@bethjoybeauty I don't really know. I didn't do ISI. I learned the waltz jump about 2 months after I started skating. I used it in a competition about 6 months after that but it was USFS Basic 3- or toe loop level.
@stephaniecandy My grandfather was born on the island of Crete and came to the US on an olive oil boat in the 1950's. So, my family heritage is Greek.
@LadyMaddy2000 Since my blades are Paramounts, I don't have to have them sharpened as much. I get them sharpened about every 2 months. I probably won't compete until May
@bgg664 I was really, really nervous until they announced my name and I LOVED the way that sounded. But, I was only 4. I get nervous now, but I keep telling myself that being really nervous doesn't help me skate any better and can keep me from skating well. Sometimes I listen to me and sometimes I don't. LOL. Controlling nerves is hard. Try to figure out what your worst fear is and just don't let that 1 thing happen.
@MsStickyBear I was 9 years old. That was a year ago. I am happy to say that both my jumps and skating skills are much better. Thanks for watching my video.
@Kokotakis There is one rink guys:) its in spata though :) kinda outside Athens- about 40 minutes from glyfada Gia! And in winter there is usually a seasonal rink but it didn't open this year for some reason :(
@MariliLuvParamore Hi! Um I skate in Athens and there is one rink - in spata! I skate there 4 times every week! It is the only one open all year around! It is not as big as his one of course, but it is 400 square meters :) δεν είναι υπεροχή η τζια? :D
You're so talented! I was going to ask u if ur from Greece but I saw the comments below:) I'm from Greece as well and live in Athens:) it's so sad that I cant learn ice skating here cause there are not many places to learn at:( καλή επιτυχία και πάντα να έχεις πάθος για αυτο που κανεις:)
@MariliLuvParamore Isn't there a rink in Athens? I heard that there is and was hoping to visit and train there sometime. My grandfather lives in Glyfada 6 months of every year.
@Kokotakis thats amazing im still trying to convince my mom to let me audition for something big but maybe after she sees me sing for the first time (i dont let my fam hear me when i practice)in cinderella (i play the herald) ill be able to how old are u now
@mskaylove99 I am 10 now. That is so great that you are in Cinderellla. I was in Annie once but only for my school and I don't think that we were very good.
Wow Your so graceful and beautiful when you dance , i envy you , such a amazing talent you have and all i can is write i"ve always envied figure skaters is it hard , and is it easy to lose weight when your a figure skater cuse i really need to find a sport that makes me lose weight im really sick and need to get better so :)
@arielsims60 Thank you for your wonderful comments. Skating takes a lot of energy, so I have to eat a lot to keep enough calories, but I train for about 4 hours each day. If you do any sport for that long, you burn tons of calories. I hope that skating can help you get well. it can also make you happy cuz it is so much fun!! Good luck.
@wluu1 My mom says that she uses the 20's most of the time and sometimes the 30's when she needs larger ones. The red dress from the 2010 La Jolla Open has only 20'a.
@muzic140 Falling down! hahaha! Seriously, the first thing they taught us in tot class was to fall down and get up. Then we learned to walk across the ice. My first real skating was the waltz jump. I did them off ice, too- everywhere I went and made my parents crazy.
@SPSkaterPerson89 Thanks. I loved this competition because it was in San Diego. I don't get as dizzy as I used to because I have to hold my spins for so many rotations now.
@Kokotakis "I have I major wedgie". LOL Made me smile. loved how u recovered from that fall, with a big smile on ur face. How do u spin so much without getting dizzy? I always wanted to know that.
can you please tell me what the names of these songs are called? I'm learning a new freestyle program soon and I am thinking about using this music. I love it=))
@Figures8erA10 I am doing the Winter Recital at Culver Ice Arena and I am so excited to be skating to Hallelujah. I choreographed the program myself! Thanks for watching all my videos. I hope that I skate well and have a really good video to put up. Love, Gia
I agree... Wow I feel like a stalker looking through comments one every video lol.! But, triples are much harder than doubles as well as different. A double is only an axle hooked onto a different entry, and the triple is basically a double axle put onto a different kind of entry. It requires more core work, and leg muscle.
@marshmellokissesDOTT Thanks for watching the videos. This is Gia. My mom answers a lot of the time, but this time it is me. I am the one doing or trying to do the double axel and the triples that they were talking about and trust me, they are WAAAAAAYYYYYY different from all the other doubles. My rear end and hips can tell you that, too. Hahaha. Really, thanks so much for watching. I am hoping to get to 1million hits some day.... Love, Gia
@Kokotakis Im Gonna Have To Agree With @marshmallowkissesDOTT ! I also feel like a real stalker but it does seem pretty rediculous to compare triples to doubles! If triples were the same as doubles, they wouldnt be worth so much more in competition, and more skaters would be able to land them! Haha i watch your videos everyday Gia, and I think you are just about the only skater i never get bored of watching.Haha!:) You are almost there!
