41 in an interp, and got last !!
Becca

30, in freestyle at Halloween Classic a few years ago

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Ask me about becoming a bone marrow donor.
http://www.marrow.org
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Hard to believe, given how much I LOVE your streaker program!

Cheers,
jazzpants, who is rethinking now about whether she wants to resurrect her Enya program... been thinking of going more ROCK AND ROLL lately!!!

And you don't even remember the Jaws program, then, Jazz!

I was 39--I turned 40 the next week. I came in 4/5 and 5/6--exactly where I should have been.

I still remember skating against becca at AN's in 2002 and being the skater directly before her, she was in this very strange outfit and after I finished my "girl from impenema" she came out...it was a great program. I think becca must have made several laps of the rinks with champange in tow. It was very fun! One of the reasons I still skate are fun memories like that!

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Who me? Couldn't be....
http://www.youtube.com/bouldersk8r

I was just 2 weeks short of my 35th birthday. I competed at ISI FS 1.

I loved it. I get very nervous, nauseous but for some sick reason I enjoy all of it. I've probably competed almost 100 times since.

First competition at 44; was sooooo nervous I completely forgot my Artistic program, the rink seemed to expand because naturally you're out there alone, LOL - but went with the music. Don't ask how I did it. Not to brag: 1st place.

9! heh I was cute and wore a hot pink dress. I happened to be in the biggest catagory in the competition. that was the first and last time I was happy with sixth or lower (my catagories now usually only have about 6)

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dont eat me

Coooooooooool!!!!!!!!

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FSWer

Began competing when I was 9. Skated competitively until I was 13...won some regionals when I was younger, but eventually got tired of the pressure and stress. I was never a really "competitive" child. Oddly enough, I'm back to competing a little bit now that I skate on an intercollegiate team at my university. Just competed Intermediate freestyle about two months ago and found it was a little less stressful than when I was younger. Competiting on my synchronized skating team has helped tremendously with nerves. It's so much better competing when you have 9 other girls out there with you sharing the ups and downs.

My first one was on my 39th birthday last year, made for an interesting birthday! I was petrified though. Have only had one since.

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Revised Official 2010 Goals checklist
Skate __
New boots __
(lowering the bar for 2010 as I haven't skated in a year)

FSWer - when are we going to get you on the ice????

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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!

FSWer is a skater!

http://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/showthread.php?t=45784

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"Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway." -- Unknown

Excellent! Good on you, Dana!

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

I'm 28 and skating in my first competition on June 1st. Am completely terrified!

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The skating may not sparkle, but my dress sure does!

Just passed: Pre-Bronze MIF & Freeskate. Next goal: Bronze tests in July.

PattyP, you're my hero!

For me, it was 2001 Grand Rapids Open. I must have been 31 at the time.

I did a lunge, a one foot spin, a waltz-tap toe-waltz, "footwork" (i.e., outside to inside back edges), half lutz-toe, spiral, falling leaf, salchow-waltz 3-salchow-waltz jump-waltz jump-salchow... oh, I'd better stop, 2 foot spin. I came in 8th out of 9. I thought I was speeding along like Kwan when reality was I was a bundle of nerves tripping on my toepicks, wrapped too tightly in stretch black velvet.

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Champagne in 2005, 2008, 2009 - who's next out of the pre-bronze club...?

Wang chung!

Heard about it... still haven't seen it, even on video yet... (Becca, you gotta put your vids on YouTube, myspace or something so we could all watch!!!)

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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!!!

I was 32, it was a Spin spiral jump competition. I came 1st out of 3, which was a real shock because I toe-picked myself at the last minute and went flat on my face.

S xxx

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