift it behind)
6. Sit spin. Tried improved but not so successful. Main thing - entrance. Sometimes I hurry.
7. Loop!!! Ta-Dam! tried it again after my big break with baby born. Not bad. But coach said that I jumping it only with my power but not with good technique. And sometimes - I don't know why I doing it from two legs, not quit sitting on right foot before jump. and need all body work (make spinning top part and then jumping). Not great attempts but good for practice.
That's all!
I walk away from ice rink tired with really red face - sign of good training :)
P.S.
our new guest room. Welcome!
Saturday 15 March 2014
Junior World
Interesting was just before this weekend to know about Junior World Championship what going on right now at Sofia, Bulgaria.
Im usually not watch junior competitions, more interested in senior skating and programs, but this time after Olympics really miss watching skating. I know World Championship coming soon. But Im not patient person :)
I visited one of Russians figure skating forum (to see discussing, results) and accidentally find link for online watch competition. Because I was laying in bed by this moment and check it out with mobile phone, I get link for Live+ apps and watch it online straight at this moment (on this website not only figure skating, but other sports too, and some archive).
Cant describe how its cool - watching ice skating Live with great quality picture just from your mobile phone (I just at Christmas holidays get from my husband new mobile phone Samsung Galaxy III. And if before I was thinking that I no need anything from mobile phone - just call and text, now Im really enjoying all abilities of this device like Facebook, Instagram, Navigation, Tapatalk and others apps.
And now even can watch figure skating LIVE! That's amazing :) (another lifesaver thing - Youtube apps - put some cartoon for kids while driving long time and they became unsettle :)
So I move exactly on girl short program - that was great! Three Russian girls finished on 1, 2, 3 place - E.Radionova, S. Sahanovich and E.Medvedeva - very promising girls, I hope they move through grow up without lost. Not far from them girl from Japan, and 2 girls from USA.
Today gonna be free skating. Hope its will be great performances and strongest sportsmen will win :)
Its amazing how light, easy little girls doing all elements. Like jumping beans :) Live energy, positive emotions, exciting - all this elements with them. And make you just smile :)
Girls only don't have real women skating but its coming with time and grow up.
Anyway interesting to watch them and see maybe somebody will be same good skaters like Y.Kim, M.Osada, C.Kostner (her lines and skating wonderful)...
Time will show...
But we can watch their start on big skating way to be champion.
That's inspiring. And interesting to watch all figure skating elements, how they doing them (when you yourself learning jumps, spins, steps)
And maybe I too old (just over 30 :) but for me all this modern technologies looks just amazing, cant imagine me watching figure skating just from mobile device. Cool! :)
So this evening girls free skating. Don't miss!
(all results on ISU website)
P.S.
At Live+ website you can also get archive with figure skating competitions (that's really useful!), not only Live watch.
Im usually not watch junior competitions, more interested in senior skating and programs, but this time after Olympics really miss watching skating. I know World Championship coming soon. But Im not patient person :)
I visited one of Russians figure skating forum (to see discussing, results) and accidentally find link for online watch competition. Because I was laying in bed by this moment and check it out with mobile phone, I get link for Live+ apps and watch it online straight at this moment (on this website not only figure skating, but other sports too, and some archive).
Cant describe how its cool - watching ice skating Live with great quality picture just from your mobile phone (I just at Christmas holidays get from my husband new mobile phone Samsung Galaxy III. And if before I was thinking that I no need anything from mobile phone - just call and text, now Im really enjoying all abilities of this device like Facebook, Instagram, Navigation, Tapatalk and others apps.
And now even can watch figure skating LIVE! That's amazing :) (another lifesaver thing - Youtube apps - put some cartoon for kids while driving long time and they became unsettle :)
So I move exactly on girl short program - that was great! Three Russian girls finished on 1, 2, 3 place - E.Radionova, S. Sahanovich and E.Medvedeva - very promising girls, I hope they move through grow up without lost. Not far from them girl from Japan, and 2 girls from USA.
Today gonna be free skating. Hope its will be great performances and strongest sportsmen will win :)
Its amazing how light, easy little girls doing all elements. Like jumping beans :) Live energy, positive emotions, exciting - all this elements with them. And make you just smile :)
Girls only don't have real women skating but its coming with time and grow up.
Anyway interesting to watch them and see maybe somebody will be same good skaters like Y.Kim, M.Osada, C.Kostner (her lines and skating wonderful)...
Time will show...
But we can watch their start on big skating way to be champion.
That's inspiring. And interesting to watch all figure skating elements, how they doing them (when you yourself learning jumps, spins, steps)
And maybe I too old (just over 30 :) but for me all this modern technologies looks just amazing, cant imagine me watching figure skating just from mobile device. Cool! :)
So this evening girls free skating. Don't miss!
(all results on ISU website)
P.S.
At Live+ website you can also get archive with figure skating competitions (that's really useful!), not only Live watch.
Update:
three Russian girls stayed at the same first positions after free skating program. Congratulations, especially for first place - Elena Radionova!
Wednesday 12 March 2014
Thursday training
Today I been totally relax- no any worries, everything in time. Kids at pre-school and child minding.
Funny enough I even not think about training before because too much going on around at this moment. So no time think about ice skatinng (all my thinking at this momemt more about future job- what direction to choose, what the best opportunity, work at weekend or part time during the week, half day all week or full day but just few days per week, move kids to childcare or not.
Too much thinking and every day different ideas.
Really don't know what the best option with kids and ability having hobby- ice skating.
(At this moment I just sending CV and visited some interview. So will see how its goes :)
About training:
Freezing at ice rink. Closer to winter :)
Warm up. Simple steps. At the end I remember steps what I not often doing- Waltz step and loop step. I just love doing Waltz step, its make me feel skating with music at some ball, romantic atmosphere. Loop step been good but need more control and deeper sit.
Actual training-crossrolls forward and back 2 lines each, lie step with 3turn entrance in different directions (legs), new step- cross roll back inside 3 times and then 3turn back inside and continue with another leg cross rolls and 3turn, Czech step (was hard to remember it).
New step combination- in circle- 1 forward cross over, Jackson step, double 3turn back inside and step forward. I did it 5 times and then we plus to it bracket (when at end combination you doing step forward move free leg in front, shoulders look outside the circle and do bracket- change edge and direction).
And...time for spins:)
First upright spin. I did few times but it feels not so good like before. We move to sit spin. Did a lot attempts and only at the end get something close (I at least feel how to do strong move with free hand and leg. Coach other comments was about longer entrance, keep right hand behind, keep body position correct, not move on the sides, free leg stright).
And something new-today first time tried camel spin (before the break I just start learrn it and cant get correct position and spinning). Today it was hard to do too. But at least I tried few times. :) my mistakes was with wrong entrance and wrong hands position. I even was moving backwards but not spinning!
So need hold left hand in front, right back when move to entrance,
When stand in spinning position left hand move behind to the right hand.
At this moment left leg stretching with push, knee- body up. Need feel this moment.
and of course free leg go up like on spiral.
So I need work with entrance and body position.
Its made me excited- we move forward and try something new. But it was not end of the training yet- last surprise - try to do Salhow! First time jump on my training after break (I start training at middle of January, so its 2 month time with once per week training, not bad :) )!
Need to say that's Salhow my less favorite jump (I like to do Flip and Loop jumps, even if they been hard to learn. Have no idea what the situation with this jumps now - after big break). But anyway good start doing jumps :)
My main mistake with salhow - I move free leg too close to another leg, but need go around, keep her freedom. It's hard to do when you few years did wrong. Its always hard change techniques with different coach.
We did just few fast attempts at last minute of training and coach promised next time give me salhow and toe-loop.
Good news and good training. Not perfect but good enough. And surprising how much elements we done for the same 30 min. Maybe my skating speed getting faster or my brains became use to it and think faster, I get steps without too much explanation. Who knows... anyway its positive changes.
Hope next time will be same positive :)
P.S.
I was wright this post from mobile phone (when baby was sleep near) - hard job! never do it again :) Now from computer will try delete mistakes :)
Funny enough I even not think about training before because too much going on around at this moment. So no time think about ice skatinng (all my thinking at this momemt more about future job- what direction to choose, what the best opportunity, work at weekend or part time during the week, half day all week or full day but just few days per week, move kids to childcare or not.
Too much thinking and every day different ideas.
Really don't know what the best option with kids and ability having hobby- ice skating.
(At this moment I just sending CV and visited some interview. So will see how its goes :)
About training:
Freezing at ice rink. Closer to winter :)
Warm up. Simple steps. At the end I remember steps what I not often doing- Waltz step and loop step. I just love doing Waltz step, its make me feel skating with music at some ball, romantic atmosphere. Loop step been good but need more control and deeper sit.
Actual training-crossrolls forward and back 2 lines each, lie step with 3turn entrance in different directions (legs), new step- cross roll back inside 3 times and then 3turn back inside and continue with another leg cross rolls and 3turn, Czech step (was hard to remember it).
New step combination- in circle- 1 forward cross over, Jackson step, double 3turn back inside and step forward. I did it 5 times and then we plus to it bracket (when at end combination you doing step forward move free leg in front, shoulders look outside the circle and do bracket- change edge and direction).
And...time for spins:)
First upright spin. I did few times but it feels not so good like before. We move to sit spin. Did a lot attempts and only at the end get something close (I at least feel how to do strong move with free hand and leg. Coach other comments was about longer entrance, keep right hand behind, keep body position correct, not move on the sides, free leg stright).
And something new-today first time tried camel spin (before the break I just start learrn it and cant get correct position and spinning). Today it was hard to do too. But at least I tried few times. :) my mistakes was with wrong entrance and wrong hands position. I even was moving backwards but not spinning!
So need hold left hand in front, right back when move to entrance,
When stand in spinning position left hand move behind to the right hand.
At this moment left leg stretching with push, knee- body up. Need feel this moment.
and of course free leg go up like on spiral.
So I need work with entrance and body position.
Its made me excited- we move forward and try something new. But it was not end of the training yet- last surprise - try to do Salhow! First time jump on my training after break (I start training at middle of January, so its 2 month time with once per week training, not bad :) )!
Need to say that's Salhow my less favorite jump (I like to do Flip and Loop jumps, even if they been hard to learn. Have no idea what the situation with this jumps now - after big break). But anyway good start doing jumps :)
My main mistake with salhow - I move free leg too close to another leg, but need go around, keep her freedom. It's hard to do when you few years did wrong. Its always hard change techniques with different coach.
We did just few fast attempts at last minute of training and coach promised next time give me salhow and toe-loop.
Good news and good training. Not perfect but good enough. And surprising how much elements we done for the same 30 min. Maybe my skating speed getting faster or my brains became use to it and think faster, I get steps without too much explanation. Who knows... anyway its positive changes.
Hope next time will be same positive :)
P.S.
