Special Olympics Figure Skating 2009 Children with Down Syndrome Disabilities Special Needs

[jfluter]

i just watched this video again, and she still amazes me. I would love to meet her in person sometime and maybe skate with her (I'm in Illinois).

[lilyptsk97]

go on! i love her body (: tell her that she's going great! it's a bless to watch her (:

[Berns1971]

She's awesome! It's a joy to watch her skate!

[vineshai]

So beautiful

[carewolf101]

I am so impressed by the terrific job that Lauren does. I hope you post more videos so that we can watch Lauren as she grows.

[tinker043]

SO AWESOME.. AND WHO SAID OUR CHOLDREN WITH DS COULDNT DO ANYTHING.. HAHA JUST PROVED THEM SO WRONG.... GREAT JOB MISS LIL LAUREN.. UR PARNETS MUST BE SO PROUD OF U..

[raven081726]

she's adorable!

[jfluter]

Congratulations! I hope she keeps up the great work as she has some serious talent!

[gygls73]

She is amazing!! Thank you so much for sharing!

[AlternativeBaroque]

Kind of a heavy selection of music for a kid's figure skating routine, isn't it? O_o

Good to watch, though :)

[BellaJulietRae]

She is absolutely adorable!

She's doing great!

[defyinggravity53]

She's truly an inspiration. It's wonderful that she's going for her dreams, and good for you for encouraging her.

[ShaunananaLynnMakeup]

oh my goodness :) you must be so proud! she is adorable out there and is doing a fantastic job!!! She is very talented.

[HGEP3]

I work with special ed kids and its good to show them the accomplisments of other people with the same problems they have. it is also good for them to know they are not the only ones out there who are special ed and tell lauren that I think oneday she could go to the real olympics and if she does i will come see her and tell her that ms. Hannah and her class say hi and good luck

[MsCelticwonder]

Aww!

[JadedLilth]

I'm about the same level as Lauren (I'm 25, been skating about a year)! She's really graceful on the ice, and very talented!

[LilMizChelley]

wow good job girlie :)

[jngwatson]

You go, girl. Very nice skating.

[nasaltla]

She's quite good

[DumbDetectives007]

shes good

[italianjen29]

This is great. I love the video!

[ifyouclickyouwilldie]

this is so cute. not only that but shes really good!

[ntrep1955]

Lauren, you are a very beautiful young girl and skater! Keep living your dreams and never let anything get in your way!

[hawhawzz]

wow terrific! what a great performance (-:

[RSsciencemedia]

What a beautiful talented girl you are Lauren! My little sister is also 11 and also happens to have DS. Like you she doesn't let anything get in her way. Your parents are clearly so proud of you, and so am I! :) Love Beckie Saunders (UK)

[raistlin8901]

What a pretty little girl you are.

I wish I was half as graceful as you Lauren and I wish I could ice dance like you. Gold medal next time. xxxxxxx

[AnnabelTall]

I hope Coldplay have seen this! It's fab. Re the offensive messages further down, remember that people who leave messages like that have "special needs" of their own!! - sometime serious ones, I once discovered that some one leaving messages on my board was autistic. His mum was mortified and had no idea he was doing it.

[zastt]

Great job. My son is 12 and has DS. He watched the video said he wants to date her! :-)

[appapo3]

Any who can stand up on those damn skates deserves a gold medal. I avoid slippery hard surfaces.

[moietmavieana]

She is great!!! If i was her mom, I would be so proud of that kid! Good luck for later

[Da1syz]

This message goes to the ignorant prick who wrote that ridiculous message that I can't even fucking repeat, I fucking hope u have a disabled child because then you would be able to really feel what a message like u made feels, I really hope the parents don't read the comment you wrote, it's assholes like you who should be shot

[taintedflutterby]

It's amazing how bloody ignorant people are. Of course then again i'm sure it makes a lot of you feel good to make fun of someone with a disability. Big up to all of you. You rock.

