2009 Goals
1. Test pre-bronze dances - tested everything except fiesta
2. Consider testing bronze moves - I thought about it
3. do at least one comp - yes
4. sit spin - yes
5. begin work on axel - um...

2010 Goals
1. Test and pass Fiesta Tango
2. Test at least one Bronze dance
3. Test Bronze moves
4. Test Bronze free
5. Axel

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Happily defying the laws of physics when I skate...and not in a good way

If I could meet ole Axel Paulsen, I would kick him in the teeth

President and Founding member of the I hate Toe-Loops Club

Still a member, but trying to get out of the Pre-bronze peanut gallery.

Visit my skating journal

You are MORE than welcome to stay with me if you come in! It would be a treat.

Goals for 2010 competition season:
- Land lutz from bracket entry in my program (Done!)
- Y spiral with heel grab and free foot above head (DONE!! )
- Get my SpSq called as level 4 for 4th year in a row (new rules make it harder every year!)
- Fix my flying camel (I had it working perfectly for a week, but then. . .)
- Add a level to at least one of my spins (mostly there on the change of edge)
- Get my double salchow back (I've been shying away from this after throwing my back out on a salchow in April . . .)
- Land axel from RFO spread eagle (Umm, this is reeeeally harrrd. . . Maybe not.)
- Smile and express more when performing
- Skate a clean program at Sectionals
- Skate a clean program at AN

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"You don't have to put an age limit on your dreams." - Dara Torres, 41, after her 2nd medal at the 2008 Olympics

I haven't skated in an ice show for about four years now. Recently, I asked the show director at my new rink if she'd like to have an adult soloist in this year's show, and she was thrilled to have me! I signed up to do a solo and the all-ages production number. I must say it really is a treat to be getting back into "show business" again!

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This space has been put on hiatus for retuning....

I will bid goodbye to the ice at the end of 2009. Our synchro team will be done as of the Christmas show and I just don't have the time, patience or funds to justify getting to the rink for lessons or whatever when I haven't got the time, patience or funds for practice. I have had fun, but without time to practice, it seems sort of silly to expect any improvement and, seeing as I'm still doing the same things I've been doing for nearly six years, and most of it not nearly as well as I used to do it, I'm retiring.

I put this in my program right before I got hurt. It actually made my lutz better because having the turn to think about right before I go into the jump makes me not over-think the jump as much. And it gets you on a nice, clean outside edge quicker/more easily than the other things I was doing before to make it more difficult (I had LFI/RBO choctaw-mohawk and crossed the L over the right to set it up last year, but then had to settle into the edge for a second and it slowed the jump down).

Oh one more goal to add to mine: Change edge spins. I was doing it in practice at the end of my layback (coming down to a scratch spin and flipping to a LFO edge) and was working it into my program for Buckeye before I got hurt.

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2010-2011 goals:
Pass Junior MIF test
Don't break anything

Well, after seeing my doctor today (see my leg surgery thread), I think my goal will be to get back on the ice, and skate w/o pain and w/o fear - well, let's put it this way - I want to be able to trust my edges and skate with confidence so that I can avoid bone-breaking falls.

Doc thinks it might be a year, b/c that's when the swelling will go away completely. I'll be physically able to skate sooner, but my foot might not fit in my skate, unless I get it punched out or something. But I'm going to try to progress faster....and get a better-paying job so, among other things, I can afford to have a larger skate made up, if necessary.

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Terri C is a Bronze lady!
Gold Moves, here I come!

Hi

Well, my 2010 goals are:

a.) do the loop jump, with the proper rotation
b.) somehow managed to get past the 1 rev in my backspin
c.) do the scratch spin, with leg holding in front for 2 to 3 rounds first
d.) do the sit spin, in a lower position
e.) improve postures in jumps
f.) have centred change foot spin, with regards to the scratch spin
g.) continue to have 2 30 mins lesson a week

londonicechamp

That is sad, but when the time comes, the time comes. I am hoping to keep skating in 2010, but it depends on factors outwith my control as to whether this will be more than once a week at dance club! At least I can do that as a "holding pattern".

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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!

I haven't been on the board much this year due to computer issues, which I've finally had the money to resolve.

As a result, I don't think I posted my '09 goals, but let it suffice to say that I didn't try any tests all year. I did skate in WSFC's Picken Pro-am in June.

My goals for 2010 are simple: Pass Bronze moves (I'll be trying in January and again as/if needed) and test all 3 Bronze dances. I've been sent back for a retry on the Willow twice, most recently in July '08 and I'm itching for a rematch at this point.

2009 goals:

Pass at least one of:

* Elementary 2 dances (Fiesta and Swing);
* Any single Primary dance (Foxtrot, European, Silver Samba, 14Step) - but have to pass both E2 dances first (see above);
* Elementary 1 figure test.

I passed both Elementary 2 dances so I made the goal (just!)

2010 goals

* Pass one Primary dance
or
* Pass Elementary 1 figure test
* Get more speed
* Stop looking down!

* Skate a clean, well-presented program at the Colonial Adult Comp in March.
* Pass Silver Moves.

That's it for now...

I was sure I'd posted a long ambitious list of goals for next year, right before I splatted the second time but now I can't find it, so must have forgotten to hit submit. Just as well

So, the modified, modest new goal set


Get back on the ice, eventually

*try* not to start skating like a terrified old lady.

