Lessonz - Once again, we spent quite a bit of time on my spins and holding the LFO entry edge longer. Once I step forward from the wind-up, my body just goes into a three-turn and the result is a traveling spin. I need to really force myself to hold that edge longer so that the spin is more controlled. One exercise he gave me was to step forward onto the LFO edge and just glide in a circle on that edge while holding my left arm in front across my body and keeping the free leg behind. He wants me to just hold hold hold for as long as I can before it starts to turn in on itself and spin. Easier said than done. Before all the broken leg stuff this was cake. Now it's a chore (and a hurt-y chore at that!). But I'll keep working on it. I won't let this defeat me. After we worked on spins for a bit we ran the program a couple of times. The first run through was just okay. My loop jump was unremarkable and didn't get much height but I finished on time and didn't fall. The second run through felt rushed and wobbly. I fell on the final toe-loop and took too long getting up so the final spin was never completed. It was one of those slow falls, too. The kind where you almost sit on the ice rather than fall onto it. When I skated back to him, he said "You know that fall didn't have to happen right?" Yeah, I know. I just kind of didn't try to save it and let gravity have its way with me instead. It won't happen again. He also wants more emotion. Like waaaay more than what I'm giving. I have zero feels right now. I need to work on expression. The more I perform, the more the audience and the judges will enjoy watching me, even if I fall on a thing. I still have so much work to do and this free skate program is weighing on me. Christopher told me to try to think about why I chose this music, what it means, and skate as though I'm invested in the story. Roger. I'm on it!
Competitionz - I got the schedule for the competition!!!! There are six of us skating in the pre-bronze free skate and in the compulsory moves! The more skaters we have, the higher the points we earn overall for the series. For example, if I'm the only competitor and I get first by default, I only get 3 points. Meh. If there are 2-3 skaters and I get first (let me dream, ok?) I will get 5 points. If there are 4-8 skaters and I get first, I will get 10 points. So, not only will it be more fun because I'm skating with a bunch of other adults like me, but we will all get more points overall for our placements. It's also pretty neat to see where the other competitors are coming from! There are two from South Dakota, one from New Mexico, one from North Carolina, and two from Colorado. Now that I know who my competitors are, this is all feeling pretty real. Pretty.Damn.Real.
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