Ice Skating 85: Landing her 1st Flip Jump

We were quite late today bcos I procastinated too much. Then, we were stuck in the MRT for a while. It was a mad rush to get some practice before class.

By the time Lil Shauna was ready, she could almost go into the 1/3 Ice, which also mean that she didn't have much time for practice. She has improved on her scratch spins and needed to work more on her sit spins. Her loop jumps are fairly consistent now but she hasn't landed her flip jumps. She tried a few but wasn't successful. Her only response to me was "cannot". I want to bite her.

Class started with footwork as usual.

It was jump day today! Teacher Raymond revised a few of the jumps that she was previously taught and then went on to work on her flip jumps. Of course she didnt dare tell Teacher Raymond "cannot" lah. The 1st few weren't successful and he went on to correct her posture.

I was feeling bored and decided to take a video of her flip jumps, maybe through videos we could improved.

Guess what? She landed her 1st flip jump in that video! She too was surprised and estastic at her success. That look on her face was priceless. Whatever that it was, she got it and went on to do a few more flip jumps. Teacher Raymond tried to teach her combined waltz jump and loop jump thereafter but she couldn't lift her butt for the 2nd jump. Lol.

The girl was so happy at her success. Teacher Raymond was pleased too and said that she can soon start working towards axle jumps. Eerrr... I think she can work on being good in her jumps 1st.

She was talking excitedly non-stop after class. Lol. She must be really happy. She even went back willingly after class for more practice. Yeah!

Mummy Lim