today! She looked pretty good out there. The judge said she had excellent extension on her spirals and overall, she had good comments. There were also a few ideas of what to work on so she can be ready for preliminary moves later. Now she knows what to expect from a test session... that's a good thing!

Oh and her club competition was this weekend and she was still happy with the decision not to compete. We were there all day anyway! We were there in the morning for the test session and then volunteered the rest of the time. She enjoyed watching her friends skate and helping hand out awards to the competitors!

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skating mom to 3 angels on earth and 1 in heaven

Congratulations to her and to you too, isakswings!

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Supporting my daughter's dream

Congratulations to her!

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

make sure you enjoy these moments.. the best part of your children skating I believe is when they are little like this so appreciate it as it will go by fast!!

Why do you believe that? Only asking because I believe the opposite - the early years were boring and tedious when my older daughter was skating. There were tons of kids skating at the lower levels, and it was very underwhelming. When she switched to synchro, and skated on intermediate and junior level teams, then it finally got exciting, as the skill level was much higher and there wasn't such a glut of skaters/teams.

Congrats to isakwings daughter!

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blades, gary, Lucy, Emily, take care of Aiden and Sami. Sami is my sweetest heart, and always will be, forever. RIP Cubby Boy, my hero dog.

Thanks everyone!

To 4rkidz, we are enjoying the ride.

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Good for her!! Mine is taking Pre-Juv moves in a couple of weeks, those darn three turns, I hope she passes.

I loved, loved, LOVED giving out awards. I don't have that opportunity anymore and I really miss it very much.

Congrats on the Pre-Pre Moves test!

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Congratulations!

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Congrats!!!!!! How fun that she got give out the awards!

Congratulations! *launches off a firework.*

I bet you are very proud of her! How long has she been skating?

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My mind is always at the ice rink, so knock on my head before you try to tell me something important.

"Stand for something, or you will fall for anything."
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She first stepped on the ice 3 years ago. At that time, she skated once a week in LTS and sometimes recreationally. We took a few sessions off(due to time and traveling) and then she went back and hasn't been off the ice for more then a week since then! She has been in private lessons for nearly 2 years now(she was basic 5 when she started in private lessons) and now skates 3-4 days a week. It's been a fun ride. She'll likely take her pre-pre freeskate test in August.

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skating mom to 3 angels on earth and 1 in heaven

It was fun! We've never worked awards and it was fun. It was also interesting to see the different ways skaters and their parents reacted to placements.

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skating mom to 3 angels on earth and 1 in heaven

Thanks! I appreciate the replies

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skating mom to 3 angels on earth and 1 in heaven

That's fantastic!! I'm hoping mine can take premilinary moves either when she takes her pre-pre freeskate test or before if she is ready!

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skating mom to 3 angels on earth and 1 in heaven

I remember those days. Someone told you to enjoy this phase while you can. Eventually, it gets to be routine, which means that you get to move enjoyment up to the next level somehow (e.g., mine's competing this week). And congratulations!