Great job Lauren!!! Congratulations to you!!!

[MissFarrah09]

really good for a down sindrome kid

pravo!pravo!

[dodoboy1212]

this mutant can't skate for shit

[kamwrites]

@dodoboy1212 Did it make you feel better to say that? Otherwise this was a useless comment. And if it did make you feel better, well, I wish you continued fortune in your life.

[houseofnight1996]

@dodoboy1212

Go crawl up in a hole and die. I hate you.

[Sn1perRX7]

YOU'RE A JERK

[ihatethecolorblind]

I know

[Thundaeagle]

Just 'cause she has Down Syndrome does not give you the right to say she's retarded.

[samdamien]

Beautiful little girl!She's doing great!Good luck to her and her skating

[Princess21887]

She did a great job! Really pretty costume too. I would love to be able to skate like that. I can barely stand on ice skates =]

[flwrgrl13]

you are so amazing for your age Lauren, I am a figure skater too!!! =)

just remember to keep your back straight on your spiral, it will make it higher.

I have some tips if you ever want to improve it.

[hertiny9]

at least she looks normal

[everyone398]

she doesnt skate that good its normal

[GEF69]

hehe,,,she's so committed and so cute! how amazing, God knows doing what she's doing is not easy, for anyone!

[flubberflubby]

whats the song?

[dmiller722]

Cold Play Viva la Vida

[mommychef1]

Lauren is very graceful. I love watching her skate. I can't wait to show this to my 4 year old with ds. He has starting noticing others withds. We really want him to learn to skate too. Thanks for putting this up.

[dmiller722]

Thanks for watching. I post them for inspiration to others. We just love watching Lauren skate ourselves. :)

[dmiller722]

Thanks for all the supportive comments. Lauren is energized when I read them to her :)

[jesterjazzmine]

Amazing, how beautiful and graceful :)

[clarinetisgreat]

Wow!

that's even better than the other one!!! it's beautiful

xxx

sister of a down

Marjolein

[dmiller722]

So glad you saw here video. Lauren wants to inspire other kids with Down Syndrome to skate. Thanks for you comment.

[annydums]

aw, that`s great:) GOOD LUCK ON YOU`RE SKATING:)

i recently just got a back injury cause of my axel.

[ilovfigurs8ing]

lauren difently has a future with skating !!!!

shes very good and gracefull :)

[skatinglady]

Wow, she has a pretty good technique and she looks like having so much fun !

[dmiller722]

Thx. Lauren works hard at it.  We're proud of her.

[sk8yk8t]

I saw her in skating magazine!

great job!!!!

[ilovfigurs8ing]

what magazean waz it ???

[sk8yk8t]

i thought i saw her in "SKATING" magazine but i could've been wrong...

[airkid]

she did a reali reali gd job!!

thts touching..; )

[ilovfigurs8ing]

wow lauren your great :)

u r a true figure skater

remember to keep your

back straight on a spiral

[dmiller722]

Thanks for your comment. I showed it to Lauren. She felt very proude :)

[masalyer]

Wow Lauren - your skating gets better all the time. Great Job!!

[SingingBlackbird]

Congratulations from Germany^^ Lauren can skate as well as I do...and I'm 23 and not disabled! Her performance is so lovely^^ I really like watching the videos!

Go on Lauren...your so beautiful!!!

[mashikasf]

Nothing can stop you Lauren! You set an example for all of us - to try hard and do our best.  You rock.

Marsha

[dvdsandor]

Lauren,

You make your entire family smile with pride!!!

Love,

Uncle David

[soulflypie]

I'm sure Coldplay would feel very honored that you chose their music for this wonderful performance! Congratulations, and thank you for sharing your success by posting!

[comolaflor]

She's the cutest little girl ever! I especially love her reaction at the end of the program :-)

Happy skating Lauren, keep up the good work and you will go far!

[LuvnJCandJB]

she did a great job :D