@Kokotakis Haha. Yeah i'm sort of working on my double axel but... I am really scared to try it a lot of the times. I know that people usually hurt them self by doing the easy stuff like stroking, but I am scared i'm gonna like crack my head open or something lol.
And I think you will get 1million views one day because you are really good!
No, you are not working on the same jumps as Gia- She has her double axel, triple sow is only slightly cheated, she is landing triple flip and triple loop- cheated, but standing up. Triples are very different from doubles and until you do them, you can't understand. Also, this dress was for National Showcase and she has worn it for 2 full seasons and it still fits- she competed in 2 weeks ago. But, thank you for your opinion.
@IcEsIsTeRs1 Because I looked at your videos. And triples are much different than doubles- they are much harder on the body and require much more technical precision to execute. I should know these things as a USFS and PSA certified coach.
@IcEsIsTeRs1 Is It Really Any Of Our Business How Much They Spend On Their Daughter? Its Not.Whatever Mr And Mrs Kokotakis Are Doing Seems To Be Paying Off-Gia Is A Great Skater And Seems To Be Enjoying It,! So I Don't See Why You Mind. And Doubles Are NOT The Same As Triples. Don't bother lying that yiu are working on the same jumps as Gia when all of us can see that you can barely land your axel and double salchow.
@Kokotakis Shes good and she seems very confident and I think she can go a long way if she is working on triples at 9 years old. How long has she been skating?
@Kokotakis Shes good and seems very confident. But I do think it is a little much to spend that much money on a nine year old. How long has she been skating?
No, you are not working on the same jumps as Gia- She has her double axel, triple sow is only slightly cheated, she is landing triple flip and triple loop- cheated, but standing up. Triples are very different from doubles and until you do them, you can't understand. But, thank you for your opinion.
@IcEsIsTeRs1 I completely disagree with you. I am a USFS certified coach and her boots and blades are the level that she needs for the doubles and triples that she is doing now. Additionally, if you watch the Southwest Pacific Regional Championships on Icenetwork, you will see that Gia's costumes are comparable to the other competitors. Sure, the other competitors are older, but the USFS system is not an age-based system. Gia competes against girls as old as 14 after sept. 1.
@Kokotakis I am working on the same jumps as she is and my blades weren't nearly that expensive, its just a waste of money to buy 500 dollar blades. I mean come on there blades! what about the dresses? In my opinion it's rediculous to spend hundreds of dollars on a dress she's just going to outgrow in a year.
@IcEsIsTeRs1 I'm 18 and my blade's cost 600 and my boots are about 650. and the costumes are not ridiculous ! This is a sport where dresses are made to match your music not something off a shelf . I only get custom made dresses for my self which are not cheap , in general this sport is not cheap , if you want a cheap sport go to hockey ! or take up running veryyyyy cheap :) .
@missanimallover92 Trust me, I wish Gia wanted to be a runner. Get a pair of sneakers and go. It would be much cheaper. But, she loves to skate. She wakes me up in the morning at 4:30am to go to the rink- now that is loving a sport! Would love to see you skate. Where do you train?
@Kokotakis Haha my parent's feel the same way it cost's ALOT to be a skater especially competitively . I do the same 4:30am and we have to drive an hour to get to the rink . I skate at NSWC In Vancouver , BC Canada . I do need to post some video's as i've been on and off due to a knee injury .. Suck's but working my way to get all my double's back :) I love Gia's performances tho , very energetic .
@missanimallover92 That is so wild- one of Gia's coaches is from Canada- her name is Natalie Shaby and she is still an amazing skater! She is 47 years old with the biggest double Axel you have ever seen!!!! I think that she is from the Calgary area.
@wluu1 Gia's blades are about $525 but last for 2 pair of boots. The dress was a custom dress made by Franco Martinez, who designs the costumes for the LA Ballet Co. and it was very expensive, but she has worn it for 2 1/2 years.
As long as you can move on ice, you should start on Basic 2-3. I started on 3. Keep on taking group lessons until, say, basic 5-6. Then you should start taking private lessons. Having your own coach is much more expensive, but the teacher focuses on you and only you, so it really helps. Good Luck!
im starting ice-skating lessons soon and im wondering if i should get my own ice-skates instead of using thiers because i went ice-skating yesterday but found it hard to ice-skate in them, the ones i'd preferd to have , my friend had but she's really seifish and wounldn't let me use them :/ so i was just wondering because i found a pair which are under 30 pounds and i could just use them for the lessons xxx
I Love figure skating, and I have my own skates and all that, I really want to take lessons ( public or private) but my family ( or myself) cannot afford it. Just how much can you learn without lessons, and would you have to start at basic 1 if you did start lessons even if you already knew the moves up to Basic 5, say? Help greatly appreciated :) !
