Figure Skating Journal, Reflections of an Adult Figure Skater

Journal Sampler

Highlights from Kay's Skating Journal

Hockey and Axels in the Afternoon My very first axel June 28, 1999

Ice Show Local ice show review August 9, 1999

Taste of a Double A double salchow, almost! August 16, 1999

Pairophobia Skating with pairs and dancers August 30, 1999

Harness Full of Doubles Harness lesson October 18, 1999

One Sweet Dream My first double salchow October 26, 1999

Scenes from a Test Session Pre-preliminary tests December 1-3, 1999

Fifteen Minutes of Fame Photographed for the newspaper January 24, 2000

My First Program Learning a program February 24, 2000

Airplane Spiral Stereotypical adult skating April 24, 2000

The Joys of Public Sessions Skating in crazy public sessions June 26, 2000

Spot on the Wall
(or The Secret of Double Salchows)
Tips for double salchows October 16, 2000

A Spectacular Fall Axel wipe-out November 6, 2000

Spin Gallery Photos of my spin tracings February 12, 2001

Moves in the Field Epiphanies Fun with double three-turns March 19, 2001

Five Minute Miracles Training ideas March 19, 2001

Pre-Bronze Adult pre-bronze test April 2, 2001

One Perfect Moment A great skating day May 1 - 4, 2001

Backspin Paradox The secret of backspins September 24, 2001

Huge Enormous single jumps October 29, 2001

The Double Salchow: At Long Last Owning the double salchow December 10, 2001

Disgusted Bad skating and self-doubt January 20, 2002

Meet Cynthia My new coach March 10, 2002

Under Fair Skies Basic skills on rockered inlines July 7, 2002

Progressives My first ice dance lesson October 1-5, 2002

When a Quad Becomes a Triple The day my life changed January 8-12, 2003

Flexibility and the Adult Skater My unusual limberness February 16, 2003

All Good Things... Life's changing priorites June 27, 2003

That Ruled! First trip to the new rink November 15, 2003

First Roller Dance Lesson Learning quad roller dance February 8, 2004

Moonlighting
(or Kay Turns Pro)
Teaching group lessons February 28, 2004

Lessons and Goals Taking freestyle lessons again July 29, 2004

Patio Rink Short-lived backyard rink January 23, 2005

What a Bummer My Broken Ankle July 11, 2006

The Interview Returning to coaching August 26, 2007

My Student My first private student September 30, 2007

My Skating Novel Finishing my novel June 29, 2009

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