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thermalundies

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Skaters?

Are there no skaters here?
:(

Where are you from?
How often do you skate?
What are you working on?
Do you test/compete?

I'm from Scotland.
I skate 3 to 5 days a week (6-10 hours a week)
I'm working on single axel, backspin, parallel spin.
I have just passed my 1st test (NISA UK). I don't want to compete!
Also just passed Novice Free, Prelim Elements and Prelim Field Moves (NISA UK).
 
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sk8wave

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Re: Skaters?

I'm a skater!!
I'm about the same level as you, perfecting axels, double toes, and double sals. I'm working on getting more rotation on my camel spin, and better edging. I can land all the doubles off ice.
 
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nessie2002

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i skate too!

hey! i'm working on my single axel, double salchow, and double toes. as for spins, i'm working on my layback and flying camel. however, because of school, i've limited my skating to twice a week, so i'm really trying to maintain my edge now (thus, i'm really not working on new moves at this point). good luck to all the skaters out there~

<3 vanessa (aKa nessie)
 
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singerskates

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Re: i skate too!

I'm not doing axels on ice yet. I'm still working on the flip. Well, this is only my second year I've just started freeskating and I've already competed once and won a bronze in pre-prelim. I'm working on getting my prelim freeskate so I can test and compete at the prelim level. I want to make it all the way to reg. Canadian seniors hopefully before I'm a senior. I'm 39 and skate 3 to 4 times a week, 4 to 8 hours a week. Last summer was insane as I was working 8 hours a day and then skating 6 days a week 1 and 1/2 hours to 2 hours a session. Can you spell tendonitis? Yup, I've got it.

What I have.

Jumps
waltz
salchow
toe loop
waltz/toe
salchow/toe
waltz/loop
salchow/loop
almost a flip
half flip
bunny hop (awe, how cute!)
side jump

I'm hoping for a flip/toe combo.

spins
upright
sit, not happening at the moment can't bend down and stay on foot long enough.
camel has too many lumps. :lol:
Layback (3 revs)
back spin needs a right foot that can stand standing.
two foot
two foot mostly on right outside edge

back and forward crosscuts
lOf, roF and rIf 3s
LiB and rob 3's
I've got trouble with CW threes
right inside open mohawk
closed mohawks
other thingies, right inside edge to right inside edge in new circle.
rIF skid 3
Pivits (all, heel and toe)

all spirals (forward backward either foot inside or outside including catch and bielmann pose)
 
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intensity19

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Re: i skate too!

Where are you from? Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada
How often do you skate? 1-2 times a week
What are you working on? Programs
Do you test/compete? Yes, compete
 
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desertsk8er

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Re: i skate too!

I'm from AZ.
I sk8 3 times a week(5 times during summer)
I am pre-pre. i have all single jumps but still working on axel. working on 2salchow and almost have 2flip(it is much easier than a 2sal-which is weird) spins: sit-change-sit, camel-back camel-illusion, and layback spin. also working on program a little
I compete-it is the best part of sk8ing! so fun-especially when you go with friends!!
 
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LADSKATER

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Skaters?

I am from British Columbia, Canada - Vancouver area. I used to be a skater, but had to "hang up my skates" due to my back problems. I miss skating very much - it was always a great part of my life growing up and brought me hours of pleasure and joy.

I hate getting old.

Ladskater
 
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dlkksk8fan

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Re: Skaters?

Ladskater-

Have you tried ice dancing?
I studied skating when I was young (in the 70's) Went back to it for fun and had to stop when I moved to a place that has no ice rink. It's been 5 years and my skates are gathering dust!
 
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jamieonline

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Re: Skaters?

hi i am a skater :)
I live currently in South Carolina and train in Pineville, NC but I am planning to move to california in July.
I have only tested through preliminary so far but I hope to test through intermedite by the time I move.
I have never competed though I would like to enter eligible competition this fall.
I can currently land all of my doubles on the ice and I'm working on the triple salchow, triple loop, and triple flip.
Jamie
 
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AshBugg44

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Re: Skaters?

Welcome jamieonline!


Where are you from? Oregon
How often do you skate? 2-3 days
What are you working on? Axel, double sal, camel
Do you test/compete? Yep! I compete at ISI level Freestyle 4 right now..hopefully FS 5 soon!
 
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RoaringSkates

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Skating

I'm a skater, just not a very good one. I'm working on a salchow, a toe jump, forward and back spins. I have a fabu bunny hop and a so-so waltz jump.
 
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SkatingGurlie112

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Hello Everyone!
Im a skater 2! I skate 4 times a week: 2 times for singles and 2 times for synchro. Im workin on my axel, and doubles, and so far, they aren't goin too great <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/ohwell.gif ALT=":\">
Im form Ontario, Canada. I hope I read a response form all you other skaters soon!!:D And maybe we can talk more about this great sport!!! :rollin:
 
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icesk8er29

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Re: Skaters?

