batikat
07-01-2003, 04:23 PM
Hi to all UK skaters and a big thank-you to all those who competed at Bracknell or showed up to support or help out. We had our biggest turnout yet - particularly in dance. Could do with a few more Free skaters next year though. Our new comp sec did a great job and still managed to skate in about 6 or more events and win some of them.
It's good to see the Adult skaters so keen and enthusiastic. If there are any comments or suggestions for improvements/new events for next year the comp sec is happy to hear from anyone. Particularly ideas to get more Free skaters entering. We had a young adults section 18-24 for the first time this year which is an age group that usually gets rather overlooked. Hopefully this will help to encourage youngsters to continue skating rather than giving up when they are too old for regular Open competitions.
I would have posted sooner but besides being out all day Sat, Sun and Monday this week I was also extremely disappointed with my own performances this year at the Opens. Haven't been able to bring myself to view the video. It was a shame, after having done really well at our club competition a few weeks earlier. I think maybe I put myself under too much pressure as I really, really wanted to do well this year and maybe ended up trying too hard. I skate better when I am relaxed and having fun. It didnt' help that my end of year 'creative textiles' show was on the same week so I had less time to practice in the run up and spent the Monday putting up the exhibition and all day Wednesday stewarding it which was very tiring. Ah well, enough excuses - I just did not skate my best. I ended up 4th in two events, about 8th in Free dance which i did not skate well and in my Original dance (which I should have been able to win and keep the cup I won last year as I had beaten the eventual winner at our club competition) I just skated badly and sadly didn't do justice to the great music. I don't mind not winning if I know I have done my best but knowing I have messed up is horrible. It was still close with a split decision which just makes it worse as I think - if only I had skated it as well as I did the previous week. ah well - just have to work on next years.....
Congrats to the other listers who also competed. Loved your artistic Mrs Redboots and to Nicki T - well done on a great programme - the competition was extremely strong this year. Can't think for the moment who else competed.
At least my kids had more success on Sunday when they competed pairs in an inter-club comp and won Gold.
Anyway now it is time to start practising for the Adult British comp and for Oxford Open so see you all there.
It's good to see the Adult skaters so keen and enthusiastic. If there are any comments or suggestions for improvements/new events for next year the comp sec is happy to hear from anyone. Particularly ideas to get more Free skaters entering. We had a young adults section 18-24 for the first time this year which is an age group that usually gets rather overlooked. Hopefully this will help to encourage youngsters to continue skating rather than giving up when they are too old for regular Open competitions.
I would have posted sooner but besides being out all day Sat, Sun and Monday this week I was also extremely disappointed with my own performances this year at the Opens. Haven't been able to bring myself to view the video. It was a shame, after having done really well at our club competition a few weeks earlier. I think maybe I put myself under too much pressure as I really, really wanted to do well this year and maybe ended up trying too hard. I skate better when I am relaxed and having fun. It didnt' help that my end of year 'creative textiles' show was on the same week so I had less time to practice in the run up and spent the Monday putting up the exhibition and all day Wednesday stewarding it which was very tiring. Ah well, enough excuses - I just did not skate my best. I ended up 4th in two events, about 8th in Free dance which i did not skate well and in my Original dance (which I should have been able to win and keep the cup I won last year as I had beaten the eventual winner at our club competition) I just skated badly and sadly didn't do justice to the great music. I don't mind not winning if I know I have done my best but knowing I have messed up is horrible. It was still close with a split decision which just makes it worse as I think - if only I had skated it as well as I did the previous week. ah well - just have to work on next years.....
Congrats to the other listers who also competed. Loved your artistic Mrs Redboots and to Nicki T - well done on a great programme - the competition was extremely strong this year. Can't think for the moment who else competed.
At least my kids had more success on Sunday when they competed pairs in an inter-club comp and won Gold.
Anyway now it is time to start practising for the Adult British comp and for Oxford Open so see you all there.