Figure Skating?

monster · 04-19-2008, 10:30 PM

Well it's more creativew expression than sport for me... still crap either way, but I thought you might like a laugh...... 10yo daughter was videologist

skysidhe · 04-19-2008, 11:17 PM

I would have loved to see them but they are not working.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-20-2008, 12:45 AM

They work for me?

Clodfobble · 04-20-2008, 04:17 PM

I got the first one, but not the second.

Just goes to show how spoiled I am by only ever having seen professionals do stuff like this--I will admit, my very first reaction was, "what tiny little jumps," which was then followed immediately by a mental slap across the face, "What the hell do you think would happen if you hopped in ice skates like that? Oh yeah, that's right, you'd fall on your ass, because that's what happens when you just stand there in ice skates, and there doesn't even have to be ice involved. Don't be such a fucking elitist."

And obviously the abusive side of me is right--your accomplishments are indeed impressive without having to be Michelle Kwan. Didn't you say you got some sort of specific certification for being able to perform that skill?

monster · 04-20-2008, 04:45 PM

The jump is on Basic 8 -the badge I am currently working for -and yes, that's a passable "jump"

The spiral and lunge were on Basic 6 -those were not particularly impressive examples- and i'm now working on an assisted spiral -where you grab the blade

Sundae · 04-20-2008, 06:27 PM

Monster that's so cool!
Yay you.
I can (barely) skate and the idea of doing something like that terrifies me - at some point after I hit puberty I lost my capacity for being physically brave.

Do you get Dancing on Ice over there?
It amazes me. I couldn't watch the last series as HM strongly disapproves of celeb/reality tv and I have to save my tokens for Big Brother, but it does make my jaw drop every time.

skysidhe · 04-20-2008, 07:03 PM

Yeah there were grey screens the other day but today there is a figure skating for like 9 seconds! what a tease! Just about the time you settle down watching they're over.*pout*

monster · 11-03-2011, 05:35 PM

Oh my, maybe I should bite the bullet and have someone video me now. It doesn't feel like I've progressed much, but looking back at those, I guess I have. I don't jump much higher, but I have more confidence and I feel it shows.

limey · 11-04-2011, 04:40 AM

Oh oh please do!

monster · 01-17-2012, 10:36 PM

ok I have some, but I hate them......

I've moved from wearing jeans and a cardi because they're too restrictive/hot... to t-shirt and lycra pants....... which more than negate my loss of weight.... ugh.

And I can see the quality difference, but I'm not sure anyone else will.

04-19-2008, 10:30 PM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Figure Skating? Well it's more creativew expression than sport for me... still crap either way, but I thought you might like a laugh...... 10yo daughter was videologist __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-20-2008, 12:45 AM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	They work for me? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-20-2008, 04:45 PM	#5
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	The jump is on Basic 8 -the badge I am currently working for -and yes, that's a passable "jump" The spiral and lunge were on Basic 6 -those were not particularly impressive examples- and i'm now working on an assisted spiral -where you grab the blade __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-20-2008, 06:27 PM	#6
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Monster that's so cool! Yay you. I can (barely) skate and the idea of doing something like that terrifies me - at some point after I hit puberty I lost my capacity for being physically brave. Do you get Dancing on Ice over there? It amazes me. I couldn't watch the last series as HM strongly disapproves of celeb/reality tv and I have to save my tokens for Big Brother, but it does make my jaw drop every time. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

11-03-2011, 05:35 PM	#8
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Oh my, maybe I should bite the bullet and have someone video me now. It doesn't feel like I've progressed much, but looking back at those, I guess I have. I don't jump much higher, but I have more confidence and I feel it shows. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-19-2008, 11:17 PM	#2
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	I would have loved to see them but they are not working.

04-20-2008, 04:17 PM	#4
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I got the first one, but not the second. Just goes to show how spoiled I am by only ever having seen professionals do stuff like this--I will admit, my very first reaction was, "what tiny little jumps," which was then followed immediately by a mental slap across the face, "What the hell do you think would happen if you hopped in ice skates like that? Oh yeah, that's right, you'd fall on your ass, because that's what happens when you just stand there in ice skates, and there doesn't even have to be ice involved. Don't be such a fucking elitist." And obviously the abusive side of me is right--your accomplishments are indeed impressive without having to be Michelle Kwan. Didn't you say you got some sort of specific certification for being able to perform that skill?

04-20-2008, 07:03 PM	#7
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Yeah there were grey screens the other day but today there is a figure skating for like 9 seconds! what a tease! Just about the time you settle down watching they're over.pout

11-04-2011, 04:40 AM	#9
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Oh oh please do! __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

01-17-2012, 10:36 PM	#10
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	ok I have some, but I hate them...... I've moved from wearing jeans and a cardi because they're too restrictive/hot... to t-shirt and lycra pants....... which more than negate my loss of weight.... ugh. And I can see the quality difference, but I'm not sure anyone else will. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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