1. Skating move (anything): Forward Outside Spiral - I can hold onto that one almost forever and I am finally getting it up higher in the back.
2. Jump: The salchow. Mine is finally becoming consistent
3. Spin: Sit Spin (I'm almost low enough - love doing them)
4. Dance: The Fiesta Tango and The Blues, in that order.
5. Move in the field: The chocktaw from the Blues, The Chocktaw from the Kilian, and the Rocker from the Rocker Foxtrot.
6. Skating program: Mine- Memory from 'Cats' Someone else's - I Pagliachi by Toller Cranston
7. Thing you've seen someone do at the rink: (1)That spread-eagle-axel-ina bauer combination described by Melzorina. (2)Karen Magnussen's spiral - my inspiration to work on mine.
8. Story you've heard about skating Oxana Baiul (hope I spelled that right) skating to a gold just after her mother died
9. Time of day to skate: Whenever there's ice, time of day doesn't matter.
10. Clothing to wear while skating: Practice dress and tights.

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1. Skating move (anything): power pulls
2. Jump: walley, half-walley, half-flip, double-flip (so it's a sequence....)
3. Spin: inside back sit or flying back sit
4. Dance: Westminster
5. Move in the field: the power pulls turns from senior
6. Skating program (yours or someone else's): my junior short
7. Thing you've seen someone do at the rink: the little kids' pair program, because it's so darn cute
8. Story you've heard about skating: while I was on my Paso (and struggling with the crossrolls) my coach told me about how her old dance partner hit an edge on one and never skated again. Definately not a good story, but it scared me into doing them right.
9. Time of day to skate: 6AM
10. Clothing to wear while skating: dress, undertights and over the boot tights (microfiber kind), long sleeved shirt.

What is your favorite...
1. Skating move (anything)
Spread Eagles
2. Jump
Toe loop
3. Spin
Sit Spin
4. Dance
Haven't ever taken Dance before
5. Move in the field
8 step mohawk looks really cool. I have only watched. I didn't even realize a mohawk could take 8 steps. I am too new to skating to have ever done it myself.
6. Skating program (yours or someone else's)
One of my coach's other girls skating to "A Moment Like This" really inspires me.
7. Thing you've seen someone do at the rink
Hydroblading
8. Story you've heard about skating
I enjoy hearing everyone telling their skating injury stories and who has the biggest bruise to "one-up" the other.
9. Time of day to skate
6:30- 8am or 9:30 - 11:30am
10. Clothing to wear while skating
Summertime: practice skirt and a t-shirt
Wintertime: Yoga pants, long sleeve shirt and a hoody or my club jacket

If I have the opportunity to play my own music other than program music I pop in my Switchfoot CD "The Beautiful Letdown" or a mix of other favorite tunes. Monday early sessions are usually not as crowded as other days in the week.

Like Mrs. Redboots, I want to change mine after reading everyone elses. I forgot how much fun the Blues choctaw is, and I've seen it mentioned several times.

What is your favorite...
1. Skating move (anything)
**back shoot the ducks
2. Jump
**flip
3. Spin
**sit spin
4. Dance
**Argentine Tango or the Rhumba
5. Move in the field
*Senior MIF spiral sequence
6. Skating program (yours or someone else's)
**I'm not a freestyler... but I always loved Torvill and Dean's free dance (I believe) to Cecelia by Simon and Garfunkel (that's going way back from when they did Champions on Ice)
7. Thing you've seen someone do at the rink
**double or triple jumps since I was never good at jumping!
8. Story you've heard about skating
**I always love hearing stories about the underdog
9. Time of day to skate
**either early morning or midafternoon
10. Clothing to wear while skating
**yoga pants and a t-shirt and hoodie, or a wrap skirt and leotard

1. Skating move (anything)
Flying camel or back hydroblade
2. Jump
Flip
3. Spin
Camel!!!
4. Dance
Ick, I hate dance. Sorry.
5. Move in the field
Slide chasse (or any move that doesn't require me to do forward crossovers!)
6. Skating program (yours or someone else's)
Mine: Current pairs program (a tango-y number)
Others: Weiss's 2000 SP ("On the Waterfront"); Kwan's 2000 LP ("The Red Violin"), 1999 Hersheys LP ("One More Time"), 1998 World Pro "East of Eden"), and (of course) 1998 Nationals SP (Rachmaninoff); Sale and Pelletier's 2001 World's LP ("Tristan & Isolde"); Lucinda Ruh's 2000 World Pro ("Prayer Cycle Mercy") and 1999 World LP ("Harp Concerto by Gliere") ... et al.
7. Thing you've seen someone do at the rink
Land a quad
8. Story you've heard about skating
Oh brother, let's NOT go there!
9. Time of day to skate
Evening
10. Clothing to wear while skating
Anything that horribly embarrasses my pair partner ... but usually a T-shirt, running pants, and a zip-up jacket

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What is your favorite...
1. Skating move (anything) : RFO to RFI combo spiral RFI op mo to LBI catchfoot spiral
2. Jump split/toe/toe
3. Spin: sit/broken sit/catch foot behind combo spin
4. Dance: Not really
5. Move in the field: split/falling leaf combo
6. Skating program (yours or someone else's):Jeff Buttle's 2005 FS, Joannie Rochette's 2005 FS
7. Thing you've seen someone do at the rink: Flying Camel/donut/beillman combo spin
8. Story you've heard about skating: nothing in particular
9. Time of day to skate: 4:30 PM to 6 PM
10. Clothing to wear while skating: At practice, gym pants and T-shirt, my freeskate dress from last year when I was competing.

