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#1
07-19-2007, 10:48 AM
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Getting to know you more as a skater
Say,this is sort of a follow-up to the Getting to Know you thread in the other forum. I would like get to know you,if it's ok to as more.....as a skater. Please use the following format....
Discipline(s) Level (of each Discipline you do if more then 1) How many years skating How many years for each Discipline How old you were when you started skating How old you when you began each Discipline Did you start with Learn to Skate LOL,I hope I didn't get too pesonal. I hope this is easy for you to answer.
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#2
07-19-2007, 01:18 PM
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Discipline(s)
Freestyle, Synchro, Dance Level (of each Discipline you do if more then 1) Adult Silver Freestyle, Open Adult Synchro, working on Preliminary dances How many years skating 12 How many years for each Discipline 12 for freestyle, 3 for synchro, less than 1 for dance How old you were when you started skating 37 How old you when you began each Discipline 37 for freestyle, 46 for synchro, 48 for dance. I couldn't start synchro or dance any earlier than I did because we didn't have those disciplines at our rink until then. Did you start with Learn to Skate Yes, but I only took group classes for a year, then switched to a private coach.
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#3
07-19-2007, 04:08 PM
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Ok this one I will answer:
Discipline(s) Freestyle; Synchro (?) Level (of each Discipline you do if more then 1) Pre-bronze FS; Adult Synchro (hopefully) How many years skating 4 How many years for each Discipline 4; joining a synchro team this year How old you were when you started skating 26 How old you when you began each Discipline 26; 30 Did you start with Learn to Skate yep
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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
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#4
07-19-2007, 04:48 PM
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I hate to say how long I've been skating. I started 10 years ago but I haven't actually been skating for ten years...
I started back in 97 - skated for a couple of years - passed my pre-pre moves and prelim dances with a partner. Then we moved and my husband died so I didn't skate for awhile. Then I started skating again in 2001....passed my pre bronze freestyle (mostly so I could grandfather in and not have to do the evil alternating 3 turns that were on prebronze moves at the time)...then my daughter started skating and I couldn't afford to pay for two skaters ... then I moved, got a better job and started skating again in January 2006.... j
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#5
07-19-2007, 07:13 PM
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Discipline(s)
Freestyle Level (of each Discipline you do if more then 1) uhh, USFSA FS 2/3 How many years skating 16 months How many years for each Discipline 16 months How old you were when you started skating 15 How old you when you began each Discipline 15 Did you start with Learn to Skate Yeah, but I only did Pre-Alpha and Alpha in one ISI rink and Adult 1 in a USFSA rink. then I switched to private.
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#6
07-19-2007, 07:43 PM
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Discipline(s)
Freestyle, dance, synchro (sort of) Level (of each Discipline you do if more then 1) Freestyle: I've passed Adult Bronze, and ISI FS 4 Dance: working on the last two preliminary dances How many years skating 14 years as a kid/teenager; 1 1/2 years as an adult How many years for each Discipline Freestyle: my whole skating life Dance: less than 1 year Synchro: hmmm...maybe 5 or 6 years? I can't remember how long I did it when I was younger. How old you were when you started skating 3 years old How old you when you began each Discipline Freestyle: um, age 3, I suppose, if you can count marching around the rink in tiny rental skates with an overturned bucket for support. I don't remember when I actually started learning spins or jumps. Probably around age 9 or so. Dance: age 27  Synchro: age 10 Did you start with Learn to Skate I started in ISI group lessons and stayed in them for a while - I think it was called Skate School at my rink.
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#7
07-19-2007, 08:01 PM
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Discipline(s): singles
Level (of each Discipline you do if more then 1) ISI FS 4/5, and USFS no test, but am hoping to pass up through preliminary moves by the end of the summer. How many years skating: about 16 months. How many years for each Discipline: one.. How old you were when you started skating: 15 How old you when you began each Discipline: 15 Did you start with Learn to Skate: yeah ISI. Skipped alpha and beta, then did gamma and skipped delta. I started private lessons 2 weeks into prealpha because it was way too easy.
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my experiences remind me that it's those black clouds that make the blue skies even more beautiful. Goals: axel, 2sal, 2loop
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#8
07-19-2007, 09:00 PM
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Discipline(s): Freestyle, Dance, I also do skills (in Canada..) but I'm not sure this counts as a discipline...
Level (of each Discipline you do if more then 1): Freestyle: Jr. Bronze (I should be sr. bronze...just haven't tested in a while...I'm going to soon though!), Dance: Jr. Silver, Skills: Sr. Bronze How many years skating: 5 (about..) How many years for each Discipline: Freestyle: 5, Dance: about 3, skills: 2 How old you were when you started skating: 10...I think? Well 10 wehn I started figure skating...I could skate before though. How old you when you began each Discipline: Freestyle: 10, Dance: 12, Skills: 13 Did you start with Learn to Skate: I did Canskate which is like learn to skate I think...basically you learn crosscuts, edges, 3 turns, etc.