I was wright this post from mobile phone (when baby was sleep near) - hard job! never do it again :) Now from computer will try delete mistakes :)
Monday 10 March 2014
Unplanned training
At Monday morning I decided drive to Gym (anyway I now having membership and they can do child minding for free during morning class).
I decided go to Body Pump. Leave Anna-Bella with nice women and go to class. Funny feeling - its looks like weightlifting at Olympics :)
I almost straight get pain in knee (I guess doing sit down and up with weight need carefully and correct).
I was in class nearly 10-15 min and then leave to go to ice (ice rink just under Gym, you can see skaters from window in Gym class). It was to much for me - just look and not skate. and Gym class looks a little boring.
So I unexpected went to ice skating. There even was my coach and some known girls - adults skaters.
Its looks like I need really enjoy ice and skating.
But...strange - not! I feel me lost. Have no idea what to do (after did first simple steps tried concentrate and do something else but was hard to remember steps what I did at training with coach (only easily come old steps with first coaches - maybe because I did them during few years...)
Or maybe my thinking was about my baby, that I leave her.
Or maybe mentally I was not ready for skating...
Was funny moment when after did some steps I tried to do spins. And cant get it. My coach L seen what I doing and scream me - Why you doing spins. You not ready. Go do steps first :)
She was absolutely wright. I just was a little hurry :)
Any way at the end I can get some upright spin, sit spin, and did some attempts of back upright spin (not too bad). and did some waltz jump - just for warm up jumps (I hope I soon will be do them at trainings :)
and at the end did some spirals and just one circle cross overs for feel speed.
So skating was not too bad, and I get some results, just been not happy and not enough concentrate on what im doing and what order.
Next time I need be ready and have some plan :)
Not sure if I will be visit ice one more time during the week or only training.
My baby looks a little unsettle during the day, hard go to sleep. And I start thinking that maybe its because I leave her at morning for child minding.
So had some bad depressive thinking - maybe I not need Gym and ice skating. Maybe its too early for me and kids. Maybe I need give them more attention. Maybe better save money and delete all this spends for sport (because we in really hard financial situation - move in minus on our card, spends more than income, and I trying looking for some job for bring more money in family).
A lot different thinking :)
I hope soon I could decide all this questions.
Will see!
Life always show the way :)
Thinking positive!
I decided go to Body Pump. Leave Anna-Bella with nice women and go to class. Funny feeling - its looks like weightlifting at Olympics :)
I almost straight get pain in knee (I guess doing sit down and up with weight need carefully and correct).
I was in class nearly 10-15 min and then leave to go to ice (ice rink just under Gym, you can see skaters from window in Gym class). It was to much for me - just look and not skate. and Gym class looks a little boring.
So I unexpected went to ice skating. There even was my coach and some known girls - adults skaters.
Its looks like I need really enjoy ice and skating.
But...strange - not! I feel me lost. Have no idea what to do (after did first simple steps tried concentrate and do something else but was hard to remember steps what I did at training with coach (only easily come old steps with first coaches - maybe because I did them during few years...)
Or maybe my thinking was about my baby, that I leave her.
Or maybe mentally I was not ready for skating...
Was funny moment when after did some steps I tried to do spins. And cant get it. My coach L seen what I doing and scream me - Why you doing spins. You not ready. Go do steps first :)
She was absolutely wright. I just was a little hurry :)
Any way at the end I can get some upright spin, sit spin, and did some attempts of back upright spin (not too bad). and did some waltz jump - just for warm up jumps (I hope I soon will be do them at trainings :)
and at the end did some spirals and just one circle cross overs for feel speed.
So skating was not too bad, and I get some results, just been not happy and not enough concentrate on what im doing and what order.
Next time I need be ready and have some plan :)
Not sure if I will be visit ice one more time during the week or only training.
My baby looks a little unsettle during the day, hard go to sleep. And I start thinking that maybe its because I leave her at morning for child minding.
So had some bad depressive thinking - maybe I not need Gym and ice skating. Maybe its too early for me and kids. Maybe I need give them more attention. Maybe better save money and delete all this spends for sport (because we in really hard financial situation - move in minus on our card, spends more than income, and I trying looking for some job for bring more money in family).
A lot different thinking :)
I hope soon I could decide all this questions.
Will see!
Life always show the way :)
Thinking positive!
Wednesday 5 March 2014
Thursday training
I became better - today I wright about training straight at the same day :) (not one week after :) )
Relax driving, drop Anna-Bella at Gym (today they did my check pressure - seems fine, ask some medication questions, how many times I planning visit gym (I answer - at least one, but hope 2-3). this week I already visit Gym at Tuesday - visit some Step class - it was really hard! - get all this rhythm and move - I did a lot of breaks and drink bit of water :) Exhausting!
And they check my weight - Ta-Dam!!! I expect see surprise result after 2 month training and skating. Yes it was surprise but not pleasure - weight 71.5 kg (but before Christmas was 70!!!), I was sure I move down, but not plus. O-oh!
Maybe its different scales or another clothes, or maybe some muscles come - funny thinking! :) But not pleasure result. Hope after few month will be better.
Anyway good news - that I go down after baby born (there was 79.4 - I remember it because was afraid move to 80, my weight before first baby was 62 kg, so at least I lost half additional weight, so left just a little bit - another half - 10 kg. Hope Gym and Ica skating will help me.
Cant say that I really worry about my weight, just want looks nice and fit enough :)
So about training:
1. warm-up (cross rolls, change edge etc)
2. cross overs by 8 shape 2 circles, and then 2 cross over with change forward-back, and then 1 by 1.
I actually feel a little bit not in my legs - hard was did change direction with Mohawk, not feel good with it.
3. then lie step (how we call it in Russia) - 3turn forward outside on left leg, sit on right foot moving back, change hands, sit on left foot back, cross over back, step forward on left leg (and then again with 3 turn, or another line with different leg). Another variation of this step - Mohawk entrance and then all the same.
4. Czech step. I describe it before one time. So we again did it. This time was a little bit better, I faster remember what need to do. (cross over back, change edge, cross rolls back, 3turn back outside and then crossover and repeat)
5. new for me step - with bracket. First coach asked me did I ever did brackets. Of course! I was show some steps but she said that its not a bracket. O-key...What is it - bracket? (turn with change edge and direction).
From Wikipedia:
"A one-foot turn with a change of edge that results in a '}' shape traced on the ice".
sounds clear, or not. I tried to do it, coach showed me at least 3 times:
forward cross over, move free leg forward, shoulders (chest) looks outside the circle, bracket turn, (crossover back - not sure in this moment) 3turn outside back, forward crossover and repeat with another foot.
I get it, just did really slowly :)
6. hello again - sit spin. This time we straight start doing sit spin (without prepare). I did few attempts. The main opening for me (simple, but surprising) - when move into spin with 3turn forward need stay back inside when doing spin (but I was always change edge for outside - Oh My gosh! Did I know it before and forgot or never know - hard to say, its looks so clear and simple, have no idea why I always fix spin on outside and it was for me really hard. And it cause move on ice (from spin centre) when spinning.
So now I hope I not will do this mistake.
Another point - my body move bad way at spin entrance - I don't know why I seems to move on the side, but not stay straight or move forward. So now I really need watch with big attention what I doing with my hands, body, legs.
So at this point I just work with spin entrance- tried fix position on inside edge (and 2 times I did it) and try made good entrance with at first hand in front and then move like open door.
Coach said that after this we will work with other parts of spin like sit DOWN (needs strong legs).
Training run fast, finished and became time pick up my baby from Gym - good girl was happy to see mum. I feed her in car and we move back home. I feel really tired and a little bit sick from morning (hope not get the same cold what kids having).
And another thing - summer finished, now unexpected come March and cold - it was freezing at ice rink!!!
P.S. Hope come extra time on ice next week if everything will be fine with babies :)
Have a good day everybody who read my post!
And I will have some day rest while my kids sleeping (its not often happened - same time day sleeping!!! I need appreciate it :)
Relax driving, drop Anna-Bella at Gym (today they did my check pressure - seems fine, ask some medication questions, how many times I planning visit gym (I answer - at least one, but hope 2-3). this week I already visit Gym at Tuesday - visit some Step class - it was really hard! - get all this rhythm and move - I did a lot of breaks and drink bit of water :) Exhausting!
And they check my weight - Ta-Dam!!! I expect see surprise result after 2 month training and skating. Yes it was surprise but not pleasure - weight 71.5 kg (but before Christmas was 70!!!), I was sure I move down, but not plus. O-oh!
Maybe its different scales or another clothes, or maybe some muscles come - funny thinking! :) But not pleasure result. Hope after few month will be better.
Anyway good news - that I go down after baby born (there was 79.4 - I remember it because was afraid move to 80, my weight before first baby was 62 kg, so at least I lost half additional weight, so left just a little bit - another half - 10 kg. Hope Gym and Ica skating will help me.
Cant say that I really worry about my weight, just want looks nice and fit enough :)
So about training:
1. warm-up (cross rolls, change edge etc)
2. cross overs by 8 shape 2 circles, and then 2 cross over with change forward-back, and then 1 by 1.
I actually feel a little bit not in my legs - hard was did change direction with Mohawk, not feel good with it.
3. then lie step (how we call it in Russia) - 3turn forward outside on left leg, sit on right foot moving back, change hands, sit on left foot back, cross over back, step forward on left leg (and then again with 3 turn, or another line with different leg). Another variation of this step - Mohawk entrance and then all the same.
4. Czech step. I describe it before one time. So we again did it. This time was a little bit better, I faster remember what need to do. (cross over back, change edge, cross rolls back, 3turn back outside and then crossover and repeat)
5. new for me step - with bracket. First coach asked me did I ever did brackets. Of course! I was show some steps but she said that its not a bracket. O-key...What is it - bracket? (turn with change edge and direction).
From Wikipedia:
"A one-foot turn with a change of edge that results in a '}' shape traced on the ice".
sounds clear, or not. I tried to do it, coach showed me at least 3 times:
forward cross over, move free leg forward, shoulders (chest) looks outside the circle, bracket turn, (crossover back - not sure in this moment) 3turn outside back, forward crossover and repeat with another foot.
I get it, just did really slowly :)
6. hello again - sit spin. This time we straight start doing sit spin (without prepare). I did few attempts. The main opening for me (simple, but surprising) - when move into spin with 3turn forward need stay back inside when doing spin (but I was always change edge for outside - Oh My gosh! Did I know it before and forgot or never know - hard to say, its looks so clear and simple, have no idea why I always fix spin on outside and it was for me really hard. And it cause move on ice (from spin centre) when spinning.
So now I hope I not will do this mistake.
Another point - my body move bad way at spin entrance - I don't know why I seems to move on the side, but not stay straight or move forward. So now I really need watch with big attention what I doing with my hands, body, legs.
So at this point I just work with spin entrance- tried fix position on inside edge (and 2 times I did it) and try made good entrance with at first hand in front and then move like open door.
