Introduce your skating!

[twixbar000]

Hey everybody! Since this is a new forum, why don't we get to know each other's skating info. Just fill out the below thingy in your post. I've filled mine in, just paste yours in place of my answers <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON STOP-->

1. Level : Juvenile
2. Years Skated : 1 year 9 months
3. Competitive or For Fun : Both <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON STOP-->
4. Favorite Element : Jumps, especially toe jumps <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON STOP-->
5. Favorite Spin : Bielmann
6. Favorite Jump : Double toes and flips
7. Figure Skating Club : All Year FSC (we have NNN and Amber)
8. How much you skate a week : 6 days a week, 2-3 hrs at a time, off-ice on Sat
9. Other Info : I have the best skating coach in the world! Thank you thank you coach! I skate with a national silver medalist Jr. Gymnast, I've skated and taken ballet with NNN and Sasha Cohen before <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON STOP-->

[Jackylutz]

1. Level : not sure......
2. Years Skated : 2 year (w/o any coaching)
3. Competitive or For Fun : fun, but later both
4. Favorite Element : Jumps,
5. Favorite Spin : scratch
6. Favorite Jump : lutzes and flips
7. Figure Skating Club : none
8. How much you skate a week : once a week, sometime none when i have a lot of school work.

So how are NNN and SC like? nice, superficial, cliquish?
I met some really nice skaters, and some total #%$#&^%......

[Brieanne]

1. Level: About Freestyle 4/5, but i might soon test for pre-preliminary.
2. Years Skated:1 year
3. Competitive or For Fun: both
4. Favorite Element: jumps and footwork
5. Favorite Spin: scratch
6. Favorite Jump: loop and lutz
7. Figure Skating Club: MountainView FSC
8. How much you skate a week: 2 times a week.
9. Other Info: i'm going to be in my 4th competition in April.

wow, twixbar000. you've only been skating for a year and 9 months and your already at that level?! i'm impressed. i hope that when i've been skating for that long, i at least can do one double jump<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON STOP--> How old were you when you first started skating?

[scheherazade]

this is going to be a little different...i don't skate anymore <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :( --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/frown.gif ALT=":("><!--EZCODE EMOTICON STOP--> so, i'm just going to put up what i can. i am almost 20, and my parents made me quit in the summer of '97...so...

1. Level: in between Intermediate/Novice
2. Years Skated:7 1/2...would have been 11 this winter
3. Competitive or For Fun: both
4. Favorite Element: choreography, artistry, etc (ok, so it's not an element per se)
5. Favorite Spin: flying camel
6. Favorite Jump: loop
7. Figure Skating Club: SC of Morris (in NJ)
8. How much you skate a week: during the summers, every day, 5 or so hours a day...during the school year, 4 times a week, 2 hours a day (sometimes more, sometimes less, depending on the circumstances)
9. Other Info: i wasn't a big competitor...i always got way too nervous. i did have a "signature" piece, though. It was Schindler's List, which I began my freshman year in HS. I miss skating...so very very much. It has been over 2 1/2 years since I stepped onto the ice...pretty sad, huh? <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :( --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/frown.gif ALT=":("><!--EZCODE EMOTICON STOP-->

[twixbar000]

Brieanne,
I started when I was almost 12, and I am 13 1/2 now. Good luck with the doubles! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON STOP-->

I think we should start a thread every week for us to post about our skating practices, what do you guys think? <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON STOP-->
Twixbar000

[Brieanne]

twixbar000-i think that we should do that<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON STOP--> every week. my practice was pretty good today, except that i cut my leg w/ my toepick while trying to do a jump. <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :eek --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/eek.gif ALT=":eek"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON STOP-->
maybe you could start the thread for this week.<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :D --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/happy.gif ALT=":D"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON STOP-->

[scheherazade]

I am so jealous! You guys should totally start that new thread though. Good luck everyone, and keep at it! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON STOP-->

[TaraLipinski87]

OK, well I'm not gonna fill that out b/c I concentrate on precision. I only skate freestyle 3 times a week, and i'm in Pre-Juv. I just find precision alot more fun.

[icesk8r1]

1. Level: About Freestyle 1/3
2. Years Skated:1
3. Competitive or For Fun: both
4. Favorite Element: jumps and spins
5. Favorite Spin: layback
6. Favorite Jump: salchow and flip
7. Figure Skating Club: IceForum at Town Center
8. How much you skate a week: 2 times a week.
9. Other Info: I won my 1st ice-skating competition! Yah me!

[aehodman]

1. Level: About ISI 4/5 -- USFSA Adult Bronze
2. Years Skated: 4, but with time off for some injuries..<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :( --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/frown.gif ALT=":("><!--EZCODE EMOTICON STOP-->
3. Competitive or for Fun: Both! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START ;) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/wink.gif ALT=";)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON STOP-->
4. Favorite Elements: jumps, spins, inside ina bauers, and falling leafs!
5. Favorite Spin: scratch spin
6. Favorite Jump: lutz/loop combination
7. Figure Skating Club: Citrus FSC (Orlando)
8. How much do you skate? 3 times/week