I have now completed my first two competitions now, the Telford Adult Open and the Blackpool Ice Skating Festival.
After starting to learn how to skate about only a year and half ago I never realised how unprepared I would feel. The first competition was absolute nerve racking. Two weird things though, i) when I cam off the ice had had little recollection of what happened. It was as if one second I was in my starting position and the next I was receiving my marks. All very weird, a few days later I had plenty of flash backs to what I had done wrong - including managing to pop my tongue out during a jump - I have my comedy value I suppose hehehe!
ii) Secondly, it is the strangest thing that when I stepped onto the ice for the warm-up and program itself it felt as if someone had swopped my legs for someone else's. There was no way these were the legs I practised on - apparently this is a normal feeling.
My biggest tip is make sure you still love your music by the time of the comp - I have started to be bored by mine and this meant that my expression and arm movements were a bit lame. I have now chosen music I know I will enjoy for longer!
The music I had for these two competitions was Viva! by bond (the lovely ladies with the violins). The program was 01:33. Compulsory elements was no more than four jumps - none repeated, two basic position spins and footwork in a straight line down the centre of the rink. Having learnt how to skate on a small rink (and I mean small!) it was a massive challenge to spread the program out on the day without loosing any time and increasing speed. Anyway my elements were:
Loop jump
Toe-loop (Cherry flip)
Salchow (immediately from footwork with Mohawk entry)
Spiral (right forward outside edge)
Flip
2 x upright spins (min 4 rev.)
Footwork - best not mentioned it's still raw!
I am never sure it is natural for a man of my age to be doing spiral - can be quite painful. Also at Blackpool as I skated onto the ice I presented and gave the judges a massive cheeky smile which results in laughing - so at least they will not forget me!
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Telford Adult Open, Shropshire 2013
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Telford Adult Open Results
Adult Single Pre-Bronze
Technical Score: 1.6 1.4 1.5
Interpretation: 1.4 1.4 1.4
Placing: 4th place
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Blackpool Ice Festival
Adult Single Pre-Bronze
Technical Score: 1.4 1.4 1.4
Interpretation: 1.2 1.2 1.2
Placing: 4th place
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Well starting to develop a new program - much more fun, but extremely challenging - will keep this updated with progress new moves I have learnt etc and all the falls!
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