Coach said that after this we will work with other parts of spin like sit DOWN (needs strong legs).
Training run fast, finished and became time pick up my baby from Gym - good girl was happy to see mum. I feed her in car and we move back home. I feel really tired and a little bit sick from morning (hope not get the same cold what kids having).
And another thing - summer finished, now unexpected come March and cold - it was freezing at ice rink!!!
P.S. Hope come extra time on ice next week if everything will be fine with babies :)
Have a good day everybody who read my post!
And I will have some day rest while my kids sleeping (its not often happened - same time day sleeping!!! I need appreciate it :)
Thursday 27 February 2014
Thursday training
This Thursday was a little bit unusual because of kids.
First thing at the morning - my almost 2 years old broken my Naveman while I was putting his little sister in car seat before move to childcare. Navigation system still working but I cant fix it on the glass so put near my knee on the way.
Another news - after drop my little boy at kindy and driving on motorway I found that my friend send me massage on Facebook at morning with information that she sick and cant look after my baby. Strange but it was not surprising for me, like I expect something gonna happened. That's the life. Anyway I appreciate all those times what she look after baby.
So I during driving tried to think where I can put baby while I on the ice with coach, who can look after her. Delete lesson just 30 min before training for me looks not good because too short notice for coach.
I just remember about Gym above the ice rink and their child minding during fitness classes up to 10 am. This time was exactly when my training finished.
With this great idea I come to gym and ask membership (good bonus - first month free!, and then pay 14 dollars per week with free child minding - much cheaper than move kids in childcare :) and at the same moment have ability visit Gym and go skating few times per week). I droped baby to nice smiling lady and fast went to ice rink. Done! (problem solved :)
Training:
fast warm-up before training with cross rolls, 3-turns, 3step, change of edge forward on each foot and back, waltz step, loop step and then work with coach L with her routine.
There was crossovers forward and back, moving at 8 shape forward, back, 2+2 with Mohawk change forward to back and opposite, and then 1+1 forward-back move by 8shape.
Cross rolls forward and backwards.
Next new step - 3turn back outside, chasse, chasse, Mohawk, 3turn back outside and continue (with different legs. Chasse we doing forward the borders (fence) and 3turn going in half circle along the borders.
I think there was one more step on training, but I really don't remember what it was (maybe something with Jackson step)...
Upright spin - I did it few times. was ok. nothing great but at least something :)
And then hard work with sit spin. At this moment for me hard to do right entrance and sit low.
My mistakes - I try all the time keep left hand in front, but as said my coach need work with left hand as usual in spin, and only at last moment move it infront. And then move straight free leg together to other hand and leg. I move my free leg not straight and I not leave gap between legs and as result cant sit lower.
Its looks like before break I did my sit spin just with power and fixing spin at any position just to do rotation, but now I try to do right technique and its looks really hard, I even cant sit low, or stand proper on toe (find position), and many times lay on the ice - refreshing, but not so good! :)
And I need strong legs for keep me in position.
So welcome to Gym!!! :)
hope now with accidental Gym membership for child minding I will have ability at least one more time per week go to Gym and Ice rink and practice (before I had opportunity go on ice only once per week for training - its almost nothing for having progress), all other days - sit at home with kids :). Hope everything will be fine and baby will be happy there! At least its good opportunity, another question only - how can I use it with kids, housework and busy lifestyle...Will see!
Stay positive-positive-positive :))
First thing at the morning - my almost 2 years old broken my Naveman while I was putting his little sister in car seat before move to childcare. Navigation system still working but I cant fix it on the glass so put near my knee on the way.
Another news - after drop my little boy at kindy and driving on motorway I found that my friend send me massage on Facebook at morning with information that she sick and cant look after my baby. Strange but it was not surprising for me, like I expect something gonna happened. That's the life. Anyway I appreciate all those times what she look after baby.
So I during driving tried to think where I can put baby while I on the ice with coach, who can look after her. Delete lesson just 30 min before training for me looks not good because too short notice for coach.
I just remember about Gym above the ice rink and their child minding during fitness classes up to 10 am. This time was exactly when my training finished.
With this great idea I come to gym and ask membership (good bonus - first month free!, and then pay 14 dollars per week with free child minding - much cheaper than move kids in childcare :) and at the same moment have ability visit Gym and go skating few times per week). I droped baby to nice smiling lady and fast went to ice rink. Done! (problem solved :)
Training:
fast warm-up before training with cross rolls, 3-turns, 3step, change of edge forward on each foot and back, waltz step, loop step and then work with coach L with her routine.
There was crossovers forward and back, moving at 8 shape forward, back, 2+2 with Mohawk change forward to back and opposite, and then 1+1 forward-back move by 8shape.
Cross rolls forward and backwards.
Next new step - 3turn back outside, chasse, chasse, Mohawk, 3turn back outside and continue (with different legs. Chasse we doing forward the borders (fence) and 3turn going in half circle along the borders.
I think there was one more step on training, but I really don't remember what it was (maybe something with Jackson step)...
Upright spin - I did it few times. was ok. nothing great but at least something :)
And then hard work with sit spin. At this moment for me hard to do right entrance and sit low.
My mistakes - I try all the time keep left hand in front, but as said my coach need work with left hand as usual in spin, and only at last moment move it infront. And then move straight free leg together to other hand and leg. I move my free leg not straight and I not leave gap between legs and as result cant sit lower.
Its looks like before break I did my sit spin just with power and fixing spin at any position just to do rotation, but now I try to do right technique and its looks really hard, I even cant sit low, or stand proper on toe (find position), and many times lay on the ice - refreshing, but not so good! :)
And I need strong legs for keep me in position.
So welcome to Gym!!! :)
hope now with accidental Gym membership for child minding I will have ability at least one more time per week go to Gym and Ice rink and practice (before I had opportunity go on ice only once per week for training - its almost nothing for having progress), all other days - sit at home with kids :). Hope everything will be fine and baby will be happy there! At least its good opportunity, another question only - how can I use it with kids, housework and busy lifestyle...Will see!
Stay positive-positive-positive :))
Monday 24 February 2014
Thursday training
Im again writing post far after training. Always not much time during weekdays and weekends :)
Now maybe a little bit hard to remember what steps was at training.
Main success of the day - we move a little forward with coach and start work with sit spin. Never think that I will be so happy training sit spin again :)
But for me really important do not only steps but some other element what can show that I improve my skating.
So at training I did:
crossovers, 4-3-2-1 and 1-2-3-4 change forward to back move with Mohawk, with put hands up with changing foot.
step with toe around. don't remember start (I still not good with clear understanding and memorizing). main thing what I remember about this step - that need do push like with back crossover, hold left hand in front and then move back on your toes around (one-two-three), cross, step forward, 3turn inside (+something else and then again move on toes) - something like this...
all this steps combinations I need wright straight after training otherwise its just impossible remember for me...
then forward upright spin. I show coach few times. it was not great but she was ok with it. just made comment about free hand and leg - hold behind while move to spin entrance.
and lucky moment - sit spin!!! step forward :)
I show coach L in what conditions my sit spin and received few comments:
- hold left hand infront of you
- try move body forward hand
- keep free hand and leg behind at entrance and than move together to left hand (and move body forward)
- sit lower - for this need not put legs too close to each other, leave some gap or will be just impossible to sit
- not move right leg across left (that's my mistake), try hold right leg turn toes to the right side
- what else? did I already tell about sit lower. yes I can repeat it- that's main point for me!!!
so need have right technique and strong legs what can hold your body. otherwise you will be often laying on the ice (like me!). but its not scary, so close distance to ice :)
I tried this spin few times but its looks not much impressive, hard get exactly all elements together. Only after training when I was practicing few more times I can manage to do one good enough spin. and finish at positive point :)
Funny that after all my worries and negative thinking, I just let situation go, relax, and finally get good training and positive emotions on ice. Good start (I hope :)
P.S.
Sit spin counting judges at competitions only if your free foot lower that your knee - otherwise its will be recognise like upright spin. So need be careful with choosing spins in program - safer do sit spin and not upright but change foot spin or combination or something else... of course if you can. :) at my point right now I can hardly do only upright and sit spin, but will see later :)
Even not dream about doing jumps on training...interesting how far I from this point? only my coach knows :)
But its not so matter. Just enjoying ice!
And last weekend was our 2 years anniversary marriage (2 years - 2 babies) - feels like 5 years truly :)
Now maybe a little bit hard to remember what steps was at training.
Main success of the day - we move a little forward with coach and start work with sit spin. Never think that I will be so happy training sit spin again :)
But for me really important do not only steps but some other element what can show that I improve my skating.
So at training I did:
crossovers, 4-3-2-1 and 1-2-3-4 change forward to back move with Mohawk, with put hands up with changing foot.
step with toe around. don't remember start (I still not good with clear understanding and memorizing). main thing what I remember about this step - that need do push like with back crossover, hold left hand in front and then move back on your toes around (one-two-three), cross, step forward, 3turn inside (+something else and then again move on toes) - something like this...
all this steps combinations I need wright straight after training otherwise its just impossible remember for me...
then forward upright spin. I show coach few times. it was not great but she was ok with it. just made comment about free hand and leg - hold behind while move to spin entrance.
and lucky moment - sit spin!!! step forward :)
I show coach L in what conditions my sit spin and received few comments:
- hold left hand infront of you
- try move body forward hand
- keep free hand and leg behind at entrance and than move together to left hand (and move body forward)
- sit lower - for this need not put legs too close to each other, leave some gap or will be just impossible to sit
- not move right leg across left (that's my mistake), try hold right leg turn toes to the right side
- what else? did I already tell about sit lower. yes I can repeat it- that's main point for me!!!
so need have right technique and strong legs what can hold your body. otherwise you will be often laying on the ice (like me!). but its not scary, so close distance to ice :)
I tried this spin few times but its looks not much impressive, hard get exactly all elements together. Only after training when I was practicing few more times I can manage to do one good enough spin. and finish at positive point :)
Funny that after all my worries and negative thinking, I just let situation go, relax, and finally get good training and positive emotions on ice. Good start (I hope :)
P.S.
Sit spin counting judges at competitions only if your free foot lower that your knee - otherwise its will be recognise like upright spin. So need be careful with choosing spins in program - safer do sit spin and not upright but change foot spin or combination or something else... of course if you can. :) at my point right now I can hardly do only upright and sit spin, but will see later :)
Even not dream about doing jumps on training...interesting how far I from this point? only my coach knows :)
But its not so matter. Just enjoying ice!
And last weekend was our 2 years anniversary marriage (2 years - 2 babies) - feels like 5 years truly :)
Sunday 23 February 2014
Olympics 2
Olympics finished and now we know all results in figure skating competitions.
A little bit pity - all good goes fast.
