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The Future Figure Skaters

I’ve never been in an ice stadium but last Sunday, a student whom I do study help gave me the chance of a lifetime to be in her closing presentation. She is learning ice-skating for about two years now so she still belongs to the novice or beginner group. The stadium is not that big compared to the one in the city centre where the World Championship in Figure Skating was held. Funny cos I didn’t thought it was cold inside the stadium to think that it’s an ice stadium. My hands and feet were frozen still after sitting there for almost two hours. We were all wearing winter jackets and gloves but we need to remove the gloves from time to time to give applause. It’s amazing how the skaters could stand with the cold when they had but costumes and those Santa dresses on ice. I did take some pictures of them, but it was kind of hard to get the right timing cos they were moving all the time.

Young Figure Skaters
Young Figure Skaters

These figure skaters have come a long way in the training that they don’t need a helmet anymore. They looked stunning in that beautiful costume though the presentation wasn’t close to perfection yet.

Small Figure Skaters
Small Figure Skaters

These little ones I enjoyed watching a lot. See how cute they were in the Santa dress and the Santa cap was actually with a helmet beneath. They were in different ages and the youngest ones I could say were like 3-4 years old.


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Marlene
Marlene graduated from the University of Mindanao with a Degree of Bachelor of Secondary Education. She worked as a teacher for five years and two years as a Head Teacher in Davao City, Philippines. She presently resides in Sweden with her hubby and she works as a Mother Language (Filipino) Teacher.

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10 Responses to “The Future Figure Skaters”

  1. I love watching it too…. Whats up? Hope to see you back at my corner too….

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  2. jeniffer says:

    wow di sila halatang novice.. galing naman nila.. kaw din try mo sis.. baka may future kaw.. :)

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    Marlene replied on December 20th, 2008:

    Whoaa! Not in my wildest dreams!

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  3. Farah says:

    i really love to watch figure skating. I think the skaters are not only talented, but they acquire a special skill to balance, dance and do gymnastics as well. very impressive. to know that they start from as early as 3-4 years old- that’s like syabil’s age.

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    Marlene replied on December 20th, 2008:

    Farah, if only i had a daughter or son, i’d encouraged them to become figure skaters.

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  4. I’ve never been to one of these before too. And it does look good :D

    Nick Phillips’s last blog post..Hit And Run …

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    Marlene replied on December 20th, 2008:

    I’m one step ahead of you then, hehee!

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  5. Amor says:

    Maganda ngang panoorin yan, lalo na kung sabay-sabay.

    Hindi ako marunong kahit yung roller skates lang, naku matutumba lang ako.

    Amor’s last blog post..I Feel so Lucky

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    Marlene replied on December 20th, 2008:

    Ako rin, siguradong mababalian pa ako. Gusto ko lang manood lalo na kapag may contest ng ganito sa TV, di na ko kukurap. :-)

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