@heartbandit99 Figure skating is a really expensive sport :(
Its a real shame ! You should try group lessons ( because then instead of being 30 dollars for half an hour it would be 6 if there were five of you for example).But if it is too pricey then sure you can learn by yourself! Technique might be tricky though, but go for it!
@NessaLoveWoahxP I started when I was 12 (a year ago) and I have to say, if you work hard and do your best you will get good results. Right now I am soon passing to the last stage of Juniors. So work hard and you will get there.
@karynaluvspink my coach only charges 16 pound for my lesson but there's a 6 pound charge to use the ice so in total it costs around 22pound for a half an hour lesson and rink time afterwards :)
You can build your own ice rink. I was in showbiz and once we built, froze and struck an ice rink in just two days. They've even got plastic ice sheets that interlock together. Everybody could have a rink in their own back yard.
omg this made me cry you're such a good skater!!!! I'm 12 and started 2 years ago, and I compete pre preliminary, and this really impressed me since you're only 9! keep going!!!!!! i wish we could meet in person one day you seem very nice :)
@karynaluvspink Well, it varies from week to week, but with ice time, Gia's training during competition season (Feb-Oct) can be as much as a thousand a week. Sometimes, it is much less.
@Kokotakis It's really that epensive in the states? Wow! we thought Greece was expensive but turns out its actually fine.we pay 30 Euros but for a 1 hour lesson! and entrance is 12 Euros for all day pass :)
@wluu1 I don 't feed Gia. Haha. Just kidding. We don't spend $1,000 every week. Just some weeks and we make sacrifices in other areas of our lives. Also, Gia only skates 10 1/2 months a year. She takes 6 weeks off during the year. The cost of skating is hard on our family, but the sacrifice is worth it if it makes Gia happy.
@hockeychick1301 Yes. This was the first competition of the season and her yellow dress designed by Jan Longmire wasn't ready yet. It was a good temporary dress.
did she slip
elchingo1 2 days ago
@elchingo1 That was a fall. But I didn't give up. I got right up and kept going. I was proud of that.
Kokotakis 18 hours ago
did she slip or was it part of the show
elchingo1 2 days ago
how many crystals are on this dress?
Figures8erA10 2 days ago
how many crystals are on this dress? its soo beatiful!
Figures8erA10 2 days ago
@Figures8erA10 Many, many. And they are strung together and sewn on as they dangle.
Kokotakis 18 hours ago
did she fall or was it part of it
elchingo1 3 days ago
@elchingo1 That was the nicest thing anyone has ever said! It was a fall- a bad fall, but thanks for being kind.
Kokotakis 18 hours ago
how many crystals on the dress? It's so beautiful!
Figures8erA10 3 days ago
@Figures8erA10 I don't know- a lot, I think. Lol
Kokotakis 18 hours ago
how many years you have in this video???
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@ginny2002 9
Kokotakis 18 hours ago
You are so beautiful at 7:05 :)
321mamy 6 days ago
@321mamy Thank you so much
Kokotakis 6 days ago
i can see you in the olympics someday maybe ill be there with because im with us figure skating
JTWHITE90NOT 1 week ago
@JTWHITE90NOT That would be so cool!
Kokotakis 6 days ago
i am adout to start level 5.what level do you do the waltz jump?
bethjoybeauty 1 week ago
@bethjoybeauty I don't really know. I didn't do ISI. I learned the waltz jump about 2 months after I started skating. I used it in a competition about 6 months after that but it was USFS Basic 3- or toe loop level.
Kokotakis 6 days ago
@kokotakis Thank you so much! And I love your dress :)
321mamy 1 week ago
Are you greek? :O
stephaniecandy 1 week ago
@stephaniecandy My grandfather was born on the island of Crete and came to the US on an olive oil boat in the 1950's. So, my family heritage is Greek.
Kokotakis 6 days ago
@Kokotakis You are amazing :] By the way I am greek :]
stephaniecandy 6 days ago
@stephaniecandy That is so cool. Where do you live? in Greece?
Kokotakis 18 hours ago
Hi! I am from Canada, And I do figure skating too. I LOVE your music and I would like to know how to get the same version as your.
I know the title, but I can't find it. I found a lot of music by Porgy and Bess, but not with the same artist. I prefers your version.
