Me at the 2006 DuPage Open

[brisadiva]

Wow! You make it look so easy. That was great! I wish I could skate like that.

P.S. one question

Why do they call it figure skating if there is only one move you do with the word figure in it? (figure eight) Is there more. Please reply. That has just been going through my mind.

[naabgirl]

Figure skating. Skating with posture, (figure). If your figure is not correct in moves, you have a small chance of landing them. are you a skater? This is a very big part in the alex move.

[ibreakhearts66]

ummm, not really. The name comes from when compulsory figures were a part of the sport. Figures were phased out a while ago, but they consisted of skaters tracing patterns in either a figure 8 or serpentine figure. They were very difficult to master and boring for viewers. Even though figure are no longer a part of the sport, the name remains.

[Sissi324]

I love this song, but I prefer the original version, in portuguese. Nice skating :D

[rujohan]

Hi!

Thanks for making the "in the middle vidclip" available. Do you know where I can get all of that video (Forsyth at mariinsky) ?

good to see you have som Norwegian blood !

Try argentinian tango if you like something else, but also a very addictive way to move/dance to music.

Rune

[skatergirl51]

hi, um i started skating when i was ten and now im twelve, but im turning thirteen in like 3 weeks, so i have to be on open juv and not juv. when i was on pre-juv i had 4 doubles in my program and 2 single axels, u only had one double, and that is juv i was on pre-juv, so im not being mean or anything like you skate very wll, but im just like asking if anybody knows plz tell me if open juv is really that easy cuz then its like im cheating r something and shouldnt be on that level

[angiechick101]

no. she looks preliminary to me, personally. I'm in open juvenille, i have two axels, one being an axel toe, and three doubles. my combination spin is a camel pancake, stork, to a back sit.

[reinchard4]

Beautiful!

Love ur Lutz and carriage on the ice! very nice!! ;)

[iraiscoming223]

my girlfriend used to be a dancer! Never seen her dancing seriously, but I'd guess she's good as you! And you're very good!! Congratulations! (found you via "in the middle somewhat elevated")... uh btw, r u from Italy?! ;)

[icyballerina]

Thank you!

I am Italian, but not directly... My great-grandfather was an immigrant! I'm a big mix: Italian- German- French- Irish- Swedish- Norwegian- Russian- Belgian- Polish!

[iraiscoming223]

LoL I'm Italian, and I guess JUST Italian, even if my (very) old relatives came from England (and with "very old" I mean about 2/3 hundreds years ago :P)

No way! ^_^

Allora mi capisci se parlo italiano? ("So you get what I say if I speak italian?")

Ok, just kidding! Again, congratulations! :D

[untangomas]

Good speed and energy, beautiful lines...Congratulations!!! You're very talented!

[icyballerina]

Thank you!

[nerdsrock88]

kooal

[joaqmad]

beautifull sk8in....how long av u bin training?

keep it up....ur soooo gd

[icyballerina]

Thank you! I've been skating since I was four, but I did not start training seriously and really pushing myself until I was a freshman in high school.

[yutubess]

wow! ur layback spin! im pretty surprised, ur one of the better skaters..how old are u?

[icyballerina]

I was 16 at the time of filming this video.

[anneplato]

You have a beautiful line! Very graceful and pretty to watch!

[Sessyliz]

Smile, and it'll be perfect! :)

[alaskanmom]

nice skating !!!keep up the hard work !

[Chesapeake357]

Good Job.

[iceskater329]

what level is this??

[icyballerina]

Open Juvenile.