Ice Skating 148: Jumps and Spins

I know we should be earlier for ice skating than to do the mad rush dance every week but things just happened and time escaped. Hehehe.

After much rushing, we only hit the ice at 11.30am after cramping on the warmup. On a side note, I was impressed with Lil Shauna's off ice jumps, she can now do 1.25 revolution and sometimes almost hitting 1.5. While it may sound simple, it is really quite a big deal, particularly for her, who had been stuck at 1 round for like years.

We had to adjust her skates for a couple of times. It was too loose, then too tight. Zzzzz. Then she started to want to chicken out of the competition. Yes, even before any real training started. Aiyo.

I had thought that Coach Raymond would start working on her program. The competition is afterall in March and we had short time to prepare with February being a short month, CNY and holidays in March (not us but Coach Raymond too). Instead, Coach Raymond practiced the usual jumps and spins.

It was after class that Lil Shauna shared that her program would be amended. While she would be largely using the program and song from the last competition, her dance steps would be changed as well as some jumps and the spins combination. She said that there would be flip, loop jump, loop jump and salchow jump. Well, the flip, loop combination sounded like a step up. She would also be attempting sit, scratch, back spin combination and that is definitely more difficult that what she had done previously.

After class, she willingly pop back to the ice for extra practices. She attempted the jumps alright but the spins, particularly the back spins are a pain. Nevertheless, her ability to execute the jumps boosted her confidence and the talks about not entering the competition ceased. I also reminded her that she was a mess when she 1st practiced her program for her last competition but with practice and a lot of hard work, she was beautiful on the ice during the competition. Yes, I can also see the many hours of practice and practice and more practice.

Mummy Lim