This past weekend I was in Chicago for the 2003 ISI World Figure Skating Competition. Though it has a very prestigious sounding name, really I was only there for a beginner's competition. I competed in Adult Freestyle 2. My performance went relatively well. No major mistakes as far as I could tell. I was pretty happy with it even though I didn't do as well placing as I would have liked (I got 3rd out of 3 people.) Regardless given my practice time and lack of skating for a few months prior to registering, I'd have to say I did pretty well.
I'm not sure if I'll continue to skate or not. The problem is I know I'll never be an Olympic champion and it's really difficult for me to get to the rinks for public sessions in Seattle. In Houston it was all so much more convenient and I had so much more time. I want to focus on my career at the moment, but yet health is important too. I suppose eventually I have to figure this all out, but in the meantime I'll skate when I have time and try not to worry about it too much.
Posted by joann at July 31, 2003 11:22 PM