Gracie Gold: an inspiration to adult figure skaters
Whenever someone asks me who my favourite skater is, I usually start off by saying Gracie Gold and then I’ll say, ‘and I also love Alexandra Trusova because #quads’ and…
It’s Okay to Hang Up Your Skates for a While
If the hardest thing about adult skating is actually taking that first tentative step (…especially when you forget to take your blade guards off…), then the second-hardest thing is showing…
Why I Chose “Frozen Fitness”
How Figure Skating Changed My Mind About Changing My Body I was never a particularly athletic child, and I was even less so an athletic teenager. I preferred the solidarity…
Identifying as a Figure Skater
Identifying as a Figure Skater did not immediately come to me. For months, maybe even the better part of a year, I "liked skating" or was "taking skating lessons." I…
UGH! Just Take the Win!
If you're a perfectionist like me, strap in because this week's reflection takes aim at YOU. As of two days ago, I have been in Learn to Skate classes for…
How a Change in Coaching Changed My Perspective
A little over six months ago, right after I completed my second winter show program, my coach came to me with some news. She was moving to Colorado in a…