Ice dance
not much surprises with 1-2 place. Two favorites - Davis-White from USA and Virture-Moir from Canada.
thats couples just amazing, really hard choose first. Canadian lyrical and making magic on ice. USA very fast, technically perfect, strong and confident. Confidence just in blood in all American sportsmen from birth :)
So VIrture-Moirs fans still had hope that they can again win gold, but everybody else understand that its almost impossible - judges already made their choice, and only really big mistakes can changes it, what again almost impossible when you look at USA couple.
another interesting detail - this pairs have the same coach Zueva (and its even looks like she made her choice too, prefer Americans).
so result
1 place - Davis-White
2 place - Virture-Moire
and 3 place - surprise - Russian Ilyinyh-Katsalapov. Their short program was sparkle and bubble and free program just beautiful Swan Lake. They go in front French Peshala-Bourza (who did maximum in their short dance - Chicago and Russian Bobrova-Solovyov (who expect be at 3 place but not get it).
road to young!
Ladies
that's was tense, intense, perfectly amazing program performances from women. A lot girls did their best in short and free program. They show to men how need skating at Olympics :)
after short program results: Y.Kim from Korea, A.Sotnikova from Russia and C.Costner from Italy - they all get 74.XX points - all during one point. Not far from them Y.Lipnitskaya (all world watch her and put a lot hope), Americans G.Gold and A.Wagner and everybody had chance for medal.
C.Costner did program of her life - their was crying and amazing skating. All fans was happy for her. But another favourites - Mao Asada cant did her triple axel and stop at 16 place - that was really disappointing but next day she did it - jump triple axel and did just great performance of life, tears at the end (3 place in free program, but not enough for medal, just 6 place for vice-champion previous Olympics).
Results after free skating -
1 place - unexpected young Russian girl A.Sotnikova with good technique, spins, jumps
2 place - Y.Kim from Korea - who miss just a little bit.
3 place - happy Italian C.Kostner with beautiful program (long way to first Olympic medal and last Olympic games for her).
at 4 place Gracy Gold from America.
Is it fair result. Hard to say. Im sure this 3 girls might be on first three positions but just not so sure about order. Costner can be on 2 place, Kim on 3, or opposite - Kim on first, Sotnikova on second.
But games in Russia, that's why so big points. But I guess its not change final result. So might be fair...
And interesting - its first gold Olympic medals for Ladies for Russia. and I think first Olympic medal for Italy too :) well done girls!
On award ceremony they show really warm and nice relationships. That's nice :)
Good when people can stay nice after hard competitions and be friends.
So exciting Olympics finished and we will wait next in 2018 in Korea.
but at least at this season still one more big competition - World Champiomship. Interesting, if all leaders planning come or not, and maybe we will see new surprises. Some skaters ready take what they miss in Sochi - medals!!!
A little bit pity - all good goes fast.
Ice dance
not much surprises with 1-2 place. Two favorites - Davis-White from USA and Virture-Moir from Canada.
thats couples just amazing, really hard choose first. Canadian lyrical and making magic on ice. USA very fast, technically perfect, strong and confident. Confidence just in blood in all American sportsmen from birth :)
So VIrture-Moirs fans still had hope that they can again win gold, but everybody else understand that its almost impossible - judges already made their choice, and only really big mistakes can changes it, what again almost impossible when you look at USA couple.
another interesting detail - this pairs have the same coach Zueva (and its even looks like she made her choice too, prefer Americans).
so result
1 place - Davis-White
2 place - Virture-Moire
and 3 place - surprise - Russian Ilyinyh-Katsalapov. Their short program was sparkle and bubble and free program just beautiful Swan Lake. They go in front French Peshala-Bourza (who did maximum in their short dance - Chicago and Russian Bobrova-Solovyov (who expect be at 3 place but not get it).
road to young!
Ladies
that's was tense, intense, perfectly amazing program performances from women. A lot girls did their best in short and free program. They show to men how need skating at Olympics :)
after short program results: Y.Kim from Korea, A.Sotnikova from Russia and C.Costner from Italy - they all get 74.XX points - all during one point. Not far from them Y.Lipnitskaya (all world watch her and put a lot hope), Americans G.Gold and A.Wagner and everybody had chance for medal.
C.Costner did program of her life - their was crying and amazing skating. All fans was happy for her. But another favourites - Mao Asada cant did her triple axel and stop at 16 place - that was really disappointing but next day she did it - jump triple axel and did just great performance of life, tears at the end (3 place in free program, but not enough for medal, just 6 place for vice-champion previous Olympics).
Results after free skating -
1 place - unexpected young Russian girl A.Sotnikova with good technique, spins, jumps
2 place - Y.Kim from Korea - who miss just a little bit.
3 place - happy Italian C.Kostner with beautiful program (long way to first Olympic medal and last Olympic games for her).
at 4 place Gracy Gold from America.
Is it fair result. Hard to say. Im sure this 3 girls might be on first three positions but just not so sure about order. Costner can be on 2 place, Kim on 3, or opposite - Kim on first, Sotnikova on second.
But games in Russia, that's why so big points. But I guess its not change final result. So might be fair...
And interesting - its first gold Olympic medals for Ladies for Russia. and I think first Olympic medal for Italy too :) well done girls!
On award ceremony they show really warm and nice relationships. That's nice :)
Good when people can stay nice after hard competitions and be friends.
So exciting Olympics finished and we will wait next in 2018 in Korea.
but at least at this season still one more big competition - World Champiomship. Interesting, if all leaders planning come or not, and maybe we will see new surprises. Some skaters ready take what they miss in Sochi - medals!!!
Tuesday 18 February 2014
Olympics
I just cant move through this great event and not wright anything about it :)
First thing - Olympics in Russia, Sochi. Few years ago I even made some plans to go there, while I still was lived in Russia. But then - suddenly turn in my destiny - and Im in new Zealand - really far from Russia, Sochi and Olympics.
But I still can enjoy beautiful views, mountains, races, and figure skating competitions :)
Opening ceremony was really good for me, I expected much worth. I don't know maybe its looks great only for Russians, because we can understand what exactly show - Russian villages, history of Russia, Saint-Petersburg 1703, War and Peace by Tolstoy and ballet of course :)
So I really enjoy watching it :)
Figure skating:
Team competitions.
That's just a great idea! Somebody can say - that its not fair and its just ability get more medals for strongest countries - USA, Canada and Russia. Nobody even think that its can be some other countries (maybe just little chance for Japan, France and Italy with their strong sportsmen at some).
But when you look at podium - and see how happy some sportsmen with medals, what the big work they done. And maybe no any other chances for them get Olympics medals (like Kevin Reynolds, Jeremy Abbot, and others - who at first we think just cant get medals in personal events, but then - surprise-surprise!!! - like Ilyinyh-Katsalapov 3 in ice dance or Stolbova-Klimov 2 in pairs. And who knows what other surprises still coming (I mean girls and russian Julia Lipnitskaya).
So actually team competitions before personal gave sportsmen great chance feel Olympic ice and made name for judges.
Well done all team members all countries! funny to see how they support each other and had so much fun!
Pairs:
Results became a little bit unexpected. Everybody was hope that Russian Volosozhar-Trankov will get gold, but it was with question because of German Savchenko-Sholkowy, what made big way to this medals and not leave sport after Vancouver because of hope for better medals.
But unfortunately its not happened.
Results: 1. Russian favourites Volosozhar-Trankov
2. Russian Stolbova-Klimov (they skating just amazing strong and powerful, with new confidence after team competitions - unexpected and happy for them result)
3. poor german Savchenko-Sholkowy (I think again third, if I not made mistake)
But its Olympics gods and destiny...
Mens
Japan boy Hanyu used all his chances - did great at team - his short program just wonderful! really enjoyable for watching, then get ridiculous points in both program, beat great Patrick Chan from Canada, get gold Olympic medal. I guess young guys and girls favourites at Olympics (remember O.Bayul, Tara Lipinsky, and others. now some chances have Julia Lipnickaya.
Second became Chan from Canada - who made long way to this Olympics with a lot world awards. but....only second.
And third - Denis Ten from Kazahstan (been surprise at last World competition - with medal) and now he show that he still here.
all this guys shows the best of new system - great skating skills and transitions.
To compare - was a little bit pity watch last Bryan Joubert skating - what looks like last century skating, but we love him and appreciate everything what he done for many years.
With him finished carier other great sportsmen. We need say thank you to them for everything! They give us a lot not forgettable moments.
First thing - Olympics in Russia, Sochi. Few years ago I even made some plans to go there, while I still was lived in Russia. But then - suddenly turn in my destiny - and Im in new Zealand - really far from Russia, Sochi and Olympics.
But I still can enjoy beautiful views, mountains, races, and figure skating competitions :)
Opening ceremony was really good for me, I expected much worth. I don't know maybe its looks great only for Russians, because we can understand what exactly show - Russian villages, history of Russia, Saint-Petersburg 1703, War and Peace by Tolstoy and ballet of course :)
So I really enjoy watching it :)
Figure skating:
Team competitions.
That's just a great idea! Somebody can say - that its not fair and its just ability get more medals for strongest countries - USA, Canada and Russia. Nobody even think that its can be some other countries (maybe just little chance for Japan, France and Italy with their strong sportsmen at some).
But when you look at podium - and see how happy some sportsmen with medals, what the big work they done. And maybe no any other chances for them get Olympics medals (like Kevin Reynolds, Jeremy Abbot, and others - who at first we think just cant get medals in personal events, but then - surprise-surprise!!! - like Ilyinyh-Katsalapov 3 in ice dance or Stolbova-Klimov 2 in pairs. And who knows what other surprises still coming (I mean girls and russian Julia Lipnitskaya).
So actually team competitions before personal gave sportsmen great chance feel Olympic ice and made name for judges.
Well done all team members all countries! funny to see how they support each other and had so much fun!
Pairs:
Results became a little bit unexpected. Everybody was hope that Russian Volosozhar-Trankov will get gold, but it was with question because of German Savchenko-Sholkowy, what made big way to this medals and not leave sport after Vancouver because of hope for better medals.
But unfortunately its not happened.
Results: 1. Russian favourites Volosozhar-Trankov
2. Russian Stolbova-Klimov (they skating just amazing strong and powerful, with new confidence after team competitions - unexpected and happy for them result)
3. poor german Savchenko-Sholkowy (I think again third, if I not made mistake)
But its Olympics gods and destiny...
Mens
Japan boy Hanyu used all his chances - did great at team - his short program just wonderful! really enjoyable for watching, then get ridiculous points in both program, beat great Patrick Chan from Canada, get gold Olympic medal. I guess young guys and girls favourites at Olympics (remember O.Bayul, Tara Lipinsky, and others. now some chances have Julia Lipnickaya.
Second became Chan from Canada - who made long way to this Olympics with a lot world awards. but....only second.
And third - Denis Ten from Kazahstan (been surprise at last World competition - with medal) and now he show that he still here.
all this guys shows the best of new system - great skating skills and transitions.
