Coach and I squeeze in one more figures lesson before my 1 month hiatus. We get on the ice while it's still clean and camp out for figures practice on a hockey circle. The freestylers come up and look at my pathetic eights (I've got a spread about a 4 inches wide on my layouts), "Wow" one says sincerely, "Those are really nice." Coach and I laugh hysterically.

If I'm up to skating during the next two weeks coach gives me homework: eights with 3 turns at either end (to break me of my pathetic inability to do an 3T in the right place) and serpentines with change of edge (with the swingy leg move at the change).

So, what do you not want to see at the rink? Two elderly women bent over with their butts in the air, and their eyes a foot from the ice, examining tracings....

Yep, still on the flat on the left. It's not a bad flat. If I go to a 1" ROH, I think it will go away.

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Great forum quotes:
On Falling: '...it doesn't matter, it's what you do AFTER you fall that's more important' ISK8NYC

Working: Spins - pretty much all of them. Camel-change-camel, back sit spin in a cross-behind position, a few laybacks. Amazing.

Whining: Jumps were better, but I haven't beaten the cheatin' yet.

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