Well, I still weigh a little bit more than my Husband, but we have a reliable dance lift! I'm now working on being able to let go and have a free arm to wave in the air, which I shall need to be able to do in our dance, but.... yikes.... help......

Also, I saw a photograph of it (which I did not keep!) and, alas, I look just like a sack of potatoes, not the graceful figure of my imagination!

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Now now ladies, there's little enough of me to not go around.

146.5 this morning, so I'm deducting 1 pound from Sue, 1 pound from aussie and a 1/2 pound from icecate, because honestly, any more than that and she'll disappear and then I REALLY won't be able to catch her on the pair spin.

So jump on your scales and let's keep this moving in the right direction for all of us. (not you Tara, you're done)

Tim

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I have a question, how good (which level) do you have to be (at least) to be able to start and learn how to pair skate?

Not very. Probably at the first level of your Federation's tests - i.e. not a total beginner, you've passed the learn-to-skate tests, but you don't need to have more than that. Assuming your partner isn't much more experienced, you can learn together. We have an adult pair at our rink who are both pretty much beginners, but they can put together a most acceptable, if very small, programme - side-by-side 3 jumps (waltz jumps), crossovers in hold, spirals, that sort of thing. You would have to be more experienced to start lifts and death spirals and thrown jumps, but these aren't allowed at the lowest levels of pairs skating anyway.

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Isn't he sweet...does he really know how much we ate at sectionals while out with frank r. edward, cara, and skate1965? maybe he thought i really was wearing two pairs of weights on monday morning.....

anyway its 147 now thanks to all the goodies at margarets house on thursday night,,

hey everyone...check out 2 salcows link to the adult pairs database website


and 2salcow..you keep eating and stay off the stairmaster...i will be on the one next to it doing enough for both of us!!!!

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Q:If landing an axle is 3 times your body weight, then how many times your body weight is the landing of a throw axle
A: depends on whos throwing you and how much you lied about your weight on your pairs profile


a can of stickum : $5.95
the email asking "how do you get this sticky stuff off " ...priceless

those are great ideas...now what lift were we doing again?

hey Tim...i finally figured out how to get the sticky stuff off!

Missing: east coast stunt doubles poster

Hey, Tim! I got about 10 extra pounds if you want. (And trust me! I can afford to lose it. I'm now up to about 132lb! The scale's going the WRONG WAY!!! )

BTW: No face shot! I only see your hair and your back on that shot in the website. (But I agree with you... icecatepairs, don't lose any more weight! You ARE skinny!!!)

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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!!!

OK jazz, I'll put you down for the next pound and a half.

Yeah, we have to get a better picture up there, but it is a nice one for Tara, and that's what it's all about, right. Aren't I just a stem or something? LOL And in that move you have to get someone from behind I suppose, unless it is from the side and we both turn our head towards the camera, which would probably look cheesy.

Andrea put a link to my family site up so you can see me from the front if you really want, and my beautiful wife and kids, too.

Tim

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Lovely family pictures!!! Thanks for taking a pound and a half off me!!! And yes, it's ALL about making the lady look good!!!

I'm gonna add an extra day to my cardio to see if I could burn things off a bit more. I've already limited the amounts I eat, so now it's time to kick up the cardio a couple of notches!!!

Good luck building up the muscles!!! (Grunt a lot! That might help too!!!)

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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!!!

That would be when I'm 30 years old! Thanks Mrs. Redboots, explanatory reply. *grin*

Another silly question - for UK skaters - Adult Pair starts at which age? I would appreciate it if someone can list the age cut off points for each entry level.

Ta chuckies!

Hi all.. a link to family ohotos is a fun idea...a little about the nonskating side of us...and tims kids are so cute..the first Time i met his son he was dressed in a karate suit (he had his class after our practice) and his hair was all gelled up. then he fell asleep while we wee practicing. i got to hang out a bit with his daughter in aston who is 10 going on 25. she has quite a grip on life for a 10 year old and would give dick button a run for his money for sure. would love to see more on the other teams failies as well. life is so crazy around my house that you could take a picture but the room would be empty . we would be at work or the rink or something.


thanks for all your compliments on the picture we had enough of a hard time getting the phitograher to get the photo , never mind both faces. but i let him pick the photo. we are not liking the sweaty practice clothes but we will live with it. so ladies,,keep donating..i think the friendly wager is great for all especially if it keeps my bottom half anchored to the ground..

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Q:If landing an axle is 3 times your body weight, then how many times your body weight is the landing of a throw axle
A: depends on whos throwing you and how much you lied about your weight on your pairs profile


a can of stickum : $5.95
the email asking "how do you get this sticky stuff off " ...priceless

those are great ideas...now what lift were we doing again?

hey Tim...i finally figured out how to get the sticky stuff off!

Missing: east coast stunt doubles poster

In the UK, it's usually 21; however, for even the lowest level of pairs now they are expecting both partners to have Level 2 Bronze Elements & Free, which seems a bit excessive, so most pairs skaters I know are limited to club competitions, or the European ones, which follow the USFSA age groupings. I've forgotten what these are, again, as they changed last year, but someone else will know! Or they've been posted enough times on this forum.....

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Ice dancers have lovely big curves!