To compare - was a little bit pity watch last Bryan Joubert skating - what looks like last century skating, but we love him and appreciate everything what he done for many years.
With him finished carier other great sportsmen. We need say thank you to them for everything! They give us a lot not forgettable moments.
Thursday training
Its only 2 days to next training and I still not wright anything about last one.
I guess because its been really emotional and made me upset.
Start was good - I been intime. A little disappointing that my friends - another adults skater not been on ice. Its always enjoyable to see other adults and have nice conversation about ice skating and life :)
So on ice I did warm-up - some cross-overs and other simple steps. And then with coach start work on steps at 8 shape.
During the process we find out that after almost 5 years skating before brake I could did some steps (even hard) but I don't have BASE (I never work with 8 shape and never done some steps) - I guess because it was training in groups and never enough ice and space for do anything like this. But for my new coach its sounds ridiculous.
- How you can do jumps or spins without base, without steps?
She was so emotional so its made me feel really bad. Of course I understand and agree with what she said, but I could do some steps and jumps and spins before (maybe not perfect, but good enough, even for be with medals in bronze category). But now I feel that I cant do anything proper.
I just cant straight put together steps what new for me (I not mean totally new step, I mean new way put them together - combination).
And after pregnancies its looks like I really hard understand what exactly I need to do on ice, just cant get it when coach saying, not quit get it when coach showing, maybe a little closer to it when try myself work out with my body (then coach saying and show again, I tryid, and again and again and again).
I guess my coach often thinking that I just stupid and not good in skating. But I just need time for get new order of steps and then if I understand I perfectly doing it, just coach not seen it :(
So what new and hard for me I did at training?
don't remember start, but then I work with 8 in 3 stage (3 circles):
1. waltz step in both direction
2. waltz step, 3 turn outside, crossover 3double back-turn inside
3.waltz step, 3 turn outside, crossover, loop step, crossover, 3double back-turn inside
actually I think I don't remember right order, how continue after this - all steps need go after each other.
Oh, its so annoying - what with my memory!!!
And another step:
crossover, Jackson step (another name - Mohawk or 4step), cross leg, run on toes around, cross, step to another leg and repeat the same.
Cant even describe how long I try understand this step. I just cant get that leg need put on Jackson outside (back to circle).
My coach then asked me what exactly I don't understand, and then we work only with Jackson step on the circle. and afterwards I did this step, and practice myself after training.
But I been really upset with all training that I cant get all steps and coach words, and its made for me training not enjoyable at all. And I realised that when I feel not good its really hard did any element. All happening with bad quality and not happy feelings.
So I was skating just another 10-15 min and then leave the ice.
Half day I was thinking is it really worth it. For what I doing it with all stressful environment around (drop kids, drive through traffic, pay big money for training from family budget etc)
Its really hard realised that something what you really want still far away, and your abilities not quit the same like your wishes. I live in past where I was good enough skater with good skating, some jumps and spins, and training few times per week. But now I busy mum with 3 kids, I don't have much time for skating, don't have much money, and don't have good body shape (not fit after 2 my pregnancies).
But if I want same good result, took part at competitions I need more skating, be in good body shape (off-ice exercise), and have more money for hobby.
So decided gave to me 2 more month with slowly step by step trainings, and see what results gonna be.
Then like plan move baby in childcare for 2 days (morning sessions) - at this moment she with my kind friend what pregnant and expecting baby in May (so I really cant ask her about second time per week look after baby, and soon she anyway cant help ne with it.) and baby will be nearly 9-10 month.
Next step - have membership in gym.
And another main step - just enjoy skating. Without it impossible any progress. WHy I need training doing so stressful for me. Better just relax, be ok with what I have at this moment and look forward changes, even if they slowly.
And one more point - looking for part-time job (at weekend). What looks at this moment like complicated task (without NZ education and work experience, references).
But I not lost my hope :)
P.S.
About Jackson step:
will try explain how to do it
1.step outside edge forward left leg, 2.Mohawk with right foot (outside edge back).
3.move left leg across right (skating backwards), 4.step forward right foot
and continue
because of 4 stages some coaches call this step - 4step.
Good luck everybody!
sorry for my not always positive thinking. But life often move us up and down. Only at our hands keep positive and have hope. And sometimes its hard to do...
I guess because its been really emotional and made me upset.
Start was good - I been intime. A little disappointing that my friends - another adults skater not been on ice. Its always enjoyable to see other adults and have nice conversation about ice skating and life :)
So on ice I did warm-up - some cross-overs and other simple steps. And then with coach start work on steps at 8 shape.
During the process we find out that after almost 5 years skating before brake I could did some steps (even hard) but I don't have BASE (I never work with 8 shape and never done some steps) - I guess because it was training in groups and never enough ice and space for do anything like this. But for my new coach its sounds ridiculous.
- How you can do jumps or spins without base, without steps?
She was so emotional so its made me feel really bad. Of course I understand and agree with what she said, but I could do some steps and jumps and spins before (maybe not perfect, but good enough, even for be with medals in bronze category). But now I feel that I cant do anything proper.
I just cant straight put together steps what new for me (I not mean totally new step, I mean new way put them together - combination).
And after pregnancies its looks like I really hard understand what exactly I need to do on ice, just cant get it when coach saying, not quit get it when coach showing, maybe a little closer to it when try myself work out with my body (then coach saying and show again, I tryid, and again and again and again).
I guess my coach often thinking that I just stupid and not good in skating. But I just need time for get new order of steps and then if I understand I perfectly doing it, just coach not seen it :(
So what new and hard for me I did at training?
don't remember start, but then I work with 8 in 3 stage (3 circles):
1. waltz step in both direction
2. waltz step, 3 turn outside, crossover 3double back-turn inside
3.waltz step, 3 turn outside, crossover, loop step, crossover, 3double back-turn inside
actually I think I don't remember right order, how continue after this - all steps need go after each other.
Oh, its so annoying - what with my memory!!!
And another step:
crossover, Jackson step (another name - Mohawk or 4step), cross leg, run on toes around, cross, step to another leg and repeat the same.
Cant even describe how long I try understand this step. I just cant get that leg need put on Jackson outside (back to circle).
My coach then asked me what exactly I don't understand, and then we work only with Jackson step on the circle. and afterwards I did this step, and practice myself after training.
But I been really upset with all training that I cant get all steps and coach words, and its made for me training not enjoyable at all. And I realised that when I feel not good its really hard did any element. All happening with bad quality and not happy feelings.
So I was skating just another 10-15 min and then leave the ice.
Half day I was thinking is it really worth it. For what I doing it with all stressful environment around (drop kids, drive through traffic, pay big money for training from family budget etc)
Its really hard realised that something what you really want still far away, and your abilities not quit the same like your wishes. I live in past where I was good enough skater with good skating, some jumps and spins, and training few times per week. But now I busy mum with 3 kids, I don't have much time for skating, don't have much money, and don't have good body shape (not fit after 2 my pregnancies).
But if I want same good result, took part at competitions I need more skating, be in good body shape (off-ice exercise), and have more money for hobby.
So decided gave to me 2 more month with slowly step by step trainings, and see what results gonna be.
Then like plan move baby in childcare for 2 days (morning sessions) - at this moment she with my kind friend what pregnant and expecting baby in May (so I really cant ask her about second time per week look after baby, and soon she anyway cant help ne with it.) and baby will be nearly 9-10 month.
Next step - have membership in gym.
And another main step - just enjoy skating. Without it impossible any progress. WHy I need training doing so stressful for me. Better just relax, be ok with what I have at this moment and look forward changes, even if they slowly.
And one more point - looking for part-time job (at weekend). What looks at this moment like complicated task (without NZ education and work experience, references).
But I not lost my hope :)
P.S.
About Jackson step:
will try explain how to do it
1.step outside edge forward left leg, 2.Mohawk with right foot (outside edge back).
3.move left leg across right (skating backwards), 4.step forward right foot
and continue
because of 4 stages some coaches call this step - 4step.
Good luck everybody!
sorry for my not always positive thinking. But life often move us up and down. Only at our hands keep positive and have hope. And sometimes its hard to do...
Saturday 8 February 2014
Thursday training
Usually I have Thursday ice skating training. But this time because of Waitangi day its gonna be at Friday. not a problem!
I drop one kid at kindy, another at friend (hoping she still feel ok with look after my 6-month old baby). No traffic at all - move through motorway like knife through butter! And been at ice rink at 9.20 (training time 10.00).
Great! 40 min for warm-up and be ready for action :) That's how I think, but reality more cruel: at ice rink hockey training meet me. HOCKEY!!!! no chance for skating and warm-up at all!
That's disappointing, especially because straight after skating I need fast drive to pick up my toddler from pre-school (he there only at 4 morning hours, and over 2 hours for me - its just driving, and 30 min skating in between).
But its life - enjoy the moment. Each of them just wonderful! Need use any ability.
So at this waiting time I did some exercise-stretching at car park near my car. Maybe looks funny, but who bother :) Anyway not much people around.
Then at ice rink I meet few adults skaters - interesting to talk and see people who live with the same passion and ready spend at ice all free time. At this moment I realised that my time what I spend at ice really NOTHING! Just one or two time per week, when others go there every day. And of course if you more time on ice your progress go really fast and skating skills improve better.
(I remember how I was skating in Russia 2 times per week training and 1-2 times additional go to public sessions, and even this was not enough, before competitions I was skating almost every day)
Its make me feel a little bit sad and even think that I never go back to what I had before (my skating skills and elements) or it will need much longer time (not half year how I think before but maybe 1-2 years. sad thinking.
but I still not lost hope. Just start thinking - is it worth it, if I cant get what I want. But then remember how good I feel on the ice and after training and even this feeling worth it. Just pity that its cant be more often...
So - TRAINING:
Steps
crossovers forward and back (don't forget move hands! I again tried fix them :)
3turns forward - outside and inside. just need control body, move on half circle, and skate longer and deeper
another step with Mohawk. not too bad.
and at the end 3step with double 3turn back outside. cant say anything good or bad - need just practice :)
Good point - at least I understand how to do this steps - not work out for long time like before. so its already progress! :)
and another positive point - feel that I can skate on edge longer and it give you nice flow feeling. Can be great if I always can feel it.
At the end of training we try my terrible upright spin. It was not good and coach explain to me some points what sounds really clever.
so what I knew about upright spin, what make it work.
first trick - move into spin like you move around the tree (and when you start spinning you actually hug this tree - really nice hug! just joking :)
another example - like open door (how another coach said me. but imagine tree work for me better then door :)
try first be in open position and then slowly move hands to each other (far from body in front) and free leg cross another near the knee.
try stretch all body up - move chest up, shoulders down!, hands slowly together close to body and free leg slowly move down from knee along another leg. that's made good spinning moment and good central position.
my bad point - that I not spinning in one point but move really far from centre.
So need work at this point.
