Happy Birthday to Gary!

What are your hopes for your next year and what do you want to achieve, in skating terms, by your next birthday?

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MEL
Absolute Skating

Happy Birthday Gary! How many times have you been 39 now?

Neat thread!

Let's see... my birthday's in August, so I have awhile. I'd like to have two of my Silver dances passed, and I'd like to win ISI District championships. (I'm sure I'll be against the book, I don't think there's anyone else in my district who does ISI dance, let alone at level 6 or 7, which is what I'll probably be by June). I also want to pass my ISI Dance 7. The Lake Placid competition is a week before my birthday, but I haven't set specific goals for that yet, seeing that I don't know what the dances are or even which level I'll be skating. I'd like to place in the top 8 or 10 if I skate Novice, and I'd like to finish the competition without catastrophic injury if I skate Junior. Most importantly, I'd like to skate both rounds the way I skated the first one last year. And I want to continue my (short) streak of not choking at tests and competitions.

Edited to add Happy Birthday Gary!

Hope you get all your birthday wishes and hopes....

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Cheers,
jazzpants

11-04-2006: Shredded "Pre-Bronze FS for Life" Club Membership card!!!
Silver Moves is the next "Mission Impossible"
(Dare I try for Championship Adult Gold someday???)

Thank you for the support, you guys!!!

[size=large]HAPPY BIRTHDAY GARY![/SIZE]

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Mrs Redboots
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I love my computer because my friends live in it!
Ice dancers have lovely big curves!

My birthday's in April - not long away.
I suppose the best I can hope for is a new programme.
I had really wanted the axel but the fear of the jumping prevails.

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MEL
Absolute Skating

Happy birthday, Gary!!!!!!!! Hope it was great!

-- wannask8

Gosh, thanks!!!! Sorry I haven't responded sooner, but one of my computers fried a power supply. I finally was allowed to use my sons' computer for a few minutes.

Yep, 39 again (plus 10)!!! Approaching that magic half century mark.

Over-the-hill???? NEVER!!!!! Thank goodness I'm getting over these d***** hills.

As far as my skating goals:

10. Learn not to force my 3-turns. Make them smooth.
9. Stretch enough to do a decent lunge.
8. Pass Gamma and Delta
7. Join my girlfriend's precision skating team
6. Get my shoulder back into shape so I can keep my arms up
5. Start learning a little dance again
4. Learn a waltz jump (I'm chicken)
3. Strengthen my leg muscles for stronger stroking and more control
2. Smile and laugh a lot on the ice

and the number 1 goal

STAY VERTICAL!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday!!!!!

Hmm, lets see, my bday is in November (I'll be 17--omgosh already??!) and I'm hoping I can get backward crossovers down on both sides (no scratchy blades) and then learn to do a waltz jump from back x-overs. Also, I wanna start working on 3turns and mohawks, learn a spiral and work on my two-foot spin!!

What do you mean "already"? 17 was a lifetime ago to me.

Heck, I barely had whiskers, but still had all of my hair then.

Have a great one!