My high school actually had a women's hockey team (we had our own hockey rink so it was easy enough to get practice at a good time) and I know a few of the girls got college scholarships for it.

I skated for 16 years. Did a lot of competitions, switched from ISIA to USFSA and then quit when I realized I'd never land my double toe. Flying camels were my fave.


Basically, I was too tall to be a good jumper and was never going to land anything more than a double, but I loved to spin.

I hated it so much by the time I quit that I haven't really thought about it until lately....now I choreograph competition routines.

I don't really go iceskating now, I did back in high school. I always thought it would be cool to be a figure skater. I still want to go someday at Rockafeller Center.

I haven't ice skated in a number of years. But when I was 9 or 10 years old I took lessons, then stopped, then started taking lessons again and then stopped right before I got into high school...

I was decent at that starting time, up to a regular axle. But, too afraid to go into the harness...

The key for me was to wear at least 1-2 sized smaller ice skates than my normal shoe size. I felt like I had better control.

My friend's son had his 6th birthday party at a roller rink, and I tried in-line skates the first time, and all the ice skating training came back to me. I did not fall, once... The only difference on in-line skates, stopping is not the same as on ice skates...

Like Blade says:

Some MFs always try to ice skate up hill...

Sounds like she's somewhere between Pre-Alpha through Delta :) I'm ISI also-FS3. Good luck to your daughter and good luck to ME!:D

You are right. She is in Gamma skate school classes. But she has only tested to Pre-Alpha. So she is competing at that level.

Good Luck!

Hey, NinjaPoodle, I was a member of the La Jolla Figure Skating Club (LJFSC in San Diego, CA). :)


I was a competitive figure skater for 10 years before I finally quit in high school. I skated ISIA and was at FS-4. Ok, so I wasn't brilliant; I just couldn't land the dumb axel! That wasn't really important to me as I enoyed the artistry of it more than the technical side. Though, I did compete in Skate Asia 89 in Hong Kong and won a gold medal. :D


In addition to freestyle, I also skated on a drill team (the boring version of precision, now called synchronised skating).


When I got to university, I was a guest instructor at Glacial Garden in Anaheim. Since I was studying physical therapy at the time, I helped teach ice skating lessons to disabled children.


I'm with you, AXJules, I was probably too tall for skating. Plus, I too like to choreograph competition routines! I can listen to a piece of music and envision the moves and the costume to go with it. Ocassionally I consider starting up again and trying my hand at competing in the adult category. This way I can finally skate to all the music my coach wouldn't let me when I was younger! :p


.....Kelly :)

LOL I'm not even lying.....it was super frustrating watching 5 year olds land their axel when they don't even have to leave the ground....height TOTALLY works against you. Finally I figured out how to whip myself around but it took 3 precious years to land that axel so I totally sympathize...a big reason of why I hated it soo much.

My two other nemeses, although now I don't understand why- the toe loop and sit spin (again that height thing).

I also taught skating to mentally and physically challenged kids- I'd love to start that up again here but I wouldn't be sure how :(

I think you're gay :P

haha j/k :) I luv you rudey :)

I've been ice skating once before and I loved it! I never fell once(though there were many times when I almost did). It was funny because everyone else iw as with had skated before and all ended up falling except for me :)

I'm going ice skating again soon with my AKPsi crew, and I cant wait, eventhough I'll probably fall this time because it's been three years since the last time I skated. I wish I could afford lessons. Ice skating is one of my favorite sports to watch on TV.

Right now I'mat FS3 but I've only tested through delta. For my upcoming competition, I'm skating at FS2. I have to test this week.

Just a FYI, I skated today and took home the gold!:) What fun!

Congratulations!!

My daughter took home her first Gold today! I am such a proud mom. :D

Not me. I tore a few ligaments in my right knee and it was my very first time ice skating too. I was on crutches and a leg brace for about 10 days. I did receive a lot of attention from my dormmates. But ever since then I haven't had the desire to go ice skating again.

i wanna go ice skating!!! too bad i dont know of any place near where i can go. i use to go when i was at school cause there is a place in hunington, wv where we would go.