World Figure Skating Championships

Well, that’s what my first ice skating competition was like. First of all I get there and I can’t find my coach so I am practically freaking out. Then to add onto that it is like freezing cold in there, and I am starving. So the delicious smell of different types of food is not helping…

With a clap of her well-manicured hands, Laura announces that the campers are to begin ice skating. Claire and I head to the rental station, where a large cluster of people socialize by, and request for kids size twelve skates. The lady at the counter, who has wild purple hair, a nose ring, and a snake tattoo crawling up her arm, turns around and…

Popping An Ollie Physics Around Campus Ryan Meehan Physics 102 Spring 2017 This is a picture of me popping an ollie in the basement of Dooley Hall. An ollie is the first trick that many skaters learn, as it is the foundation for almost every other trick and can help skaters avoid obstacles such as small cracks and rocks that could ruin your day, and knees. The physics behind popping an ollie is very interesting, and after teaching my friends, and kids that I babysit how to skate…

rain or weather below 20 ° F, for less than $10, guests are allowed to have two-hour sessions to skate at the rink. The skating rink is located on the National Mall at 7th St. and Constitution Ave. NW. The National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Ice Rink also offers lessons that are taught by Emme Porter and Bruce Porter, who have taught choreography, ice dancing, figure skating, and hockey for more than 25 years. There are 5 different classes available. Snowplow Sam is for children, ages 3-6,…

Introduction As a figure skater with an enthusiasm for figure skating for many years, my choice of investigation for my internal assessment came to me quite easily. I have been a figure skater for eleven years and during this period I have been able to deepen my knowledge of the relationship between body coordinates and movements/positions of figure skating. I will be investigating the relationship between the body’s initial and interim positions and the outcome of a figure skater’s trajectory…

I come from a figure skating background. From a very young age, most of my time was spent at the rink. Growing up, I undoubtedly spent more waking hours with my skating coach than with my own mother. This cold damp place was home. It is where I trained, ate, did school, socialized, laughed, cried, and even took the odd nap. It was as familiar as my favourite pair of lucky socks (yes, us figure skaters are very superstitious). I knew the best hiding spots, for when I needed time alone or…

“Apply all of your corrections, think about everything we have practiced, and have fun! Put your minds to what it is you want to accomplish.” These were the words of my synchronized skating coach before we took to the ice at Nationals. In February 2014, my team and I competed at the U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado. We had a great season leading up to this point, medaling at all but one competition and only missing that one by about half a point. This was…

Roller derby When I first started derby, I got killed. Girls from ages from 10-17 years old were crashing into me. I was 10 and had no skill at all. At practice we had to wear a lot. I had black Riedell skates, a blue helmet and mouthguard. I also had normal knee and elbow pads and wrist guards. The first few practices were difficult and I fell a lot. After every practice I was sore and everyone smelled horrible. My first few games I did terrible . All I did was fall and get pushed around.…

going on 6 when my mom first took me to Iceland Skating Rink in Sacramento. After a few visits at Iceland, I ask my mom if l could take lessons. Hesitant my mom agreed, not knowing that I would not only like it but be good at skating. So the journey began! My mom had seen a coach working with children my age,her name was Judy. Tall and Lean Judy was a nice Drill Sargent who produced winners and l was one of them! In order to be good at Ice Skating you must spend hours upon hours…

Figure skating is a sport in which single athletes or teams of athletes conduct artist performances on ice. The objective of the sport is to score the highest marks possible from the judges, in order to get points athletes are required to perform a number of different moves, they perform a selection of spins, jumps, lifts and steps depending on the nature of the event. Skaters may use professional music editors so that their music meets requirements; they are required to skate to music that…