Where are you from? new jersey

How often do you skate? usually 2 days a week, but it depends on my schedule

What are you working on? loop and backspin. also sal-toe. can do waltz-toe and toe-toe considitently.

Do you test/compete? not yet...i'm testing pre pre moves really soon but i wont do free until i have a flip and a lutz. prelim moves are next but they wont be for another two months or so. i might be competing a little but i'm not sure yet.
 
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MaskedBaboon

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Ashbugg44:
I'm from oregon too!!! :D What part of oregon do you live in? north, east, south, west?? I live in portland.. :)

Well, here I go:
I am currently pre-juvilile, and I'm moving up to Juvinile after next weeks competition. :D
I'm not really working on any new jumps right now, I've landed all my doubles, (except for the double axel, of course) and I'm sorta hoping to start the axel soon, but not yet... <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/ohwell.gif ALT=":\"> Well, I guess I'm working on combos, but no new ones really.... :D

Spins: the beilman (sp?)
Victory spin, It's a really fun spin, I can only do about 3 rotations in the position though, and I've worked on it for a really long time too! :( It is getting slightly faster though.
 
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EarlGrayHot

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Re: Skaters?

Hey all .. I'm new to this board .... so I'll consider this as an introduction :)

I'm from Ohio (NE)
I skate at least 3 times a week (6-7 hrs)
I'm working on my axel and camel spin
And I DO NOT compete :)
 
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nutty ducky

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Re: Skaters?

Hi i am Catherine.
I live in Plymouth, England
I am only just getting private lessons (only had 2 so far)
I am working on forward crossovers (both directions), backwards crossovers (both directions), basic forward skating and chassis.
I don't compete just yet!
 
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icenut84

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Re: Skaters?

Helloooo :)
This is my first post on this board too (have posted on the other fan-type board above a couple of times) so I guess this is an introduction too! I live in England and do both dance and free. Jumps: waltz, toe, salchow, waltz-toe, salchow-toe, toe-toe. Hope to learn half loop soon so I can try waltz-toe-half loop-salchow-toe! :D Am working on spins and slooooowly improving 1 foot upright, but jumps come more naturally to me. Hope to get new skates (w/new blades) in a couple of weeks so hopefully that will help my spins. Have just learnt dance no.7, the swing dance, love it :) It's the first one you learn where half of it is backwards. Can do relatively well all 3 turns and double 3s, and I love doing speedy back crossovers! Only skate once a week :( due to distance (an hours drive each way) and the lack of a drivers licence/car (I have lessons at the mo, not passed yet). Other info - my rink is closing next year, due to be replaced on the closing day by the opening day of a new international standard one. My coach is leaving in the summer, really don't want that to happen but will have to organise something else :( . Have never competed.
 
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jazzpants

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Hey, you guys!!!

If you already seen me at this board....

pub72.ezboard.com/bfreeskateworld

...you know I have changed alias. I was "jramberg" at the old FSW board!

I'm from the San Francisco Bay Area. I skate at the Adult Pre-Bronze FS level. I am working very hard on my Adult Bronze Moves right now and hope that someday I will be working on my Bronze FS test and compete at Adults Nationals. (Pleeze!!! Sometime this decade???) :D But I've only been in ONE local competition so far. I currently have no plans of competing at this point until I do an overhaul on my skating! (Boy do I need to fix things...am going back to basics to move ahead!!!) :eek:

I'll be on both boards for a while to see where everyone is hangin'!

Cheers,
Joanna (aka 'jazzpants' and 'jramberg')
 
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Anita18

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Oooh!

Hi! I'm new!

I'm from the Bay Area in California too, and I skate with nessie sometimes, when we happen to be skating on the same days. :)

I skate about 2-3 days a week, 2 hours or so each time, depending on my schedule. I graduate high school soon, so that means more time to skate in the summer! Whee!!

I'm working on getting the loop down and I just landed my first flip(s) a couple days ago! Yay! My goal is to have the axel before I leave for college. I'm not sure if that's feasible, since I want to improve my gosh darned spins more than moving on in my jumps. :lol: But as long as I'm improving in something, that's good, I suppose...My forward scratch spin is getting better, and the backspin comes and goes. Sit spin is nonexistent since I can't seem to find my balance point on the blade...:p

I've never tried to test or compete or even skate solo in a show, but I want to at least do a show in the summer. I'm not sure how to go about doing it, LOL, since I don't have a coach - never had one and I'm not really dying to get one either....(money issues...college is $$$!!)

Anita
 
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