Skating with Audrey and Kristian

 I took my school friends Audrey and Kristian skating at the public session at Gilbert.  I had not skated a public session in.... 10 years? I think the last time I recall being on public was with skating bud Lisa a year or two after moving to Phoenix.

It was a typical public -- although, honestly not as crowded as some I've been on for sure.  I spent most of my time working with Audrey and Kristian (early 20s, both of them) though I did find time to do a couple of spins (the 2nd one was really nice!).

Audrey had skated before and has her own skates, somewhere, though she couldn't find them and was in rentals.  She did really well after a little while.  Not skating on one foot, but confidently stroking.  I did work with her a little on swizzles and holding her hand while she tried to skate on one foot.

Kristian thought he had skated before but it's been a while.  He was much more tentative at first, but really made good progress.  I taught him swizzles, basic stroking and a snowplow stop.  I also taught both of them how to get up properly :-).

Sometimes it's easy to focus on what I can't do.  Days like today remind me there's a lot I can do.

Moves, Spins, Jumps

 My lesson with Holly on the 9:15 FS at Gilbert.  Nice ice and just one other skater.

I warmed up with stroking, circle-8 (okay) and perimeter XOs.

Today's lesson:

• perimeter XOs -- same goals as last week.  For some reason I was having a hard time bringing the pattern around on the clockwise BXOs.  Uck.  I need to really push to be on a better LBI.
• BXOs to BO edges -- meh.  These are kind of slow right now and again I really need to get a better BO edge (it was on my feedback on my test).  Urph.
• spins -- just one - a really good 4 rev spin!  We moved on.
• jumps -- one really nice waltz jump, and a couple of pretty good salchows.  Yay!

Moves

 My lesson with Holly on the 9:15 am FS at Gilbert.  Private ice!  However, due to a horrible accident on the 202 I didn't get on the ice 'til 9:35 so it was an abbreviated lesson.

Today's lesson:

• perimeter XOs -- just a little work on these.  Trying to get the pattern to be more consistent on the forward side, and to really get more push and less two-footedness on the back side.
• FO3s -- both on the crease and in the pattern (just LFO3).  Eep.  I revert so quickly to the 'bad' FO3s when I get in the pattern.  Yuck.