Thank you very much, and I like your video, you're very good :)
321mamy 1 week ago
@321mamy try the original soundtrack - the overture
Kokotakis 1 week ago
This may seam like the dumbest question ever but did you fall inteninaly at minute 1:06 ??
bwzebraslol 1 week ago
@bwzebraslol Hahaha!!!! If only I had fallen intentionally!!! Nope. I let my upper body get ahead of my lower body and down I went!
Kokotakis 1 week ago
Hi i was wondering if u do ballet or dancing also?
my friend is also a skater and she does ballet :D
btw ur realllllllly good
rainbowamy1 2 weeks ago
@rainbowamy1 I take ballet during the summer. During the school year I play basketball, soccer and volleyball.
Kokotakis 1 week ago
How often do you get ur skates sharpened? When r u competing again?
LadyMaddy2000 2 weeks ago
@LadyMaddy2000 Since my blades are Paramounts, I don't have to have them sharpened as much. I get them sharpened about every 2 months. I probably won't compete until May
Kokotakis 2 weeks ago
what is this song called i want to use it for my next skating comp!
muzic140 3 weeks ago
@muzic140 This is music from Porgy and Bess- the overture.
Kokotakis 3 weeks ago
I am so excited and nervous for my first competition on the 19th!!!! were you nervous for your first competition?
bgg664 3 weeks ago
@bgg664 I was really, really nervous until they announced my name and I LOVED the way that sounded. But, I was only 4. I get nervous now, but I keep telling myself that being really nervous doesn't help me skate any better and can keep me from skating well. Sometimes I listen to me and sometimes I don't. LOL. Controlling nerves is hard. Try to figure out what your worst fear is and just don't let that 1 thing happen.
Kokotakis 3 weeks ago
WOW! Amazing, I do that stuff but I just turned 12. So your AMAZING for your age.
NiceIce19 3 weeks ago
your spins are good, but you might want to work on your jumps and skating skills :/
MsStickyBear 3 weeks ago
@MsStickyBear I was 9 years old. That was a year ago. I am happy to say that both my jumps and skating skills are much better. Thanks for watching my video.
Kokotakis 3 weeks ago
@Kokotakis There is one open all year, but it's outta Athens..in spata about 45 minutes from glyfada :)
SwiftySkater 4 weeks ago
@SwiftySkater Okay. I WANT to go to Greece SOON!
Kokotakis 3 weeks ago
@Kokotakis There is one rink guys:) its in spata though :) kinda outside Athens- about 40 minutes from glyfada Gia! And in winter there is usually a seasonal rink but it didn't open this year for some reason :(
SwiftySkater 4 weeks ago
@MariliLuvParamore Hi! Um I skate in Athens and there is one rink - in spata! I skate there 4 times every week! It is the only one open all year around! It is not as big as his one of course, but it is 400 square meters :) δεν είναι υπεροχή η τζια? :D
SwiftySkater 4 weeks ago
omg teach me ;'( i've always wanted to learn but i've NEVER even stepped onto an ice rink D'X you're amazing!
cloverwolf24 4 weeks ago
You're so talented! I was going to ask u if ur from Greece but I saw the comments below:) I'm from Greece as well and live in Athens:) it's so sad that I cant learn ice skating here cause there are not many places to learn at:( καλή επιτυχία και πάντα να έχεις πάθος για αυτο που κανεις:)
MariliLuvParamore 1 month ago
@MariliLuvParamore Isn't there a rink in Athens? I heard that there is and was hoping to visit and train there sometime. My grandfather lives in Glyfada 6 months of every year.
Kokotakis 1 month ago
i thought the fall was apart of the performence like when i fall in dancing
mskaylove99 1 month ago
@mskaylove99 That is so funny. I hate when I fall. You get a 1 point deduction. I love to watch dancing. Do you watch Dance Moms?
Kokotakis 1 month ago
@Kokotakis yeah but i dont do competitive i just dance to help with my acting and sining for musical theater
mskaylove99 4 weeks ago
@mskaylove99 An actor! Very cool. My dad was on a soap opera and has done 106 national commercials.
Kokotakis 3 weeks ago
@Kokotakis thats amazing im still trying to convince my mom to let me audition for something big but maybe after she sees me sing for the first time (i dont let my fam hear me when i practice)in cinderella (i play the herald) ill be able to how old are u now
mskaylove99 3 weeks ago
@mskaylove99 I am 10 now. That is so great that you are in Cinderellla. I was in Annie once but only for my school and I don't think that we were very good.
Kokotakis 3 weeks ago
kk. thx! would u recomend a coach?
lenabean121 1 month ago
@lenabean121 Sure, though I started in group classes and moved to private coaching later..
Kokotakis 1 month ago
hi are you russian or what i love how you iceskate i am a gymnast
TheRayris8 1 month ago
@TheRayris8 I am American but my dad's family is from Greece!
