Hello,
My name is Jessie. I started skating when I was 9 years old. Loved it from day one. I did one competition and took second place. I was also in an ice show, which I remember being very fun. I Had to quit after a year and a half because my mom could no longer afford the costs. I had been working on my second competition program and was almost ready to compete again right around the time I stopped skating.
I started skating again when I was 20. It didn't take me long to get back to where I'd left off as a kid, but I ended up quitting for a second time after 6 months.
Now I'm back on the ice for a third time. I'm 24 and trying to get over that feeling of being "too old" to figure skate. I don't want to ever quit again. I'll skate until I'm an old lady.
Amazingly, I'm still at the same level I left off at when I was 20. Just a little rusty. I almost landed my axel yesterday. Hopefully I'll get it this week or the next.
This forum seems fun and the people seem nice, so I'll probably be posting here a bit.
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05-02-2011, 01:37 AM #1Registered User
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Guess I should introduce myself
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05-02-2011, 01:39 AM #2drinky typo pbp, closet hugger
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welcome!
Q: Why can't I read the competition threads?
A: Competition forums on the board are available to those with a Season Pass or a premium membership How to View Kiss & Cry
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05-02-2011, 02:14 AM #3Shadow dancing
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Hello Jesse. You are never too old.
Check out the videos in this thread: http://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/showthread.php?t=78512
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05-02-2011, 02:41 AM #4
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Welcome aboard.
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05-02-2011, 03:32 AM #5
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Welcome. You are never too old.
What the hell is a Ninja Twizzle? Does it have anything to do with hard shelled aquatic life forms that live in the sewer?
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05-02-2011, 03:38 AM #6
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Hi Jesse, welcome to one of the most addictive past times you will have. FSU I mean, not skating. Skating is secondary to this board.
If I had a dollar for every time I got distracted, I wish I had some ice cream.
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Hi! Glad you came back. Skating is a passion that I have had for a long time and that I will enjoy until the day I die. I simply love it.
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05-02-2011, 06:06 PM #8AKA Calamity Jen
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You're absolutely NOT too old! Skating is a lot of fun, a way to challenge yourself, good exercise, and a stress reliever for people of all ages. Somewhere out there is a vid of Adult Nationals from a few years back that features Yvonne Dowlen, who is in her 70s or 80s and STILL skates and competes.
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05-05-2011, 01:05 AM #9Registered User
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Originally Posted by jgowee
No such thing as "too old" for skating! In fact, you're a very, very young adult skater
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05-06-2011, 06:27 PM #10Registered User
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Welcome aboard Jessie!!!! Please make yourself at home. If you ever need any help with anything...please feel free to ask me or any of us. We are all friends here...and I myself would love to be your friend. Please feel free to pm. me. for a chat. My name is Dana.
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05-08-2011, 04:01 AM #11Registered User
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Welcome to the forum! Having taken my first lesson at 27 and landed my first axel at 38 (taking 5 years off in the middle of that due to a busy work schedule), I envy your head start! There is a community of hundreds of us adult skaters out here and you've got decades of skating ahead of you! Dive in and enjoy!
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