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

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Ok, I'll play...

Skating moves: outside spread eagle, split falling leaf
Jumps: delayed flip (sometimes a split flip)...and when it works, the axel
Spins: back attitude, sit
Dances: of the dances I'm *working* on: Ten Fox. Of the dances I *pretend* to do: Starlight and Blues
MITFs: back double three turns, novice spirals
Programs: T&D's "Bolero," hands down. Tie for second: G&G's "Vocalise" (the Rodin "Kiss" one), Yuka Sato's "Hatful of Stars," and Paul Wylie's "Schindler's List"
Thing done at rink: Scott Davis' scratch spin circa 1994-95...done about 15 feet away from me. I hadn't taken up skating yet--I was at the rink to meet a friend of mine, and saw it from the door, so I dunno if this counts.
Story: I went to COI in 1988, and got there early enough to see some of the skaters warming up. As an extremely shy teenager who only began watching skating with the 1988 Olympics, I got exactly 3 autographs (personalized, too!), from skaters whose names I didn't really know at the time. They were Kurt Browning, Paul Wylie, and Kristi Yamaguchi. How's that for a slam dunk?
Time of day to skate: Any time I have an extra hour or two in my schedule!
Clothing to wear: yoga pants or leggings and a T-shirt

My turn!

Skating moves:
Ina Bauers/ spread eagles

Jump:
Toe loop

Spins:
Forward scratch, backscratch (when it decides to show up! )


Dance:
None- I'm saving dance for the dreadful day when I can no longer jump.

MITF:
Five step mohawk,and on a good day, power threes!

Programs (yours or someone else's):
My Pre Bronze free to "Titan Spirit" from "Remember the Titans"
Kurt Browning's "That's Entertainment" program from 1995.

Thing done at the rink:
One of the kids that no longer skates with us landing his first triple after many tries ( I think it was the triple salchow).

Story:
Having Yamaguchi, Eldredge, Cousins, Bobek, Sato, Dunjgen,Ina Zimmerman, Sumners and a few others at our rink for Holiday Celebration on Ice rehearsals last December. It's one thing to see them on TV or at their rink, but when it's YOUR rink- it's a different story!

Time of day to skate:
Anytime I can get to the rink!

Clothing:
Depends- sometimes I'm in a dress and tights mood, other times leggings and a shirt!

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1. Skating move (anything)- Spread Eagles
2. Jump-axel and double salchow
3. Spin- camel- sit
4. Dance- never done dance
5. Move in the field- edge pulls!
6. Skating program (yours or someone else's)- my current one
7. Thing you've seen someone do at the rink-Triple salchow
8. Story you've heard about skating- Have heard tons, just can't remember any of them!
9. Time of day to skate- morning, 6am
10. Clothing to wear while skating- skirts and dresses, I hate pants!

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1. Skating move (anything)- Back spirals, shoot the ducks, lunge with a backbend, completing ANY jump or spin well, a funky footwork combo.
2. Jump- Right now the toe loop is my best consistent jump, but I like the lutz and flip too, although they aren't 100% clean. I've been told when I'm "on" my loop is my best jump.
3. Spin- I don't have too many, so I guess my sit spin when I can actually do it. I've been having spin problems lately.
4. Dance- I don't know but dance looks cool
5. Move in the field- Back outside power 3's and some fancy schmancy footwork
6. Skating program (yours or someone else's)- They're all impressive to me. I'm inspired to learn a program
7. Thing you've seen someone do at the rink- My coach (former National champ) has an AMAZING sit spin that just goes and goes and goes forever...I've seen people do triple jumps at the rink as well and my jaw just drops.
8. Story you've heard about skating- My coach tells me horror stories about getting kicked in the teeth and being knocked unconscious and stuff...right in the middle of my lesson. Always a boost of confidence
9. Time of day to skate- I skate my best in the afternoon and evening - I'm not a morning person at all
10. Clothing to wear while skating- Either shorts or stretchy pants - Shorts and tights if I have a lesson. I wear toe socks over my tights for extra cushion. I'll wear a t-shirt with whatever I'm wearing, but the length and fit will depend on my pants and how much I'm trying to cover up. I stopped wearing gloves entirely about a month ago.