Kokotakis 1 month ago
kewl. would you suggest doing gymnastics wile doing figure skating
lenabean121 1 month ago
@lenabean121 Sure. I also suggest basketball and soccer and volleyball because that is what I do!
Kokotakis 1 month ago
@Kokotakis how many hours do you skate a week? basketball, soccer, volleyball and skating sounds like a lot!
funkymonkey776 1 month ago
@funkymonkey776 I skate about 18-20 hours per week. My practices are during school because the teams are school teams that I play for.
Kokotakis 1 month ago
Hi Gia is skating a lot of fun would u like to be friends I'm 12 yrs old my name is trinity
glittergirl427 1 month ago
@glittergirl427 Sure. I would love to be friends. Nice to meet you. I am 10 years old now.
Kokotakis 1 month ago
Is it funny and hard... Would u like to be friends
glittergirl427 1 month ago
You're amazing, girl. Just awesome to watch :D
CrispyRingo 1 month ago
ur so amazing! how old r u?!?! and im not a creep. i sware. im a 10 yr old girl.
:)
lenabean121 1 month ago
@lenabean121 I am 10 now but I had just turned 9 when this video was made.
Kokotakis 1 month ago
Wow Your so graceful and beautiful when you dance , i envy you , such a amazing talent you have and all i can is write i"ve always envied figure skaters is it hard , and is it easy to lose weight when your a figure skater cuse i really need to find a sport that makes me lose weight im really sick and need to get better so :)
arielsims60 1 month ago
@arielsims60 Thank you for your wonderful comments. Skating takes a lot of energy, so I have to eat a lot to keep enough calories, but I train for about 4 hours each day. If you do any sport for that long, you burn tons of calories. I hope that skating can help you get well. it can also make you happy cuz it is so much fun!! Good luck.
Kokotakis 1 month ago
ive got a magor wedgie LOL
tulipchic34 1 month ago
Hi Gia, sorry to bother you but what size swarovski crystals does your mom gets?
wluu1 1 month ago
@wluu1 My mom says that she uses the 20's most of the time and sometimes the 30's when she needs larger ones. The red dress from the 2010 La Jolla Open has only 20'a.
Kokotakis 1 month ago
Hi Gia is figure skating your favorite sport? :)
muzic140 1 month ago
@muzic140 Oh, yes! 2nd is Volleyball followed by Basketball. What about you?
Kokotakis 1 month ago
@Kokotakis My favorite ice figure skating i just got my first pair of ice skates ever today!!!!!!!!!!!! there Jackson Artiste's :) :)
muzic140 1 month ago
@muzic140 Very cool!
Kokotakis 1 month ago
i do a LOT of off ice training
tulipchic34 1 month ago
@tulipchic34 I just don't have time with school and everything,, plus my other sports.
Kokotakis 1 month ago
@Kokotakis i do netball
tulipchic34 1 month ago
@Kokotakis i do netball and ice skating
tulipchic34 1 month ago
@Kokotakis but i just cant do a biellmann yet
tulipchic34 1 month ago
haha SAVE SOME FOR THE PROGRAM!
figureskater772 1 month ago
y does it repeat at da end 3 or 4 times?
101supercupcakegirl 1 month ago in playlist More videos from Kokotakis
@101supercupcakegirl Nope. That is the way the overture goes.
Kokotakis 1 month ago
Gia looks like lendsay Logan when she was a kid!!!!!
crisgwen100 1 month ago
Hi Gia!! I was wondering what the first move you learned in figure skating
muzic140 1 month ago
@muzic140 Falling down! hahaha! Seriously, the first thing they taught us in tot class was to fall down and get up. Then we learned to walk across the ice. My first real skating was the waltz jump. I did them off ice, too- everywhere I went and made my parents crazy.
Kokotakis 1 month ago
i hate trying to do my prgram whem im dizzy im only in i think its prelimanary but its anoying. were was this comp.? and u did really good
SPSkaterPerson89 1 month ago
@SPSkaterPerson89 Thanks. I loved this competition because it was in San Diego. I don't get as dizzy as I used to because I have to hold my spins for so many rotations now.
Kokotakis 1 month ago
@Kokotakis "I have I major wedgie". LOL Made me smile. loved how u recovered from that fall, with a big smile on ur face. How do u spin so much without getting dizzy? I always wanted to know that.
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@MeganTheVampire1 I do get dizzy! Haha. You just learn to skate dizzy. Thank you for the nice comments.
Kokotakis 2 months ago
how did she place?
mrunicornguypearson 2 months ago
@mrunicornguypearson I was 3rd
Kokotakis 2 months ago
Did she fall????
cutiebri912 2 months ago
@cutiebri912 Yep. I fell.