Assuming I manage the first two items,

Work on passing Bronze freeskate, which will be a modification of my ISI FS3 program. I've nearly got the sitspin and there isnt' anything really scary in it.

ISI FS4 was one of my goals, but the test requires the loop jump which I'm now terrified of, and the step sequence is pretty unnerving too. I'm going to backburner this for now. Maybe late in the year.

I'd planned to compete my first USFSA adult comp in March, but that is looking pretty unlikely right now. I'll keep an eye out for something in the summer that isn't too far away.

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It's all about the dress!

Ok fellow Skaters!!! Time to tell me your Goals as a Skater for the New Year 2010. Mine are...

To become a better Skater.

To take more lessons.

To improve on the moves I've profected and try to learn and gain more elements.

Also to start a Meet-up from Skatingforums at my Rink.


I'll think of more as we go along. Ok fellow Skaters........GO!!!!!!!!!!

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FSWer

I'm sorry to hear this, Quark!!

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"Go wash an elephant if you wanna do something big." -Baby Gramps

Oh my. I've never put my goals in writing. But, given what we're working on now:

-Sit spin (started, 1-2 revs most of the time and too high)
-Loop (started, 3/4 rotated)
-Flip (must escape scaredy-cat mode)
-Get backspin consistent (have done 3 revs a few times; very inconsistent)--the ISI3 change-foot spin is getting better and needs work before Feb 2010!
All on the road to passing bronze free! (And coach is talking about competing ISI FS4 in winter 2011--eeek!!!)

Silver moves. Maybe. Just maybe. Some are great; others are, well, getting there.

I think dance is going to have to take a back seat this year. I've ignored FS in favor of dance for too long, so after passing (hopefully) my stupid Fiesta Tango on the 8th, I'll be happy to toy around with Bronze dances but I really need to focus on bronze FS & silver moves.

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"Go wash an elephant if you wanna do something big." -Baby Gramps

Oh,you poor Girl. So sorry to hear that. Are you saying your Team will be no more? What Team is this btw.? If it's ok to ask.

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FSWer

In 2009 I wanted to:
pass level 2 elements - DONE
level 3 elements - nearly ready
level 2 program - DONE
level 4 field moves - nearly ready
I would like to get flip consistent -DONE
start doing jump combo - DONE
learn parallel spin - DONE
learn lutz - DONE
I started competing


In 2010 I would like to:
pass level 3 elements
pass level 3 program
pass level 4 (and maybe 5) field moves

More jump combinations
Parallel/sit spin combination
change of foot sit spin combination
Maybe back parallel spin (that's stretching it a bit!)

I skate on the same team. Yep- the team will be no more. We were unable to find enough skaters this year to support the team.

It's not a team anyone would have ever heard of- just a small-time ISI adult team, we aren't affiliated with any club (in fact, we've paid the rink's ISI fee for years because the rink switched to USFSA for LTS- so we registered the rink as ISI just so we could exist).

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-Jessi
What I need is a montage...
Visit my skating journal or my Youtube videos (updated with 2 new videos Sept 26, 2009)

Sorry to hear that. But if the main problem is finding Skaters for the Team. Why don't you post something on the Board about it. Sothing like "Skaters Needed for such and such". Anyway,I hope you are ok.

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FSWer

Well the problem is, a small team like ours only does 1 competition a year. It's not like the senior level teams where people would travel long distances to come join us. We've put a call out to all the clubs near us and begged pretty much every adult who can skate backwards and do a mohawk, so it's just not meant to be.

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-Jessi
What I need is a montage...
Visit my skating journal or my Youtube videos (updated with 2 new videos Sept 26, 2009)

Ahhhhhh,you poor Girl. I sure wish you luck. Maybe someone in On Ice Parents/Coaches can help you.

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FSWer

1) Get my mental aspect of skating in order

I'm tired of spending lesson after lesson skating around bailing out of everything. I doubt I'll achieve my goal as it's gotten worse the older I get.

Goals for 2010

Get healthy again. Working on it now. (was off of the ice for almost a week this past week)

A) 4 rev backspin
B) 4 rev camel
C) 95% or better Loop jump in and out of combinations
D) 95% or better Flip jump in and out of combinations
E) at least a 75% or better Lutz jump
F) learn Axel if A to E is working for me again
G) relearn Double Sal if A to E is working for me again
H) learn Double Toe if A to E is working for me again
I) Learn Back Camel and Back Sit that is below the knee
J) Learn Flying Camel and Flying Sit if A to E is working
K) Pass Prelim FS complete test
L) Pass all of Junior Bronze Dances

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"It's not age that determines but the heart." "Skating is not just a sport for the young but it's a passion for the soul of the young at heart." Brigitte Laskowski

I am a nomadic adult skater who is a member of Windsor FSC (Skate Windsor) WOS SC again since Sept. 1st, 2008.

http://eastcastlemusic.tripod.com

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Test and pass the Swing Dance, Cha-Cha and Fiasco - I mean Fiesta - Tango, ideally on or before January 14.
Finally (as in, FINALLY) attain three turns sufficient to allow me to test and pass PreBronze moves.
Test (and pass) PreBronze freestyle.
Get my husband out on the ice to start ice dancing with me.