I'm told my speed in general, and out of jumps in particular, is pretty good.

Decent outside eagle.

I can jump a waltz, Salch0w and toe loop the wrong way. This is fun in pairs because I'm lefty and my p is righty.

I'd also like to think that my position in my spirals and camel spin is very nice. I have good flexibility (all that yoga!) and I try to stretch those out as best I can. Now if only I could hold the edge in the camel it'd be pretty swell. ;-)

From a pairs perspective I'm proud of the progress we've made on the lifts. I'm way too small for pairs (5'8" and 148), but with all my time in the gym lifting and my poor partner starving herself and running countless miles, they're getting respectable.

There's another thread about what sux in your skating, so I'll just put it here: spins! Hate em. They do me in every time. I start in new skates next week and I'm going to really try to work on them and conquer it this time.

Tim

My presentation and no fear attitude (in singles). Plus the jumps that I have from all the years of gymnastics.

Mind you, my moves make me the biggest wall flower (cave dweller) in terms of a standout!

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January: Sure I'll compete, quick, send the application
April: I signed up to do WHAT??

Nonsense! Anyway, it's your lovely skating dresses that stand you out from the crowd, if you can't think of anything else (she makes her own, and they are beautiful!).

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I'm still skating!

(Most of the adults I started with, have packed in ... )

I can hold an Ina Bauer for the entire length of the rink.

I've made a backward outside pivot my signature move...and I can do a forward outside pivot too! (Those are hard!)

I also taught myself how to do camel spins, and somewhat taught myself a layback spin. Those two spins come easily to me but I still can't do a decent sit spin.

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I have good extension (not great flexibility though, there is a difference). Pretty good outside and inside spread eagles, plus outside and straight-line bauers.

If I were to compete, it would be at Adult silver since I do not have an axel. My distinguishing move would be my spins, most exceptionally my inverted back camel (like the one Josee Chouinard does). I love this spin. I can also do some very unusual combos.

Kay

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i have a killer split jump, i cant go any further down on my sitspin without dragging my bum on the ice , i have awesoem hieght on double flip, and a very consistant double loop, and i have one e pink skate lace and one purple skate lace

Well....I've been about the only guy that wears knee pads, elbow pads and a bicycle helmet on the ice rink in recreational skating sessions. I don't see too many others wearing the same kind of things though. I just thought it was common sense to wear protective gear. I've seen both kinds of skaters...hockey style and figure style skaters hit their heads on the ice ... or knees or elbows etc.... protective gear would have been useful at those times.

It is common sense when you are starting out, and many skaters wear padded shorts when they are learning double jumps; however you can't wear them for tests or competitions, so no point in learning to rely on them.

Most of the worst injuries I've known skaters have have either been off-ice, or when they have been standing by the boards thinking of something else! I didn't skate today as I have a wrenched hand caused, not by skating, but by trying to get my ice-cream machine out of the deep freeze where it had frozen in!

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