What would you wish for in skating?

[cecealias]

If there was one thing you could have in skating, something you'd wish for, what'd it be? What would be the one thing you'd change in your skating experiences so far?

It could be anything, like a skill or element or simply a different coach or mindset or a different body type or anything!! but only one thing.

[Rusty Blades]

I would wish that I had come back earlier.

I wrecked at 19 and had knee problems for more than 10 years. By then I had forgotten all about skating and it was 36 years before I started skating again. I wish I could have started back at 36 instead of 56!

[Kim to the Max]

I wish I wouldn't have cut back so much on skating in high school (although I do not regret focusing on school in any way!), that I would have continued to skate through college and grad school, or that I wouldn't have waited 2 years after graduating with my masters to start again....I am so much happier now that I've started skating again and doing something for myself. My job is one where we are always giving to others and do not often do things for ourselves, so it is nice to do something for me.

[onlyhappyonice]

That I could skate all day every day :(

[Skittl1321]

That I had skated as a kid and gotten really good at it, all while staying injury free.

[dbny]

That I could feel completely confident on the ice and show it. That would take care of all my other problems. Coming to it earlier might have done that, but if I'm wishing, why not go for the end result?

[tidesong]

That I can stay injury free forever!

[kander]

I'd wish for consistency and no injuries. There's nothing more frustrating than knowing you can do something well, but not being able to do it.

[teresa]

If I could only make one wish it would be a double loop.

teresa

[FlyAndCrash]

I wish I would have gotten a coach much sooner! And picked the right one.

[ibreakhearts66]

i would definitely wish for more confidence.any confidence for that matter... a lot my problems on the ice stem from me thinking i look like an idiot. i still feel weird when my coach tells me how much talent i have or people tell me that a jump looked good or anything like that.

[Ice Dancer]

I was I was more balanced, one of my sides is a lot stronger than the other, it took me ages when I first started to actually put weight on one foot. It is a complete pain at how different they are.

Also I wish I believed in myself more, because when I do I storm, but as soon as that lacks slightly I skate badly.

[Sessy]

I'd like perfect health.

[kayskate]

Sorry to say, but if I had a different body type, I think the jumping skills I would otherwise wish for would come more easily.

Kay

[Skate@Delaware]

That I had gotten my private coach a year or two earlier! And that I had gone to another rink to get properly fitted for boots and get blades that were right for me (yeah, NOT comets!)

Last one: that my rink was open all summer long!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[looplover]

That I wouldn't get so disappointed and put so much pressure on myself to do everything perfectly - it keeps me from relaxing when I go into the elements, causing me to fail at the elements, taking me back to square one of disappointment and internal pressure...:roll:

Sometimes I really need to just enjoy skating because it's fun. (All the time?)

[Lisa_C]

I wish I would've starting skating as a child instead of waiting until I was 35. 1 1/2 years later, I'm still having problems with basic things that the kids don't seem to have a problem with such as bending my knees, jumping strength, and the fear of falling (actually it's more the fear of getting hurt due to a fall). My coach says it is quite common for adults to have these types of issues.

[jskater49]

That I could get things quicker.

Baring that - more money and time to spend on skating since it takes me so long to get things.

j

[Black Sheep]

I'd get not only a Biellmann spin, but also Sasha-style spirals Dick Button would be proud of! ;)

[smelltheice]

I wish I had started as a child and lived in a town where the rink was walking distance away.

[doubletoe]

I wish that new jumps were like diplomas: Once you got it, you HAD it and would always have it. I always roll my eyes whenever someone says, "I got my axel!" :roll:

[sk8_4fun]

I wish I could skate more often and without having to take time out every few weeks due to the kids being ALWAYS on school holidays.:giveup:

[Mrs Redboots]

That I was 30 years younger so I might have some hope of not actually looking silly out there and maybe passing my Level 4 compulsories!

[Muskoka Skater]

I'd wish for when I first tried my Pre Novice freeskate, I would have skated clean and passed!

[TimDavidSkate]

I wished I could have started at a younger age :evil:
But I guess everything happens for a reason :twisted:

[SynchroSk8r114]

I'd love to pass through my Novice freestyle and get the my last four Gold dances passed!

[jcookie1982]

I just want to be able to do a decent spin at some point.

[isakswings]

Skates that fit my foot perfectly. So far, I would change not taking more time to get proper skates. Due to not doing that to begin with, I feel it making it much harder for me to learn new skills.

[SkatingOnClouds]

If I could have one wish for skating it would be to have a more appropriate body type, that is:

younger - by at least 30 years
slimmer - by a lot
more flexible - so that I could do outside spreadeagles and nice ina bauers, biellmans etc.

My 2nd wish would be not to have stopped for 20+ years

[onlyhappyonice]

a more appropriate body type

Oh I'm hearing you on that one 8-)

[Mrs Redboots]

Oh I'm hearing you on that one 8-)
As am I!!!

[Morgail]

An obvious one for me would have been to not have quit years ago. But I don't know about that. I didn't enjoy it anymore, and now I love it. So I guess that all happened for a reason.

So, just one wish would be to have been (and stay) injury-free. Please replace my left ankle and right knee;)

Running a close second would be to skate whenever I feel like it, regardless of money or time.

[GordonSk8erBoi]

I wish I had started 30 years earlier!

Okay, other than that, I wish I could relax more. I am way too tense most of the time and it shows in my skating (hunched shoulders etc.)