My online journal! Updated October 22nd

[GMAN]

Hi everyone! Since the board has been having troubles, I am posting my online journal again if anyone is interested. It's usually about my skating and life and what's new...nothing too exciting;) If you'd like to view it here it is: www.livejournal.com/users/gman90/ (http://www.livejournal.com/users/gman90/)

Thanks!

not sure how the link got messed up, but I hope this fixes it - mm

[nymkfan51]

Thanks for keeping us updated G MAN! Hang in there with those jumps. The consistency will come ... try not to force it.
Good luck in your competition ... the 6 six weeks will just fly by!
And good luck with your schedule in the fall. I think the half day school thing will help a lot.

Have some fun this summer! :FL

[graciesfriend]

Thanks for the update G Man! Good luck in Colorado Springs; I hope you have a great competition when it rolls around. And I hope you get to see some of the FS sights that are out there, too!

Enjoy the summer; don't work tooooo hard!

[Krista]

Glad to hear your jumps are coming along :) Hope that you're having a great summer, and thanks for the update!

[manskater]

G-man -- good luck in the state games in Colorado. I am from Denver and skated in the Adult ISI competition in Breckenridge last year. One thing which the adults learned and something which you should know is to drink lots of water when you are in Colorado Springs. There are definitely hydration problems when you come from sea level to altitude. Hopefully you will be get here a day or two early to practice that way you will know how to pace yourself.

[scheherazade]

Wow, you're on triples already? :eek Go you! Re. the 2axel, you have exactly the right attitude -- just let yourself go. Your body knows how to do it, the memory's already in your muscles. I found I had the same problems when I was skating -- I would just over-think the jump I was having problems with. But on those crazy tries where I just let myself go, with the confidence that I knew I could do it, it just happened.

I wish I was in CO so I could come to your next competition! But definitely keep us updated on the run-up and the competition itself -- I'm so excited for you! Keep up the amazing work :D

[honey827]

Hey g-man glad you were able to get things into perspective. Hopefully things will continue to go well. Enjoy the summer and keep working hard.

[GardenKitty]

good luck in your competition!

[kwanluv]

Thanks for the update GMAN.
Every year you just get better and better. :)

[Krista]

Its exciting to hear about all your preparations. Just so you know Im living vicariously through your skating :b :lol . Good luck in Colorado and I hope you have alot of fun. :)

[Krista]

Have fun, GMAN!!!

[GardenKitty]

Good luck!!

[kwanluv]

Good luck GMan! :)

[michellesmom]

G_Man, this is so exciting! I really can't wait to see you on TV someday, and to come out to California and skate. Good luck in Colorado.

[nymkfan51]

Good Luck G MAN!!! We're all pulling for you!!! :D

[GMAN]

Thank you everyone for all your wonderful best wishes!! It was a really fun trip and the competition went well. Colorado Springs is such a beautiful area! It's quite a difference from Minnesota's humidity!

[Krista]

Nice GMAN! Congratulations on your BRONZE medal!!! woo hoo!:FL

[scheherazade]

Congrats, GMan! Bronze is beautiful :D

[taytay165]

Congratulations, G-man! :D

- tara

[nymkfan51]

Whoooohoooo ... BRONZE is beautiful!!!!:SJ
Congratulations G MAN!!!! How awesome is that!!!!!

Good luck at the State Championships!!!

[honey827]

Congrats G-man on third place. I am so happy for you. It sounds like you got a lot out of this competition and it should only help you progress as a skater and competitor. 8)

[graciesfriend]

Congratulations on your bronze medal, GMan! I wish the G Man 8 could have been there to cheer you on! And good luck with the State Championships! We'll all be pulling for you!

[kwanluv]

Congrats on the Bronze GMan...and good luck at the State championships.

[honey827]

That's great news about the double axels G-man. Hope things keep going well with the jump. Everything wasn't perfect at the comp but it seems that you handled it well. Enjoy school and your ice time.

[graciesfriend]

Congrats on landing those double axels G Man! That's awesome! I'm sorry everything didn't go as you had hoped but you're still learning, training, and working hard and that's the most important things! Good luck - and have fun - with school, too!

[gratefulmkfan]

Congratulations on your Bronze Medal G MAN. I think you :RP , and your next competition will bring you the results you hope for. You know you can do it :) . Just don't forget that special message I sent you. You really can do it, and we know it. The stamina training is a good idea now. It's just bewildering who much strenth it takes to do a 3 or 4 minute programs, isn't it? My money is still on you though. Enjoy it all :) .

