A Responsibility/Sharing of Sorts

Well, I've read a lot of blogs on adult figure skaters. But never (yet) have I read a blog by a teen who took up figure skating as a teen. So that ended up into the creation of this blog, Icing Upon Ice.

I'd like to share my experience as a fellow teen who started figure skating at the age of 14 in December 2010, not yet old enough to either drive myself to the rink, work to pay for my figure skating sessions, nor (in the most likelihood) become good enough to actually compete for money/glory. I hope to outline my own struggles as a mean to reach out and sympathize with other teen figure skaters out there and tell you that you are definitely not alone.

As a starter to a first blog post, I am sure many of you have been asked this question: "Why in the world did you take up figure skating? You are not going to take it anywhere". Trust me, I've doubted why I decided to continue skating after I learned the basic gliding forwards and backwards (and when I just can't get low on that sit spin, but that's another topic for another day). For one, it really isn't a cheap sport to play. And if you live in an area where they don't offer private practice sessions, or if you just can't afford it and must be stuck every week in public skating sessions like me, it gets discouraging. Or when school work gets in the way, etc.

But I love figure skating. I love the sport, the thrill of spinning, the adrenaline from jumping, and most of all, when I overcome and be able to do an element I've been working on for months. It's the best feeling in the world, gliding out there on the glassy ice and seeing half the people stumbling around you. That is the Icing up on the cold ice (grimaces at my terrible pun). The sweet passion of doing something you love. Or the pride when you see people skating on TV and thinking, "I can do better than that!"  (Battle of the Blades, anyone?). That's what keeps me going. That's what keeps me moving on bad practices when you can't get that darn toe pick to stay off the ice during a spin or when you fall on a loop jump. Figure skating is often more than just landing all the jumps and perfecting all the spins; it is also about being optimistic and adamant enough to continue something you love.

I put up this blog to share my experience and hopefully hear some similar stories (so I can know I am not alone!), but if no one does read this, I am perfectly content to use this blog to document my skating life as a record of my teenage years. Thank you for visiting, and may the odds be ever in your skating's favour!

P.S. I also love to read and write, and may occasionally slip in a literary post here and there. ;)
P.P.S. I do not own The Hunger Games, although my ♥ for the series is great.