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#9
07-19-2007, 09:46 PM
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Discipline(s)
Freestyle; Show skating (which blends synchro, dance and freestyle) Level (of each Discipline you do if more then 1) ISI 3 How many years skating going on 5th year How many years for each Discipline going on 5th year How old you were when you started skating 41 How old you when you began each Discipline 41-I started right into the shows Did you start with Learn to Skate Yes!!! Best way to learn!
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#10
07-20-2007, 07:55 AM
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Discipline(s)
Freestyle, Dance, Synchro Passed Senior MIF back in 2005  Level (of each discipline you do if more than 1) Freestyle: Intermediate Dance: Pre-Gold Synchro: Open-collegiate, but hoping to move up to collegaite if we get more skaters... How many years skating About 13 How many years for each discipline Freestyle: 13 Dance: 13 Synchro: 1 How old you were when you started skating I began skating at 8 years old How old you when you began each discipline Freestlye and dance: 8 years old Synchro: 20 years old Did you start with Learn to Skate I began with USFS Basic Skills
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#11
07-20-2007, 09:35 AM
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Discipline(s)
Free and dance, used to do synchro Level (of each Discipline you do if more then 1) Free - NISA level 3 elements and free Dance - NISA level 6 compulsories, level 5 free dance and level 4 original dance (Field moves - NISA level 6 ) Synchro - NISA preliminary How many years skating 6 How many years for each Discipline 6 years for free, 5 ½ years for dance, did synchro for 3 years from 2003-2006 How old you were when you started skating 21 How old you when you began each Discipline 21 for free, 21 for dance, 23 for synchro Did you start with Learn to Skate Not really. I started private lessons before NISA introduced Skate UK (just before) and my rink didn't have a learn to skate programme. There were group classes but I didn't know about them so I went straight into private lessons. I think I took my first test just before NISA restructured into levels 1-10 and required Skate UK passport before entering national test system. I think.
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#12
07-20-2007, 11:01 AM
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Discipline(s)
Freestyle, Dance Level (of each Discipline you do if more then 1) Freestyle:Adult Silver/Pre-Juv Dance: I've passed Bronze Solo, Pre-Bronze Standard, and am working on Silver/Pre-Gold but as my partner JUST passed his prelims, I'm waiting to test any more How many years skating About 5.5 in total How many years for each Discipline Freestyle: 4 years Dance: 3.5 years How old you were when you started skating Around 7, but I quit then again at 19 How old you when you began each Discipline 19 for both freestyle and dance Did you start with Learn to Skate I did ISI learn-to-skate when I was younger, then 2 sessions of USFSA Learn-to-skate when I came back for a refresher
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#13
07-20-2007, 11:38 AM
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Discipline(s):
I used to do Freeskate, but now I stick to Synchro, Dance and Skills. Level: I have my Sr. Bronze Freeskate, Jr. Silver Dance and Sr. Bronze Skills. I compete in Adult Festival Synchro. How many years skating: This will be my 16th season. How many years for each Discipline: I've done 10 years of synchro (5 Juvenile, 2 Novice, 3 Adult) and then everything else for 16 years. How old you were when you started skating: I was six. How old you when you began each Discipline: I started everything my first season out of Canskate - so I was seven or eight. Did you start with Learn to Skate: Yes, at six.
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#14
07-20-2007, 11:55 AM
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Discipline(s):
Dance, with just enough Free and Pairs to enable me/us to do artistic/interpretive/exhibition/whatever they are called routines. Level: Free: no test (Husband has Level 1 Bronze elements and Free) Dance: Level 3 Compulsories, Level 1 Free (same for Husband) Moves: Credited with Level 2; Husband is credited with Level 3. How many years skating: Twelve. How many years for each Discipline: Have been dancing since the beginning How old you were when you started skating: 41 How old you when you began each Discipline: Again, I was probably 42 or nearly 43 when I began to learn dance. Did you start with Learn to Skate: This was before the Skate-UK system was set up, but yes, I did my rink's learn-to-skate programme.
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#15
07-20-2007, 01:26 PM
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Discipline(s):
Freestyle, Dance Level (of each Discipline you do if more then 1): Freestyle - Adult Silver, hoping to pass the Gold test soon Moves - Intermediate Dance - Pre-Silver How many years skating: 1 as a college student 6 as an adult after a 6 year break How many years for each Discipline FS: 7 Moves: 6 Dance: 2 How old you were when you started skating 19 How old you when you began each Discipline FS: 19 Moves: 25 Dance: 29 Did you start with Learn to Skate Nope. Started as a college Phys Ed class!
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#16
07-20-2007, 01:54 PM
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Ok, let's see how much I remember...
Discipline(s) Mostly freestyle, a dabble into dance Level (of each Discipline you do if more then 1) Freestyle: no test Moves: Adult Silver passed Dance: no test How many years skating Started skating at age 13 on frozen ponds and continued this informal seasonal skating until I went away to college in my late teens/early twenties. LOONG break, and then at age 50 I started skating again - this time in an adult LTS group, followed immediately by lessons with a coach. How many years for each Discipline 7 years all disciplines How old you were when you started skating See lengthy description above. First skated when I was 13, but didn't start seriously until I was 50. How old you when you began each Discipline 50 years old Did you start with Learn to Skate When I returned to skating at 50 I did. I also took some LTS classes in a distant rink during a couple summer seasons to maintain ice time/experience when our local rink closed.
