| Alexandria 2005 |
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| Well, 2005 began as a new adventure, and an uncertain one at that. After much thought, I decided that it was time to leave my coach who had been working with me since I began skating two years earlier. I did not want to leave but I knew that if I wanted to keep excelling, I would have to. It was not because she had done anything wrong or was not a skilled coach, but because I was no longer meshing with her in a productive way. So, we made the move to Shealee. She taught me a lot about skating, especially how it is important to not be too hard on myself. She was very inspirational to me. The summer of 2005 offered me the opportunity of a life time, to train in Lake Placid for five weeks with world and Olympic level coaches. While I was there, I spent a lot of time working with Gilberto and Michela. They were wonderful. I still miss them often, there knowledge of the sport is overwhelming, I loved telling people that my coach was in the 1998 Olympics (LOL). During that same year, I took ice dancing with Beata Handra, 2002 Salt Lake City Olympian. She was precise, and perfect at what she did. I could watch her skate forever. Her lines and movement were beautiful. When she moved away I was very sad that I would not be able to continue working with her. It was too much of a financial weight on my mom and David's shoulders to try to travel to her for lessons. I ended the year working with Erica back home, and with Linda, my current coach. At that time, Linda was just working on my moves with me. Also, during this year I went from Preliminary B to Juvenile. Hope you enjoy the pictures! |