Kokotakis 2 months ago
@Kokotakis ohhh
cutiebri912 2 months ago
can you please tell me what the names of these songs are called? I'm learning a new freestyle program soon and I am thinking about using this music. I love it=))
IcEsIsTeRs1 2 months ago
@IcEsIsTeRs1 I DO get dizzy! You just learn to skate dizzy. Haha. Thank you for the nice comments.
Kokotakis 2 months ago
@IcEsIsTeRs1 This is from Porgy and Bess- the opening overture and summertime.
Kokotakis 2 months ago
wow she is like a pro spinner no joke
im like about her level double lutz double axelish but hers are amazing
gdavidtom 2 months ago
AMAZING !!! you will go a long way in skating !
TheAdamMiller1 2 months ago
Hey Gia, Your really good i'm 10 years old and i'm not as good as you, but I hope to be some day.Your brilliant Please answer back From Portia xx
By the way we both have unusual names no offence bye x
booyaakasha1 2 months ago
@booyaakasha1 Did you know that my real name is Giacoma? Seriously?!? What were my parents thinking! lol. I was named after my grandmother
Kokotakis 2 months ago
YOUR ONLY NINE!?!?WOW!!
Your soooo good!!!(:
LuCkYimuncreative 2 months ago
LOVED EVERYTHING!
Felt sorry when ya fell
carlosmiguelconde 2 months ago
Are you doing the christmas show this year? And if you are, what song are you skating to? I can't wait to see your new programs soon! :-D
Figures8erA10 3 months ago
@Figures8erA10 I am doing the Winter Recital at Culver Ice Arena and I am so excited to be skating to Hallelujah. I choreographed the program myself! Thanks for watching all my videos. I hope that I skate well and have a really good video to put up. Love, Gia
Kokotakis 3 months ago
I agree... Wow I feel like a stalker looking through comments one every video lol.! But, triples are much harder than doubles as well as different. A double is only an axle hooked onto a different entry, and the triple is basically a double axle put onto a different kind of entry. It requires more core work, and leg muscle.
Just saying ((: haha
marshmellokissesDOTT 3 months ago
@marshmellokissesDOTT Thanks for watching the videos. This is Gia. My mom answers a lot of the time, but this time it is me. I am the one doing or trying to do the double axel and the triples that they were talking about and trust me, they are WAAAAAAYYYYYY different from all the other doubles. My rear end and hips can tell you that, too. Hahaha. Really, thanks so much for watching. I am hoping to get to 1million hits some day.... Love, Gia
Kokotakis 3 months ago
@Kokotakis Im Gonna Have To Agree With @marshmallowkissesDOTT ! I also feel like a real stalker but it does seem pretty rediculous to compare triples to doubles! If triples were the same as doubles, they wouldnt be worth so much more in competition, and more skaters would be able to land them! Haha i watch your videos everyday Gia, and I think you are just about the only skater i never get bored of watching.Haha!:) You are almost there!
SwiftySkater 2 months ago
@SwiftySkater Thanks so much. I am standing up on triple sow and triple loop, but both are cheated. I hope to have them clean by next season.
Kokotakis 2 months ago
@Kokotakis Haha. Yeah i'm sort of working on my double axel but... I am really scared to try it a lot of the times. I know that people usually hurt them self by doing the easy stuff like stroking, but I am scared i'm gonna like crack my head open or something lol.
And I think you will get 1million views one day because you are really good!
marshmellokissesDOTT 2 months ago
@marshmellokissesDOTT Thanks for saying that. BTW- I am afraid of cracking my head on the double axel, too.
Kokotakis 2 months ago
i love everything about her performance!
ikick012 3 months ago
nice job it was very good and well choreographed i liked it a lot nice job :)
Shabang314 3 months ago
@2:20 she looked like a mushroom
manleyosaurus 3 months ago
@manleyosaurus Some people call that sit spin position the mushroom. Some call it the tuck.
Kokotakis 3 months ago
she is amazing and definitely has the right blades for those jumps!
ikick012 3 months ago
No, you are not working on the same jumps as Gia- She has her double axel, triple sow is only slightly cheated, she is landing triple flip and triple loop- cheated, but standing up. Triples are very different from doubles and until you do them, you can't understand. Also, this dress was for National Showcase and she has worn it for 2 full seasons and it still fits- she competed in 2 weeks ago. But, thank you for your opinion.
Kokotakis 3 months ago
@Kokotakis how do you know i'm not working on them? And triples are just doubles pulled in a little tighter, only difference.
IcEsIsTeRs1 3 months ago
@IcEsIsTeRs1 Because I looked at your videos. And triples are much different than doubles- they are much harder on the body and require much more technical precision to execute. I should know these things as a USFS and PSA certified coach.