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#17
07-20-2007, 02:26 PM
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Discipline(s): Mostly Moves in the Field, some freestyle Level: Tested Pre-Pre and Preliminary moves in 2000/2001. Working on pre-juvenile through intermediate moves, stopped taking lessons in 2002. How many years skating - 11 years indoors/rink skater. Still skate outdoors whenever possible. How many years for each Discipline - Skating both MITF and freestyle since 1998. How old you were when you started skating - first time on ice outdoors, 5. Pond skater until age 39. How old you when you began each Discipline - 40/41 Did you start with Learn to Skate - Yes. Adult Learn to Skate in Massachusetts, at age 39.
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#18
07-20-2007, 02:52 PM
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Okay I will answer this one.
Discipline: Freestyle Level: I am currently at ISI FS 5 and I am currently preparing to test through Adult Gold Moves and FS How many years skating: I've been skating 18 months How old you were when you started skating: I was 23 Did you start with Learn to Skate: I did start with learn to skate because it seemed like the easiest way to get into skating. I quickly opted out of it though because after a few days, I began skipping levels. After 2 weeks, I was sent to FS 1. I never got the time to settle into a specific group and it became unsettling. It started getting very frustrating, jumping from one level to another after one session so I decided to get a private coach after that. Call me crazy but I don't like that much change. LOL
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Proud to be one of the few black men out on the ice  Goals Pass my Silver Moves Test Finish Choreography for Silver Program Land a Clean Double Toe and Double Lutz Work on Double Axel and Rockers Speed up back Camel
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#19
07-20-2007, 03:05 PM
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How about you FSWer? Will you be partaking?
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#20
07-20-2007, 03:29 PM
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Discipline(s): Moves, dance
Level: Juv. Moves, getting ready to test Int. Silver dance, 1 pre-gold passed, getting ready to test another How many years skating: 12, but took about 5 years off in the middle of that. How many years for each Discipline dance--3 + 4 (five year break in between) moves--about 1 (6 months, 2 yr break, 6 months) How old you were when you started skating: 27 Did you start with Learn to Skate: yes, for about 4 months.
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#21
07-20-2007, 03:32 PM
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Discipline(s) Freestyle
Level (of each Discipline you do if more then 1) somewhere between juvenile and intermediate How many years skating 8 months How many years for each Discipline 8 months How old you were when you started skating 25 How old you when you began each Discipline 25 Did you start with Learn to Skate no
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#22
07-20-2007, 05:20 PM
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Discipline(s) Freestyle, Interpretive, Solo Dance, Skills (MIF) Figures, Synchro
Level (of each Discipline you do if more then 1) all Bronze How many years skating 3 unless you count the four years 30 years ago How many years for each Discipline 3 How old you were when you started skating 49 How old you when you began each Discipline 49 Did you start with Learn to Skate no
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If you keep your eyes on God, you can walk on water. Last edited by Raye; 07-22-2007 at 01:30 AM.
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#23
07-20-2007, 06:02 PM
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Discipline(s)
Dance, free Level Working towards first 3 compulsory dance tests this autumn. How many years skating Nearly 2 years How many years for each Discipline 1.5 How old you were when you started skating 22 How old you when you began each Discipline 23 Did you start with Learn to Skate Yes
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#24
07-22-2007, 08:22 PM
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Discipline(s): Singles, Synchro
Level (of each Discipline you do if more then 1): Synchro - skated adult open, Singles - ISI Freestyle 3, working on Pre-Bronze MIF and Freestyle How many years skating: 2 years How many years for each Discipline: Singles-2, Synchro-1 season How old you were when you started skating: recreationally - 4 years old, started lessons at 23 How old you when you began each Discipline : singles-23, Synchro-24 Did you start with Learn to Skate: yes
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#25
07-22-2007, 09:44 PM
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Discipline(s):
Freestyle mainly, with 1 year of synchro and a few months of dance tests thrown in for good measure. Level (of each Discipline you do if more then 1) Working on (since it sounds better than the levels I've just passed  ) Senior moves, Novice Freestyle, and Bronze Dances. I competed one year on the junior team of Team Braemar (3rd place at Nationals this year, whoo!).How many years skating 16 with a few small breaks in between. How many years for each Discipline Freestyle: 16. Dance: a few months to pass Prelim dances, and same for pre-bronze. Synchro: One season with Team Braemar How old you were when you started skating 7 How old you when you began each Discipline 7 for freestyle; did dance at age 14 for prelim dances and age 21 for pre-bronze dances; age 17-18 for synchro. Did you start with Learn to Skate Yep! I did learn to skate from 1991 to 1995 before starting up with private lessons.
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