I carefully listen all coach explanations, tried few times and I did it!!! I have no idea how but I feel really good spinning, and on ice I can see central position (circle marks).
So good, I hope I could repeat it again.
Want go and practice this tricks again and again for good result.
Maybe its sounds funny that I doing just upright spin and have problem with it after almost 5 years skating. But I never been good at spins and never understand how actually do it correct way.
(just fast tried move into it, anyway fix position and did few rotations, and fast exit. never feel that I can spinning long time or over 5 rotations-turns).
So now feel really exciting when knew some details and open for me this spin again :) hope we will be good friends!
And I guess - upright spin - key to al other spins (not exactly of course but at least I will get entrance :)
Cant wait next time on ice!
I drop one kid at kindy, another at friend (hoping she still feel ok with look after my 6-month old baby). No traffic at all - move through motorway like knife through butter! And been at ice rink at 9.20 (training time 10.00).
Great! 40 min for warm-up and be ready for action :) That's how I think, but reality more cruel: at ice rink hockey training meet me. HOCKEY!!!! no chance for skating and warm-up at all!
That's disappointing, especially because straight after skating I need fast drive to pick up my toddler from pre-school (he there only at 4 morning hours, and over 2 hours for me - its just driving, and 30 min skating in between).
But its life - enjoy the moment. Each of them just wonderful! Need use any ability.
So at this waiting time I did some exercise-stretching at car park near my car. Maybe looks funny, but who bother :) Anyway not much people around.
Then at ice rink I meet few adults skaters - interesting to talk and see people who live with the same passion and ready spend at ice all free time. At this moment I realised that my time what I spend at ice really NOTHING! Just one or two time per week, when others go there every day. And of course if you more time on ice your progress go really fast and skating skills improve better.
(I remember how I was skating in Russia 2 times per week training and 1-2 times additional go to public sessions, and even this was not enough, before competitions I was skating almost every day)
Its make me feel a little bit sad and even think that I never go back to what I had before (my skating skills and elements) or it will need much longer time (not half year how I think before but maybe 1-2 years. sad thinking.
but I still not lost hope. Just start thinking - is it worth it, if I cant get what I want. But then remember how good I feel on the ice and after training and even this feeling worth it. Just pity that its cant be more often...
So - TRAINING:
Steps
crossovers forward and back (don't forget move hands! I again tried fix them :)
3turns forward - outside and inside. just need control body, move on half circle, and skate longer and deeper
another step with Mohawk. not too bad.
and at the end 3step with double 3turn back outside. cant say anything good or bad - need just practice :)
Good point - at least I understand how to do this steps - not work out for long time like before. so its already progress! :)
and another positive point - feel that I can skate on edge longer and it give you nice flow feeling. Can be great if I always can feel it.
At the end of training we try my terrible upright spin. It was not good and coach explain to me some points what sounds really clever.
so what I knew about upright spin, what make it work.
first trick - move into spin like you move around the tree (and when you start spinning you actually hug this tree - really nice hug! just joking :)
another example - like open door (how another coach said me. but imagine tree work for me better then door :)
try first be in open position and then slowly move hands to each other (far from body in front) and free leg cross another near the knee.
try stretch all body up - move chest up, shoulders down!, hands slowly together close to body and free leg slowly move down from knee along another leg. that's made good spinning moment and good central position.
my bad point - that I not spinning in one point but move really far from centre.
So need work at this point.
I carefully listen all coach explanations, tried few times and I did it!!! I have no idea how but I feel really good spinning, and on ice I can see central position (circle marks).
So good, I hope I could repeat it again.
Want go and practice this tricks again and again for good result.
Maybe its sounds funny that I doing just upright spin and have problem with it after almost 5 years skating. But I never been good at spins and never understand how actually do it correct way.
(just fast tried move into it, anyway fix position and did few rotations, and fast exit. never feel that I can spinning long time or over 5 rotations-turns).
So now feel really exciting when knew some details and open for me this spin again :) hope we will be good friends!
And I guess - upright spin - key to al other spins (not exactly of course but at least I will get entrance :)
Cant wait next time on ice!
Thursday 30 January 2014
Another day. Another training.
Thursday. Was waiting all the week this day. Because of training.
Funny exciting feeling :) adult skaters can understand me.
But it was first time for me at morning, and need work out where to put all kids (before I was waiting husband from work and go to evening session).
So drop 1 kid - in childcare for morning session, pick up older daughter from sleep over at holidays, drive to friend to drop baby and old daughter (in terrible morning traffic).
Leave house at 7.20 am, arrived to ice skating 9.10. and start training at 9.30. (complicated task :)
but main thing - I did it! :)
Training:
warn-up with crossovers and simple steps. Find out that even crossovers I doing wrong. And my coach keep saying me not hurry (its looks like my problem now :)
and try work out hard for me at this stage Czech step. My head still cant get how put steps together. tried few times till understand what need to do:
cross step back, change edge, crossover,3-turn back outside, mohawk, cross step and then same with other foot). really complicated
Funny exciting feeling :) adult skaters can understand me.
But it was first time for me at morning, and need work out where to put all kids (before I was waiting husband from work and go to evening session).
So drop 1 kid - in childcare for morning session, pick up older daughter from sleep over at holidays, drive to friend to drop baby and old daughter (in terrible morning traffic).
Leave house at 7.20 am, arrived to ice skating 9.10. and start training at 9.30. (complicated task :)
but main thing - I did it! :)
Training:
warn-up with crossovers and simple steps. Find out that even crossovers I doing wrong. And my coach keep saying me not hurry (its looks like my problem now :)
and try work out hard for me at this stage Czech step. My head still cant get how put steps together. tried few times till understand what need to do:
cross step back, change edge, crossover,3-turn back outside, mohawk, cross step and then same with other foot). really complicated
Friday 24 January 2014
Up and down
Our life often looks like up and down move.
Everybody having sometimes there down moments.
That happened with me at last training.
I was harry, come just 5 min before training start, then news that my coach sick and I will be with other one. that's put me a little bit down. But I tried my best, been really hurry to do all elements fast and good - BIG mistake! That's my problem - I hurry, not control my body, and cant do element correct.
This time we start from simple crossovers, move at 8. and after few loops I cant control my body.
Next walz step. Looks good for me.
And oh-oh... outside 3-turns (one leg forward, another - backwards)at 8. That was ok, but not so good.
Next step - outside 3 turns like before, but keep free leg infront when you skating back, turn around and cross leg and do inside 3 turns (backwards and forward on another leg).
sounds not too hard? not for me! I tried work out what exactly I need to do, how put them together. its all looks for me like Chinese letters what I cant read, of course :) )
Coach at first tell me, then look at my notunderstanding eyes and try show. But I cant get it, really want try work it out with my body. And cant do it at all.
For me the same when I coming to dance class and at start really hard get there combinations because you not familiar with separated moving and don't know how get them together. But after few lessons you feel more confident and easily doing everything what teacher show. (and understand new pupils at class, what they feel like).
The same I guess for me at ice skating - at this stage its only third training after my big break. And if I even have some skating skills, I not did all this steps for a long time. So its really hard for me, how for new student.
And I really hope after few more lessons it will be much easier for me :)
So how lesson finished? Coach became almost aggressive, push on me, his words made me concentrate, focus, slowly try do it. and I work out how put steps together. But feel terrible.
After training I try continue do this steps, but feel really tired and psychologically destroyed, so cant do proper any element. and finished with it.
Go take off ice skates and cry...
Its really hard realise that something what you really want and trying do hard (to move back your skating skills, doing floor exercise at home when kids sleeping) its still far from you. And all your practice and trainings not make it successful at this moment.
Yes I know, you can say that I need wait, only with time its all happened.
But I want be back faster, and really want enjoy my skating but not crying after all.
That the life - UP and DOWN. And then (I hope) UP again :)
P.S.
before last training I even start think about choose music for my new program, had few variants. But now its looks like Im too hurry. Needs a lot training time and hard job for make its happened.
So just wait and see :)
Everybody having sometimes there down moments.
That happened with me at last training.
I was harry, come just 5 min before training start, then news that my coach sick and I will be with other one. that's put me a little bit down. But I tried my best, been really hurry to do all elements fast and good - BIG mistake! That's my problem - I hurry, not control my body, and cant do element correct.
This time we start from simple crossovers, move at 8. and after few loops I cant control my body.
Next walz step. Looks good for me.
And oh-oh... outside 3-turns (one leg forward, another - backwards)at 8. That was ok, but not so good.
Next step - outside 3 turns like before, but keep free leg infront when you skating back, turn around and cross leg and do inside 3 turns (backwards and forward on another leg).
sounds not too hard? not for me! I tried work out what exactly I need to do, how put them together. its all looks for me like Chinese letters what I cant read, of course :) )
Coach at first tell me, then look at my notunderstanding eyes and try show. But I cant get it, really want try work it out with my body. And cant do it at all.
For me the same when I coming to dance class and at start really hard get there combinations because you not familiar with separated moving and don't know how get them together. But after few lessons you feel more confident and easily doing everything what teacher show. (and understand new pupils at class, what they feel like).
The same I guess for me at ice skating - at this stage its only third training after my big break. And if I even have some skating skills, I not did all this steps for a long time. So its really hard for me, how for new student.
And I really hope after few more lessons it will be much easier for me :)
So how lesson finished? Coach became almost aggressive, push on me, his words made me concentrate, focus, slowly try do it. and I work out how put steps together. But feel terrible.
After training I try continue do this steps, but feel really tired and psychologically destroyed, so cant do proper any element. and finished with it.
Go take off ice skates and cry...
Its really hard realise that something what you really want and trying do hard (to move back your skating skills, doing floor exercise at home when kids sleeping) its still far from you. And all your practice and trainings not make it successful at this moment.
Yes I know, you can say that I need wait, only with time its all happened.
But I want be back faster, and really want enjoy my skating but not crying after all.
That the life - UP and DOWN. And then (I hope) UP again :)
P.S.
before last training I even start think about choose music for my new program, had few variants. But now its looks like Im too hurry. Needs a lot training time and hard job for make its happened.
So just wait and see :)
Saturday 18 January 2014
Nights with baby
One of the bonuses having 5-month old baby - wake up during the night for feeding. Do you think I am crazy?
Not, I hate wake up few times per night and then at morning feel like zombie :)
Just last few nights special - its time for European Figure Skating Championship!
So straight after feeding my baby-girl at 3 am I move to living room for watching EFSC - men free skating LIVE (night before was girls - love it!!!). And for not go to sleep decided make Russian pancakes. Nice surprise for husband and kids at morning!
(yes its can sound crazy making pancakes at 4am (the same I did last time when had contractions during the night with first baby - really helping move through pain and counting contractions in between :) Here I am :)
So it worth it - Russian boys on 2 and 3 place (Sergey Voronov and Konstantin Menshov - jump from 11 to 3 place - incredible!). day before girls been on 1 and 2 (Yulia Lipnitskaia and Adelina Sotnikova). They show beautiful skating and even beat great Carolina Costner). (Watch video with links)
This night will wait pairs free skating program (hope will be good result for Volosozhar-Trankov - they show powerful skating in short program). Hope my baby-girl not give me ability to sleep again. But just for this night. then - sweet dreams :)
update - Russian pairs take all three places on pedestal.
