Return To The Ice: 07-04-09

[Ardenis9]

your edges are great and man youre alone on the ice... Im soo jealous!!!:D

[wluu1]

i love figure skating and im taught by my sister Sasha Cohen.

[EternalxJourney]

i love the stability of your edges and turns. i am a beginner figure skater (i was a rollerblader for many years) and would love to see you do an instructional video on turning with the outside edge. keep up the great progress and hope you stay healthy!

[k9henrydog]

Terrific turns and edges.....I see you have ALREADY gone far!!! best wishes

[ChristinaeL]

Oh my goodness, your MITF is amazinggg! There is so much control! How long have you been skating? Everything looked so solid.

How do you jump up in flip? I pick quite "open", but somehow there's no height!

[scootie12]

thanks for the compliments! I skated for 10 years up until 2002. At the time I was at the Novice/Junior level with all doubles and doing some triples.

I wanted to come back, so now I'm finally back on the ice. This video is my 3rd day back after about 6.5 years off.

The key to the flip and lutz jumps is to really spring off your knee. Use your takeoff leg to really push you up in the air. Nicely bended knees will make the jump easier and higher. Hope that helps!