[rubyred]

Congratulations G MAN!!! You always help me to remind and appreciate how hard and wonderful the figure skating really is.

My hats off to you... Best wishes :angel

[GMAN]

Thank you all for your kind words! It encourages me so much and always puts a smlie on my face:) Thanks you all again!
GratefulMKfan - Your story is bookmarked in my "favorites". Thanks so much again for that!

[skatingfan5]

G-man: Congrats on getting your double axel back in your arsenal! Sounds like you have a really good schedule and plan for combining your skating training and school. Good luck!

[Eeyora]

Congratulation GMan! You make us proude!

[Sheekah1]

Congrats G-Man on your bronze!!! You can do it! Just keep working hard and pretty soon all of your jumps will be right where you want them. We need someone to cheer for when Michelle retires so keep at it. :D

[bearpaw]

Hey GMAN!!
Thank you for sharing your journal with us. :)

Great job with the double axel. It sounds like you have a great plan going into regionals.
BEST OF LUCK!

[deedee90125]

Great job G-man--I don't post often, but am a daily lurker, and it is always nice to read your posts! good luck in all you do sweetie!

[missmarysgarden]

Congratulations, G-Man!!! I wish you would put me on your "contact list" for local competitions. I would love to come and see you skate. Where's your home ice? I live very close to the Bloomington Ice Garden. As a matter of fact, if you skated at Regionals two years ago (or was it 3 when they were in Bloomington?) - anyway, if you skated, I saw you - before I knew you!

[Krista]

Congrats GMAN, especially on nailing your double axel :D

Good luck through the season!

[GMAN]

missmarygarden - I have an exhibition at the bloomington ice garden in February! The state champs are also there next year in August! I was at regionals that year. I think it was two years ago...but I didn't skate well so it's fine that you didn't know who I was!:b hehe just kidding!

Thanks again everyone!! You all are the best!

[missmarysgarden]

I don't have my gymnastics judging assignments yet, but if I don't have a conflict, I'll be there in February. I'll check the date on the website.

I shouldn't have any problem making State Championships. I look forward to it. I have a feeling that this is your breakthrough year!

[lulu20003]

GMAN,

Just wanted to add how much I truly enjoy reading your journal. You are sound like awesome kid. :)

Best of luck to you with your skating, but no matter where you end up were all really proud of you!

:smokin

[rubyred]

Thank you for sharing another update with us, AND congratulations, G MAN!!!

I am not a figure skater, but I have been practicing martial arts for several years and feeling very much stuck for about a year. What you mentioned in your journal has really inspired me and I almost feel that I have found a clue to get out of this slump. Thank you so much.

Best wishes on your another exciting season!!! :)

[rubyred]

bump

[Sheekah1]

Thanks for sharing your journal with us G-Man. Hope your toe feels better soon!

[Krista]

Great journal entry, G MAN. Hope your toe stays in good shape!

[gratefulmkfan]

G Man, thanks for posting the link again. My brain couldn't remember what you were doing last or next. I am very proud of you, and congratulations on your Bronze Medal :) . You are so right that you know what your recent problem is. Your mind is overthinking what your body knows how to do. It's hard to relax and just let it go, but once you learn to do that, you will be more than fine. Not that you aren't just FINE already. You are.

Did you know that Michelle had problems with her double axel, even after winning 2 World Championships? She asked Yuka Sato what she was thinking when she did her double axels. Yuka thought for a moment and said: "Nothing". Michelle answered: "Thanks, I'll try that". I think that's cool because it's the truth in few words, and if Michelle had the same problem after two World Championships, you are not only in good company, but you know you can overcome it.

Wishing I could extend the G Man 8 to the G Man 9. If I can't do it in person, know that I have in my heart :) .

[lasaslav]

Best of luck, GMAN! I've been reading some of your online diaries and think you're a really terrific writer as well as a great skater! Maybe one day you'll be competing out here in Southern Cal, so the MKF'ers out here can see you skate.

Cheers,
Lea

[honey827]

G-man it sounds like you are handling everything very well. I also hope that your injuries remain minor and you get those new skates soon.

[rubyred]

Thank you G MAN for another update. You are handling things so well and keeping such an awesome perspective, which is so inspiring!

Best wishes on your trying the novice level moves & the rest of the trainings.

:CHO