P.S.
oh! and if somebody interested - here recipe for pancakes :) Enjoy yummy taste!
You need:
1 tbl spoon sugar
solt
2 eggs
200 gr flour
500 gr milk
butter
2 tbl spoon oil
1. Put eggs in bowl
2. Mix eggs with sugar and salt (for taste)
3. Add oil, mix together
4. Put milk, mix
5. Add flour, good mix all together.
Its ready to make. Texture - liquid.
6. Heat pan (as hotter - better!), put butter for pancakes not stick.
7. Put mixture on the pan (I usually put 1 huge soup spoon (don't know how its call) in small pan and 2 spoons in big pan. Its might cover all surface (for this you need move pan around in air).
8. Leave on heat while top part loose white colore and bottom became brown.
9. Turn around (I usually use fork for put corner a little bit up and then help with special thing for turning)
10. Leave heating another side just for few seconds (its became ready really fast!)
And enjoy yummy thin pancakes!
Bon appetite!
Not, I hate wake up few times per night and then at morning feel like zombie :)
Just last few nights special - its time for European Figure Skating Championship!
So straight after feeding my baby-girl at 3 am I move to living room for watching EFSC - men free skating LIVE (night before was girls - love it!!!). And for not go to sleep decided make Russian pancakes. Nice surprise for husband and kids at morning!
(yes its can sound crazy making pancakes at 4am (the same I did last time when had contractions during the night with first baby - really helping move through pain and counting contractions in between :) Here I am :)
So it worth it - Russian boys on 2 and 3 place (Sergey Voronov and Konstantin Menshov - jump from 11 to 3 place - incredible!). day before girls been on 1 and 2 (Yulia Lipnitskaia and Adelina Sotnikova). They show beautiful skating and even beat great Carolina Costner). (Watch video with links)
This night will wait pairs free skating program (hope will be good result for Volosozhar-Trankov - they show powerful skating in short program). Hope my baby-girl not give me ability to sleep again. But just for this night. then - sweet dreams :)
update - Russian pairs take all three places on pedestal.
P.S.
oh! and if somebody interested - here recipe for pancakes :) Enjoy yummy taste!
You need:
1 tbl spoon sugar
solt
2 eggs
200 gr flour
500 gr milk
butter
2 tbl spoon oil
1. Put eggs in bowl
2. Mix eggs with sugar and salt (for taste)
3. Add oil, mix together
4. Put milk, mix
5. Add flour, good mix all together.
Its ready to make. Texture - liquid.
6. Heat pan (as hotter - better!), put butter for pancakes not stick.
7. Put mixture on the pan (I usually put 1 huge soup spoon (don't know how its call) in small pan and 2 spoons in big pan. Its might cover all surface (for this you need move pan around in air).
8. Leave on heat while top part loose white colore and bottom became brown.
9. Turn around (I usually use fork for put corner a little bit up and then help with special thing for turning)
10. Leave heating another side just for few seconds (its became ready really fast!)
And enjoy yummy thin pancakes!
Bon appetite!
Tuesday 14 January 2014
Back to Basic
Yesterday training was like back to basic.
Not did anything hard (just moving forward and back with changing edge on one foot, and forward 3 turns - outside and inside). Base.
Did few openings for me:
1. hands work. hands (arms) need move up and down with each turn along the body (not around or be just fix like I doing. its just not allow you doing all proper and its happened against you move - not helping). sounds simple, but really hard do for me - because I not use to it.
when I start think about hands - my legs move just without any control, and I lost it.
2. knee work. up and down. sit - get up. that's how its might be. (not just fix in one position). actually knee really helping do right. and if they works proper - you will have beautiful edge, deep and strong move with speed (often you lost your speed because not work with your knee and body not helping at all - you move became slower and slower and then you cant do anything - just stop)...
top sportsmen have health problems with knee often (especially those who lift their partners). I found with my weight grow I often feel pain in right knee (remember how few years ago really terrible fall down on ice. so pain still with me.
3. rhythm. need control body and doing steps in rhythm (not one too long, another too short - how I doing. I guess its looks funny :)
4. not hurry, control body. I found that I try do steps fast, because its easier for me - I not lost balance. but right way - do it slow (at first - when you just start learn element. then when you feel confident its faster), try control body and feel how exactly need work you body. I try do fast and its a lot dirty lines, not finished moves, rush and bad quality work.
5. circles. Yes, its all about circles! Funny enough I often try do step how I can, but forgot about right line on the ice - about go on half circle direction and imagine line what cut it in the middle circle.
when you doing it and try follow this imagination line all became easier :)
Its top of the list basic things what I need keep in my head. Of course there much more....
Did I heard about this details before? I think yes... But funny how you fast forget basic things what actually need be your gold rules every time when you on the ice.
P.S.
So for me this training was really useful with ability again know and remember basic things.
(basic or old school really important I think. A lot sportsmen in old times did basic steps at competitions (we call it "school"). Without school steps impossible right way doing jumps or spins.
From history - figure skating start from trying paint on the ice with your skates different figures and sometimes this shapes looks complicated - almost impossible to do.
here example special figures by Panin Kolomenkin (Russian figure skater)
Not did anything hard (just moving forward and back with changing edge on one foot, and forward 3 turns - outside and inside). Base.
Did few openings for me:
1. hands work. hands (arms) need move up and down with each turn along the body (not around or be just fix like I doing. its just not allow you doing all proper and its happened against you move - not helping). sounds simple, but really hard do for me - because I not use to it.
when I start think about hands - my legs move just without any control, and I lost it.
2. knee work. up and down. sit - get up. that's how its might be. (not just fix in one position). actually knee really helping do right. and if they works proper - you will have beautiful edge, deep and strong move with speed (often you lost your speed because not work with your knee and body not helping at all - you move became slower and slower and then you cant do anything - just stop)...
top sportsmen have health problems with knee often (especially those who lift their partners). I found with my weight grow I often feel pain in right knee (remember how few years ago really terrible fall down on ice. so pain still with me.
3. rhythm. need control body and doing steps in rhythm (not one too long, another too short - how I doing. I guess its looks funny :)
4. not hurry, control body. I found that I try do steps fast, because its easier for me - I not lost balance. but right way - do it slow (at first - when you just start learn element. then when you feel confident its faster), try control body and feel how exactly need work you body. I try do fast and its a lot dirty lines, not finished moves, rush and bad quality work.
5. circles. Yes, its all about circles! Funny enough I often try do step how I can, but forgot about right line on the ice - about go on half circle direction and imagine line what cut it in the middle circle.
when you doing it and try follow this imagination line all became easier :)
Its top of the list basic things what I need keep in my head. Of course there much more....
Did I heard about this details before? I think yes... But funny how you fast forget basic things what actually need be your gold rules every time when you on the ice.
P.S.
So for me this training was really useful with ability again know and remember basic things.
(basic or old school really important I think. A lot sportsmen in old times did basic steps at competitions (we call it "school"). Without school steps impossible right way doing jumps or spins.
From history - figure skating start from trying paint on the ice with your skates different figures and sometimes this shapes looks complicated - almost impossible to do.
here example special figures by Panin Kolomenkin (Russian figure skater)
Monday 13 January 2014
Mistakes
I just this weekend visited public session. At start - fresh ice, great skating on the edge, not much kids with frames :)
And even seen one adult couple who was practicing their pair skating routine. Looks good! And think its much harder job (of course partner support you, but its more responsibility I think). Good luck guys!
so about my skating - its feels better. looks like I start feel ice. steps goes better but not great :) Spins like disaster, try repeat but nothing help and been more and more mistakes.
Jumps jump away from me. Speed now a little bit better and jump seems for me higher and I scared and landing on two feet (not good at all. so strange mistakes...)
So I keep practicing and keep doing mistakes.
And at one point I realise that its bad. I no need remember my mistakes, because with so many times trying my body will remember all this wrong moments and I keep doing it in future.
So I decided do element just few times, and stop at moment when this jump good enough.
So I did it with all my jumps, and sometimes when it was not good I tried at least visualised in my head how I doing its good. I really think its helping (often before competitions I visualised my program on the ice, all elements one after another and feel more confident).
At point when all jumps been done and still looks not good I decided go back to my terrible spins. I did upright spin and... what a miracle! its been done just perfect (with good speed). That was great! So sometimes really better do some break and leave element but not keep trying doing it when you tired.
And at this good point I stop doing elements and decide finish on positive moment and leave ice with good emotions.
positive-positive-positive :)
P.S.
Today my second training. Really excided, waiting this moment. hope everything will be good :)
And even seen one adult couple who was practicing their pair skating routine. Looks good! And think its much harder job (of course partner support you, but its more responsibility I think). Good luck guys!
so about my skating - its feels better. looks like I start feel ice. steps goes better but not great :) Spins like disaster, try repeat but nothing help and been more and more mistakes.
Jumps jump away from me. Speed now a little bit better and jump seems for me higher and I scared and landing on two feet (not good at all. so strange mistakes...)
So I keep practicing and keep doing mistakes.
And at one point I realise that its bad. I no need remember my mistakes, because with so many times trying my body will remember all this wrong moments and I keep doing it in future.
So I decided do element just few times, and stop at moment when this jump good enough.
So I did it with all my jumps, and sometimes when it was not good I tried at least visualised in my head how I doing its good. I really think its helping (often before competitions I visualised my program on the ice, all elements one after another and feel more confident).
At point when all jumps been done and still looks not good I decided go back to my terrible spins. I did upright spin and... what a miracle! its been done just perfect (with good speed). That was great! So sometimes really better do some break and leave element but not keep trying doing it when you tired.
And at this good point I stop doing elements and decide finish on positive moment and leave ice with good emotions.
positive-positive-positive :)
P.S.
Today my second training. Really excided, waiting this moment. hope everything will be good :)
Wednesday 8 January 2014
Jumps
Just start thinking about jumps. what factors needs to make them good and stable.
Really often at first training after break coach not allow you doing jumps and more concentrate on steps, skating. why?
I think because your body not ready yet for this and really high risk get some injury (but of course its never stops adult sportsmen, we really want try all elements and check how its goes for be sure that we not forget anything :)
1.So I guess first factor for good jumps - good skating skills.
That's why need a lot work at your steps. and skate and skating and skate. A lot work with simple steps even.
2. another factor I think - be fit, in good shape. if you lighter, its easier to jump and do it high. so need say good buy to a lot of sweets and bad not healthy food (funny enough - when I start training I stop wanting anything what not allow to eat :)
actually I see practice when real sportsmen before competitions trying drop their weight down. and its helps them with jumps.