Kokotakis 3 months ago
@IcEsIsTeRs1 Is It Really Any Of Our Business How Much They Spend On Their Daughter? Its Not.Whatever Mr And Mrs Kokotakis Are Doing Seems To Be Paying Off-Gia Is A Great Skater And Seems To Be Enjoying It,! So I Don't See Why You Mind. And Doubles Are NOT The Same As Triples. Don't bother lying that yiu are working on the same jumps as Gia when all of us can see that you can barely land your axel and double salchow.
SwiftySkater 3 months ago
@Kokotakis Shes good and she seems very confident and I think she can go a long way if she is working on triples at 9 years old. How long has she been skating?
VictoriousSkater 3 months ago
@VictoriousSkater I started at 4 years old. Thanks so much for the nice things that you said. I love skating more than anything in the world!
Kokotakis 2 months ago
@Kokotakis Shes good and seems very confident. But I do think it is a little much to spend that much money on a nine year old. How long has she been skating?
VictoriousSkater 3 months ago
No, you are not working on the same jumps as Gia- She has her double axel, triple sow is only slightly cheated, she is landing triple flip and triple loop- cheated, but standing up. Triples are very different from doubles and until you do them, you can't understand. But, thank you for your opinion.
Kokotakis 3 months ago
just a question, why do you spend that much money on gia? shes only 9! She doesn't need all of that stuff
IcEsIsTeRs1 3 months ago
@IcEsIsTeRs1 I completely disagree with you. I am a USFS certified coach and her boots and blades are the level that she needs for the doubles and triples that she is doing now. Additionally, if you watch the Southwest Pacific Regional Championships on Icenetwork, you will see that Gia's costumes are comparable to the other competitors. Sure, the other competitors are older, but the USFS system is not an age-based system. Gia competes against girls as old as 14 after sept. 1.
Kokotakis 3 months ago
@Kokotakis I am working on the same jumps as she is and my blades weren't nearly that expensive, its just a waste of money to buy 500 dollar blades. I mean come on there blades! what about the dresses? In my opinion it's rediculous to spend hundreds of dollars on a dress she's just going to outgrow in a year.
IcEsIsTeRs1 3 months ago
@IcEsIsTeRs1 I'm 18 and my blade's cost 600 and my boots are about 650. and the costumes are not ridiculous ! This is a sport where dresses are made to match your music not something off a shelf . I only get custom made dresses for my self which are not cheap , in general this sport is not cheap , if you want a cheap sport go to hockey ! or take up running veryyyyy cheap :) .
missanimallover92 3 months ago
@missanimallover92 Trust me, I wish Gia wanted to be a runner. Get a pair of sneakers and go. It would be much cheaper. But, she loves to skate. She wakes me up in the morning at 4:30am to go to the rink- now that is loving a sport! Would love to see you skate. Where do you train?
Kokotakis 2 months ago
@Kokotakis Haha my parent's feel the same way it cost's ALOT to be a skater especially competitively . I do the same 4:30am and we have to drive an hour to get to the rink . I skate at NSWC In Vancouver , BC Canada . I do need to post some video's as i've been on and off due to a knee injury .. Suck's but working my way to get all my double's back :) I love Gia's performances tho , very energetic .
missanimallover92 2 months ago
@missanimallover92 That is so wild- one of Gia's coaches is from Canada- her name is Natalie Shaby and she is still an amazing skater! She is 47 years old with the biggest double Axel you have ever seen!!!! I think that she is from the Calgary area.
Kokotakis 2 months ago
good job
TaleiaTanay 3 months ago
your good
TaleiaTanay 3 months ago
how old are you now
because your really good
kittykattenkat 3 months ago
@kittykattenkat I am still 9 but will be 10 in a couple of months.
Kokotakis 3 months ago
@kittykattenkat she is 9.
KaitlynQuinn10 3 months ago
how old are you now
kittykattenkat 3 months ago
@Kokotakis How much did her skates and dress cost? Just wondering cause I like the colors of her blade and the coler of the dress!
wluu1 3 months ago
@wluu1 Gia's blades are about $525 but last for 2 pair of boots. The dress was a custom dress made by Franco Martinez, who designs the costumes for the LA Ballet Co. and it was very expensive, but she has worn it for 2 1/2 years.
Kokotakis 3 months ago
im currently working on my sit and camel spins. any tips?
hockeychick1301 3 months ago
@hockeychick1301 keep your back straight on the sit and go into the camel with an arch in your back. Good luck.
Kokotakis 3 months ago
WOW even when she falls she gets up and smiles
enpointegirl 3 months ago
good job!
BLONDEduh 3 months ago
kool program :)
BLONDEduh 3 months ago
pretty dress!
BLONDEduh 3 months ago
her dress is really pretty!!!
