It was the usual warm up before we hit the ice. She can now do 1.5 revolutions jump on land, which is crucial in aiding her axle jump on ice.
I am sure I had better PR skills than Lil Shauna. In these years that Lil Shauna had been skating, I think I made more parent-friend than her making ice skating friends. Haha. As a result, I had been able to pass on some of Lil Shauna old skating stuff than to have them rot at home.
This little girl took on some of Lil Shauna's skating attire. She happily agreed to a picture with jiejie.
Yes, that little purple bottom was Lil Shauna's. Yes, she used to be so little too! Hohoho.
We were spot on and Lil Shauna was working on her axle jumps during class. She looked like she needed to master a lot of courage to execute each attempt.
To be able to do the axle (and double/ triple axles in the future), it basically means that she had to be airborne for as long as possible and spin very fast while in the air. It also meant that it would hurt a lot if she falls. She is only at 1 to 1.25 revolutions currently and landing on both feet. I thought some of the jumps looked quite decent.
We were back on ice on Sunday and Lil Shauna worked on her camel and broken leg spins and axle jumps. Interestingly, she was on form and there was nothing much that I had to do other than the occasional video requests. I love such times. Hoho.
It is also the very 1st time that she had managed to do 3 revolutions of the broken leg spin and stood up! She had been tipping off her skates previously and said that the trick was to squat down lower. That is really tough bcos it is on one leg and to hold in that position. Imagine how much core muscle to build up.
She made multiple attempts on her axle jumps too. On one particular attempts, Coach Raymond commented that it was quite good. She still has a long way to go to complete her 1.5 revolutions and to land on one foot.
Off ice was great too. Woohoo! I saw Lil Shauna doing her axle and (almost) double jumps. See lah, how not to love times like that. I can only hope that such good times last for the next practices. The magic usually disappears.
We are also changing her classes format starting in August. For years, Lil Shauna had been taking Saturday 12pm class on 1/3 ice. Many of the skaters progress to SISA ice and she is one of the few who remain to fight for ice space with little dangerous skaters and big dangerous beginners on Saturday. Why? Bcos this time suits us perfectly as compared to SISA ice, which is usually on weekday evenings. We are also worried that she wouldn't be able to sustain 1-hour class and waste $$.
We are finally taking the switch bcos Lil Shauna enjoyed the space during SISA ice while in prep of her competition. Moreover, the dangerous little and big people had been increasing and 1/3 ice is sometimes really too crowded. For a start, we are alternating between SISA and Saturday class to see how she survives. Yay!
Mummy Lim
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