Ice Skating 216/ Ice Skating 1

It happened to be full-ice on Sunday morning for JCube ice and of course I grabbed, only to have Lil Shauna complained that it was too rush for her Sunday church zoom. Zzzzzz. 妈妈很难当.

Coach Raymond suggested to book the full hour and to share between Lil Shauna and Zaky. Nice. Bcos Lil Shauna wanted to be on time for her zoom, she offered to go first. Zaky was happily playing his hp until Coach Raymond spotted him and told us that he could hit the ice too for warm up. 

He wasn't too sure what to do on ice after skating a couple of rounds and kept going back to Coach and jiejie, disturbing them. 

Coach Raymond is helping Lil Shauna to prepare for her Preliminary test. She needs to do a sequence with a 2-min +/- 10 sec music. We have extended the Despicito piece that we had originally intended for her last competition and it does look like she still have a lot to work on. 

Lil Shauna hurried off the ice after her lesson though she could still practice and skate. Zaky was up next and being his 1st lesson, Coach Raymond made him do all the basis crossovers to see where he is at. The lesson was spent all on 3 turns, mohawk and backwards crossovers. It brought back so much memories of when Lil Shauna 1st started. Then midway, he came asking for water. Lil Shauna would never do that; she would rather die of thirst then to open her mouth to ask for permission for breaks. Haha.

Zaky totally enjoyed the lesson and he went on to tell me how much he perspired. From doing 3-turns and mohawks? Haha. 

The kids got to practice on the 2/3 public ice that was extremely crowded. Lil Shauna gave up after a while. Zaky was more enthusiastic. Not bcos he wanted to practice but he found a couple of boys who were about his age and he was happily showing off his limited skills and then pushing to push them on the seal. Lol. Whatever.

Mummy Lim

Ice Skating 93: New Skates

Some weeks ago, Lil Shauna complained that her little toes were hurting. It basically means that we would need to change her skates soon. Her current pair is probably about $300 but had lasted her for about 1.5 year. I had expected it to be soon. Her new pair would definitely cost more as she progresses. I was actually more worried about the running in period. She took more than 2 months for her current pair and it was a nightmare with the constant complain of pain and numbness. Her current pain is so comfortable now and she can wear them for hours.

Coach S was recommending either Jackson or Edea skates. She said that there isn't much difference but Edea skates are easier to run in. Lil Shauna is using Jackson now. After checking with the experienced mummies, we decided to continue with Jackson, which is likely to provide more support. We placed an order a few weeks back and finally collected them yday. Her new skates were almost $500. Woohoo!

Lil Shauna wore her old skates for practice. There is no way she could go for her class in her new skates. When she headed to the 1/3 Ice, she was happily chatting with A.

All the while, I was busy lacing her new skates. The leather is so tough! I had a hard time lacing her skates and I wonder how much it would hurt to wear them.

Class was some footwork following by the various jumps and spins. I was thinking what Coach Raymond was trying to teach her.

At the end of the class, Coach Raymond said that we should be able to decide by next month if we are to go for freestyle 3 or 4 during the competition. Ahhh.. Lil Shauna competed in freestyle 2 last December. Freestyle 3 would encompass toe loop, salchow jump, forward-backward-forward spin and 1 backward spiral. Freestyle 4 includes loop, half loop, flip jump, sit spin and both legs backward spiral. Lil Shauna still have problem with backward spin, sit spin and flip jump. I would think that we probably compete in freestyle 3.

Lil Shauna was made to go back to the rink after class, she needed to try out her new skates! The blades are partially mounted and she has to make sure that the alignment is ok before the blades can be permanently mounted.

I expected her to whine in pain and told her to stay on ice for at least 15 mins. She was already whiny when I was putting on her skates. Lol. It was an antagonizing 15 mins. She looked like she was a beginner when she stepped on the ice and she couldn't wait to get off. She said that it was so painful at the end of the 15 mins.

We had the blades permanently mounted and collected them this afternoon. Lil Shauna practiced in her old skates for 45 mins and then changed into her new ones for another 45 mins. She could do most of the stuff though at a lower intensity. At the end, she was limping off the ice. Lol. It was so painful! She had red patches on various parts of her feet. I think we need to wear them and walk around the house to help with the running in. Hopefully, she would be comfortable to wear them for the December competition. Yeah!

Mummy Lim