I'll second that--I love to watch my coach's sit spin, too. Great position, and SOOOOOOO fast. I don't quite understand how to make mine spin that fast (or anything remotely close to that fast) without losing the position or traveling--I've got to conquer the traveling and find the sweet spot more often before I think about speed....

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Hi!

I'm peeping out from "lurkdom" to make a shot at this!

Here goes...

What is your favorite...
1. Skating move (anything) -
anything with edges, especially bauer glides, which I can't do (yet?)
(knock on wood...)
2. Jump-
axel!!
3. Spin-
sit spin!
4. Dance-
The 14-step is my favorite, though I could also watch most of the
waltzes totally forever!!!
5. Move in the field-
double-3s
6. Skating program (yours or someone else's)- John Curry's "Afternoon of a
Faun," Toller Cranston's "I Pagliacci" (sp?), Dorothy Hamill's "One Rock
and Roll too Many" (and a beeellion others)
7. Thing you've seen someone do at the rink-
A girl at our rink did a sit spin with her free leg up over her head.
8. Story you've heard about skating- My coach told me about the time that
the judges' hospitality table caught fire at Eastern Sectionals, and they
evacuated the building; the young lady who was skating while the
building was being evacuated, was having an awesome skate, and
finished her routine; the judges kept judging and scribbling notes on
pads of paper even as they were being pushed out of the building.
My coach didn't say what year that was, and I don't know if she
placed or not.
9. Time of day to skate-
verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry early morning!!!
10. Clothing to wear while skating-
anything comfy - usually skating skirt or dress with t-shirt or
sweatshirt and multiple layers of tights/footless tights.
oh, and skates. (I had a dream just before I went back to skating
following maternity leave, that I went to the rink, and went charging
out onto the ice to skate, but when I got out there, couldn't do
anything - no gliding, stroking, nothing; so I looked down at my feet
and realized that I'd been in such a hurry to get on the ice that I
forgot to put my skates on! Does anyone else have dreams like that?)

- SkaterGeek

Favorites...

1.skating move - forward cross strokes, back power pulls and attitude spiral

2.jump - loop

3.spin - sit spin and scratch with my arms over my head

4.dance - don't

5.move in the field - rolling three's at the moment (new =-))

6.favorite program -I love most of Michelle's. I LOVE her falling leaf.

7.something I've seen - attitude spiral into a regular spiral (I can do both, I just need to learn how to combine them.)

8.?

9.time of day to skate - early (I like the 7:00 a.m. session.)

10.clothing - I'd like to wear jeans. =-) Not practical, so Danskin tights and wrap skirt.

Chico

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All this is assuming it's a good day

What is your favorite...
1. Skating move (anything) - a move where my legs are crossed on deep edges and I do an expressive arm/head position, cause it feels good and people always look when I do it, lol! Also, really fast and smooth backward crossovers, or a back inside pivot
2. Jump - toe loop (or toe-toe combo)
3. Spin - I can't do anything more than upright (and even that not very well, since I rarely get to practice and haven't had a lesson for ages), but when it works it feels good.
4. Dance - haven't done them for a long time, but my faves were Swing Dance and British Waltz
5. Move in the field - LFO spiral, or BO3-mohawk sequence (clockwise is best)
6. Skating program (yours or someone else's) - I've never had one My faves from last season (cause otherwise this list would be too long) include Plushenko's Godfather, Kostner's LP and Annette Dytrt's SP (Danse Macabre)
7. Thing you've seen someone do at the rink - We once played a giant game of British Bulldog on the ice (a fast tagging game) and it was a blast! Also, there's this guy who skates at my rink, and he's really good but I love watching him skate because he's always got a really happy smile on his face, it's like every practice for him is a good skate day, and he just looks so contented and positive. It makes me smile too
8. Story you've heard about skating - not one that I've "heard" exactly, but Irina Slutskaya's comeback at Worlds this last season was pretty amazing.
9. Time of day to skate - in the morning, about 9:30 or 10am I reckon
10. Clothing to wear while skating - stretchy black trousers and a coloured vest top (as long as it's warm enough), with gloves. I've never skated in a dress or skirt (not that I don't want to, just never had one)

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1. Skating move: double loop
2. Jump: double loop
3. Spin: sit spin
4. Dance: 14 step
5. Move in the field:hhmm not sure on this oone
6. Skating program; the one i have now to malaguena
7. Thing you've seen someone do at the rink: when my dance coach was skating with someone else and did a total face plant n the middle of the dance then tripped his aprtner hoo slid like soo far beside him. everyone just stopped and stared them then proceeded to burst out laughing
8. Story you've heard about skating: people at my rink amazingly landing triples on a second try. hmm seems a little fishy to me
9. Time of day to skate: night like 8 pm
10. Clothing to wear while skating: black velvet skirt with bakc long sleeved dkny top and fleece over top to add cushioning when falling