BLONDEduh 3 months ago
Wow! You're so good. I wish I had have of that skill!
iamawesome3121 3 months ago in playlist Gia Kokotakis
As long as you can move on ice, you should start on Basic 2-3. I started on 3. Keep on taking group lessons until, say, basic 5-6. Then you should start taking private lessons. Having your own coach is much more expensive, but the teacher focuses on you and only you, so it really helps. Good Luck!
iamawesome3121 3 months ago in playlist Gia Kokotakis
hey Gia,
im starting ice-skating lessons soon and im wondering if i should get my own ice-skates instead of using thiers because i went ice-skating yesterday but found it hard to ice-skate in them, the ones i'd preferd to have , my friend had but she's really seifish and wounldn't let me use them :/ so i was just wondering because i found a pair which are under 30 pounds and i could just use them for the lessons xxx
tamchowa764215 4 months ago
the olympics is in this girls future omg O.O
MsTinkerbelle87 4 months ago
I Love figure skating, and I have my own skates and all that, I really want to take lessons ( public or private) but my family ( or myself) cannot afford it. Just how much can you learn without lessons, and would you have to start at basic 1 if you did start lessons even if you already knew the moves up to Basic 5, say? Help greatly appreciated :) !
heartbandit99 4 months ago
@heartbandit99 try taking group lessons- that is how I started.
Kokotakis 4 months ago
@heartbandit99 Figure skating is a really expensive sport :(
Its a real shame ! You should try group lessons ( because then instead of being 30 dollars for half an hour it would be 6 if there were five of you for example).But if it is too pricey then sure you can learn by yourself! Technique might be tricky though, but go for it!
SwiftySkater 4 months ago
She is so pretty and is a GREAT skater!! Keep uo the wonderful work!! :D
TheHorseCrazyGirl15 4 months ago
She is amazing :)
I am 12, and going to start taking lessons.
I wish I would of started when I was younger!
NessaLoveWoahxP 4 months ago
@NessaLoveWoahxP I started when I was 12 (a year ago) and I have to say, if you work hard and do your best you will get good results. Right now I am soon passing to the last stage of Juniors. So work hard and you will get there.
hamster5545 3 months ago
@karynaluvspink my coach only charges 16 pound for my lesson but there's a 6 pound charge to use the ice so in total it costs around 22pound for a half an hour lesson and rink time afterwards :)
xx5436 4 months ago
You can build your own ice rink. I was in showbiz and once we built, froze and struck an ice rink in just two days. They've even got plastic ice sheets that interlock together. Everybody could have a rink in their own back yard.
gallantrycross 4 months ago
omg this made me cry you're such a good skater!!!! I'm 12 and started 2 years ago, and I compete pre preliminary, and this really impressed me since you're only 9! keep going!!!!!! i wish we could meet in person one day you seem very nice :)
curlyfries221 4 months ago in playlist More videos from Kokotakis
oh so how much a week
karynaluvspink 4 months ago
@karynaluvspink 18 to 20 hours per week
Kokotakis 4 months ago
@Kokotakis so how much do u pay a week .total
karynaluvspink 4 months ago
@karynaluvspink Well, it varies from week to week, but with ice time, Gia's training during competition season (Feb-Oct) can be as much as a thousand a week. Sometimes, it is much less.
Kokotakis 4 months ago
@Kokotakis dang thats a lot, i dont hav that kind of money
karynaluvspink 4 months ago
@Kokotakis It's really that epensive in the states? Wow! we thought Greece was expensive but turns out its actually fine.we pay 30 Euros but for a 1 hour lesson! and entrance is 12 Euros for all day pass :)
SwiftySkater 4 months ago
@Kokotakis How can you manage to pay a thousand dollar in one week for her skating?
wluu1 3 months ago
@wluu1 I don 't feed Gia. Haha. Just kidding. We don't spend $1,000 every week. Just some weeks and we make sacrifices in other areas of our lives. Also, Gia only skates 10 1/2 months a year. She takes 6 weeks off during the year. The cost of skating is hard on our family, but the sacrifice is worth it if it makes Gia happy.
Kokotakis 3 months ago
@Kokotakis Is this the same dress she wore for Dont rain on my Parade?
hockeychick1301 3 months ago
@hockeychick1301 Yes. This was the first competition of the season and her yellow dress designed by Jan Longmire wasn't ready yet. It was a good temporary dress.
Kokotakis 3 months ago
oh,so $100 an hour,4 how many hours do u train a day or week
karynaluvspink 4 months ago
@karynaluvspink Between 18 and 20 but most of that is practice- not lessons.
Kokotakis 4 months ago
how much do u pay for the lessons plz answer :)
karynaluvspink 4 months ago