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- Aug 24, 2019
Hi skaters/skating fans
As some of you may know, I do competitive figure skating
I started skating very late compared to most competitive skaters but I have managed to catch up with the other skaters my age at my rink
So generally I am pretty confident with my doubles, I mean double axel is a different matter so let's exclude that [emoji13], but all my other doubles up to 2Lz I'd say were pretty much consistent
Until recently [emoji58]
I feel like the past month or so I have just been getting worse [emoji37] I have been underrotating and falling so much on even just 1A, 2S and 2T which I used to find second nature
I don't know why I can't land anything but nothing seems to be working anymore
Usually I'll have some bad training sessions, and then some good ones, but recently I have had no good ones and every single time I train, I get further and further away from what I used to be confident with
It's not just my jumps, I'm also doing rubbish spins and falling on basic footwork [emoji51]
My coach keeps on trying to make me work harder so that I can get back to the level I was at before but it just tires me out
Since I am falling so much, I get hurt A LOT, so much more than I used to, everything just seems to be going bad and I can't make it better [emoji37]
I've always loved skating so much but I'm starting to question it now, I'm obviously not improving, and I'm just wrecking my body, so what's the point?
I've always been able to find motivation, so when I fell or had a bad practice or competition, I would pick myself back up and keep going, but I've lost the ability to do that now. I just can't find the motivation anymore
I want to continue but at the same time I'm not sure
If anyone has any advice, please let me know, I'd much appreciate it [emoji4]
Thank you
Kirsty
As some of you may know, I do competitive figure skating
I started skating very late compared to most competitive skaters but I have managed to catch up with the other skaters my age at my rink
So generally I am pretty confident with my doubles, I mean double axel is a different matter so let's exclude that [emoji13], but all my other doubles up to 2Lz I'd say were pretty much consistent
Until recently [emoji58]
I feel like the past month or so I have just been getting worse [emoji37] I have been underrotating and falling so much on even just 1A, 2S and 2T which I used to find second nature
I don't know why I can't land anything but nothing seems to be working anymore
Usually I'll have some bad training sessions, and then some good ones, but recently I have had no good ones and every single time I train, I get further and further away from what I used to be confident with
It's not just my jumps, I'm also doing rubbish spins and falling on basic footwork [emoji51]
My coach keeps on trying to make me work harder so that I can get back to the level I was at before but it just tires me out
Since I am falling so much, I get hurt A LOT, so much more than I used to, everything just seems to be going bad and I can't make it better [emoji37]
I've always loved skating so much but I'm starting to question it now, I'm obviously not improving, and I'm just wrecking my body, so what's the point?
I've always been able to find motivation, so when I fell or had a bad practice or competition, I would pick myself back up and keep going, but I've lost the ability to do that now. I just can't find the motivation anymore
I want to continue but at the same time I'm not sure
If anyone has any advice, please let me know, I'd much appreciate it [emoji4]
Thank you
Kirsty