3. and work on the floor. that connecting with previous factor :) need do good job on the floor (just at home or in gym) for make all your body strong enough for skating (main I think - legs, arms, and back. hmmm...that actually all body :)
4. of course don't forget about right technique. Sometimes need change just few details (like arm positions or do long skating back before jump, or wait a little bit, or stop yourself with shoulders, or keep back straight, or good work with hands - and everything became possible :)
maybe I forget something else....
ahhh yeap - last for me factor -
5. head or psychology - clear your head before jump and not think about anything (especially about you hands or legs - its can destroy everything!!! that's true :) better think before and even use visualising jump (how you move into it, how jump, how work all your body and how you landing...)
Why I wright all this words? Just because I check my jumps after break. Said that they terrible - nothing say.
What the problems - bad preparing, move into jump, not enough power for do it high, even sometime not enough turn, bad work with shoulders and hands (I even forget about move my hands with turn body), bad landing, drop back forward and other small mistakes.
So I can see - at this moment I not ready for good quality jumps.
What my plans - work at skating, do a lot of steps and improve it. Trying move back in good shape and do some exercise at home (for press, legs, back), do some jumps on the floor - at first just jump on one place doing turn with landing on two legs (with good hands work and shoulders), then with landing on one leg. And then copy all jumps on the floor (with attentions to details - and good landing). And stretching.
Its can be good go to gym. But I cant at this point. So only hope for my responsibility and good time management with kids at home. Funny - sometimes I doing some exercise when my baby laying on the mat with toys (in front of her). So I show to her how need hard work with your body (maybe she will be inspired for doing turn from back to tummy and back :) hopefully :)) But at this moment she just look unhappy and screaming. Lazy girl!!!
So hope everything step by step goes in good direction and all come back. I think another factor - time!!!
P.S.
At this moment after practice some jumps at public session better looks my flip and loop, toe ok, but I think my technique not so good, and salhow really bad - never can get this jump. And I not tried lutz. Don't feel me ready for this jump yet. and its almost impossible to do with kids with metals frames around (really scary move backwards :)
Really often at first training after break coach not allow you doing jumps and more concentrate on steps, skating. why?
I think because your body not ready yet for this and really high risk get some injury (but of course its never stops adult sportsmen, we really want try all elements and check how its goes for be sure that we not forget anything :)
1.So I guess first factor for good jumps - good skating skills.
That's why need a lot work at your steps. and skate and skating and skate. A lot work with simple steps even.
2. another factor I think - be fit, in good shape. if you lighter, its easier to jump and do it high. so need say good buy to a lot of sweets and bad not healthy food (funny enough - when I start training I stop wanting anything what not allow to eat :)
actually I see practice when real sportsmen before competitions trying drop their weight down. and its helps them with jumps.
3. and work on the floor. that connecting with previous factor :) need do good job on the floor (just at home or in gym) for make all your body strong enough for skating (main I think - legs, arms, and back. hmmm...that actually all body :)
4. of course don't forget about right technique. Sometimes need change just few details (like arm positions or do long skating back before jump, or wait a little bit, or stop yourself with shoulders, or keep back straight, or good work with hands - and everything became possible :)
maybe I forget something else....
ahhh yeap - last for me factor -
5. head or psychology - clear your head before jump and not think about anything (especially about you hands or legs - its can destroy everything!!! that's true :) better think before and even use visualising jump (how you move into it, how jump, how work all your body and how you landing...)
Why I wright all this words? Just because I check my jumps after break. Said that they terrible - nothing say.
What the problems - bad preparing, move into jump, not enough power for do it high, even sometime not enough turn, bad work with shoulders and hands (I even forget about move my hands with turn body), bad landing, drop back forward and other small mistakes.
So I can see - at this moment I not ready for good quality jumps.
What my plans - work at skating, do a lot of steps and improve it. Trying move back in good shape and do some exercise at home (for press, legs, back), do some jumps on the floor - at first just jump on one place doing turn with landing on two legs (with good hands work and shoulders), then with landing on one leg. And then copy all jumps on the floor (with attentions to details - and good landing). And stretching.
Its can be good go to gym. But I cant at this point. So only hope for my responsibility and good time management with kids at home. Funny - sometimes I doing some exercise when my baby laying on the mat with toys (in front of her). So I show to her how need hard work with your body (maybe she will be inspired for doing turn from back to tummy and back :) hopefully :)) But at this moment she just look unhappy and screaming. Lazy girl!!!
So hope everything step by step goes in good direction and all come back. I think another factor - time!!!
P.S.
At this moment after practice some jumps at public session better looks my flip and loop, toe ok, but I think my technique not so good, and salhow really bad - never can get this jump. And I not tried lutz. Don't feel me ready for this jump yet. and its almost impossible to do with kids with metals frames around (really scary move backwards :)
Tuesday 7 January 2014
First Step - first training.
That was important moment for me - go back to ice, start training with coach. I waiting this day long time. Imaging all variants - from been great on the ice and easily remember all elements (like riding bike) to terrible skating with a lot mistakes, fall down and other not pleasure things.
How it was in reality?
Not too bad :) I not been princess on the ice, but at the same moment not elephant either.
It was really exciting feeling - driving to ice rink (by the way its 50 min for me), waiting first step to the ice.
Reality was - I come to the ice and been feel first moment uncomfortable and strange (especially when around been double jumps, axels, beautiful spins and...me, trying do some simple steps and recover some skating skills. Funny and shy.
But its gave me opportunity trying do everything as better as I can at this moment, a little bit plus speed in skating, for not looks to terrible :) You can say - who bother about some adult skater, everybody concentrate on own elements, jumps...just no need be on their way. Yes it was pretty hard - move far from their trajectory for jumps.
And actually skating with so experienced skaters around maybe the same bad like at public sessions with not experienced kids with frames. It only because I don't have enough confident in skating at this moment and cant skate properly backwards ( I guess if I had more practice for me it was easier, I hope).
So I a little bit practice on ice before training and at moment when I lost my directions (what else to do, what steps repeat) my coach call me for start.
First element - double 3turns. its seems easy to do. I start with big energy and some speed, feels good. but its wrong feeling!!! Coach L stop me straight and show that actually my hands position totally wrong. I even never think about hands, just automatically doing turns, but of course its really important - change hands with each turn, and when I turning back - need keep leg behind. and with turn forward move free leg in front (before I did free leg close to other leg all the time).
I cant get it. Especially when I try think about hands I forget about legs and nothing can do with this.
I think another moment - I before had different technic and each coach give you different variant - how to do elements, so if you move from one to another you need be really ready for hard work with changing all elements. But at the end its give you good result (from each coach you can take the best and even if at start its looks like you stop progress then its goes incredibly fast).
So I little practice new variant with hands and legs and then coach said me move to next step (after she see that I at least understand what need to do with my body:)
Other steps was not to bad. Coach just keep asking me move head back, and look above shoulder when I move back. I keep forgetting doing it proper (my head move in all direction instead keep watch in one side :)
And my steps feels not so good and nice skating. It was not long skate but short step :)
Then coach L ask me show my upright spin (oh-oh....I start be shaky because remember how my spin been bad at public sessions).
I tried and its even feels worth - not proper steps before, not long enough move into it, not keep position before close hands (I been really hurry - its big mistake). As result - no central position, not enough resolutions (maybe only one or two). so as I expect it was no good at all. but good reason for more practice :)
So it was my 15 min fame :) anyway positive - feel tired, pain in all body, feel all muscles - its really good feeling (move me back in memories about my skating before).
I see now how much job need be done. And I want it.
In my dreams about go back on ice was a lot exciting feelings, I imaging all this moments. And reality became even more excited because now its real - I did first step, I start my training (I hope my big way in ice skating).
Need just stay positive-positive-positive :) and be ready work!
P.S.
Go back on ice its not like riding bike - its need at least few lessons for remember some elements and get back this feeling of ice
Good luck everybody who trying go back in ice after some holidays and breaks! Im sure everything will be fine :)
How it was in reality?
Not too bad :) I not been princess on the ice, but at the same moment not elephant either.
It was really exciting feeling - driving to ice rink (by the way its 50 min for me), waiting first step to the ice.
Reality was - I come to the ice and been feel first moment uncomfortable and strange (especially when around been double jumps, axels, beautiful spins and...me, trying do some simple steps and recover some skating skills. Funny and shy.
But its gave me opportunity trying do everything as better as I can at this moment, a little bit plus speed in skating, for not looks to terrible :) You can say - who bother about some adult skater, everybody concentrate on own elements, jumps...just no need be on their way. Yes it was pretty hard - move far from their trajectory for jumps.
And actually skating with so experienced skaters around maybe the same bad like at public sessions with not experienced kids with frames. It only because I don't have enough confident in skating at this moment and cant skate properly backwards ( I guess if I had more practice for me it was easier, I hope).
So I a little bit practice on ice before training and at moment when I lost my directions (what else to do, what steps repeat) my coach call me for start.
First element - double 3turns. its seems easy to do. I start with big energy and some speed, feels good. but its wrong feeling!!! Coach L stop me straight and show that actually my hands position totally wrong. I even never think about hands, just automatically doing turns, but of course its really important - change hands with each turn, and when I turning back - need keep leg behind. and with turn forward move free leg in front (before I did free leg close to other leg all the time).
I cant get it. Especially when I try think about hands I forget about legs and nothing can do with this.
I think another moment - I before had different technic and each coach give you different variant - how to do elements, so if you move from one to another you need be really ready for hard work with changing all elements. But at the end its give you good result (from each coach you can take the best and even if at start its looks like you stop progress then its goes incredibly fast).
So I little practice new variant with hands and legs and then coach said me move to next step (after she see that I at least understand what need to do with my body:)
Other steps was not to bad. Coach just keep asking me move head back, and look above shoulder when I move back. I keep forgetting doing it proper (my head move in all direction instead keep watch in one side :)
And my steps feels not so good and nice skating. It was not long skate but short step :)
Then coach L ask me show my upright spin (oh-oh....I start be shaky because remember how my spin been bad at public sessions).
I tried and its even feels worth - not proper steps before, not long enough move into it, not keep position before close hands (I been really hurry - its big mistake). As result - no central position, not enough resolutions (maybe only one or two). so as I expect it was no good at all. but good reason for more practice :)
So it was my 15 min fame :) anyway positive - feel tired, pain in all body, feel all muscles - its really good feeling (move me back in memories about my skating before).
I see now how much job need be done. And I want it.
In my dreams about go back on ice was a lot exciting feelings, I imaging all this moments. And reality became even more excited because now its real - I did first step, I start my training (I hope my big way in ice skating).
Need just stay positive-positive-positive :) and be ready work!
P.S.
Go back on ice its not like riding bike - its need at least few lessons for remember some elements and get back this feeling of ice
Good luck everybody who trying go back in ice after some holidays and breaks! Im sure everything will be fine :)
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