Counseling a Child & Parent Off a Sport that Child Doesn’t Really Like
by Author: Catherine Collings M.S.C.S.M. (CEO Ultimate Edges of Excellence) As an elite figure skating coach and hockey skating technique specialist of over, cough 37, cough… years, I have seen...
The Key to a Beautiful Skating Program
by Catherine Collings M.S.C.S.M, CEO Ultimate Edges of Excellence L.L.C. The “Ultimate” goal in Figure Skating is to score the highest amount of points. In order to do this, it...
Conversations at the Ice Skating Rink
A PERSPECTIVE The kids in the change room at the local skating rink are talking about university. Have they applied? No, they will soon: this very weekend in fact....
The Coach-Friend Conundrum in Figure Skating
Hot Topics in Adult Skating by Renee Lacy You are an adult skater who loves skating. Your coach is an adult who also loves skating. Should you socialize away...
Parenting An Athlete
I have observed parents that have been too underactive and too overactive in their child’s sport. There is a fine balance between being the micro-managing parent and the parent...
Yuzuru Hanyu will Need 2-3 Weeks to Recover from Cup of China Collision
TOKYO (AP) – Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu will need two-to-three weeks to recover from injuries resulting from a scary collision with another skater in warm-ups at the...
Gold Medal Test Recognition
Hot Topics in Adult Skating by Renee Lacy Let’s face it; we all know that adult gold moves in the field and free skate tests are not the same...
Skate Sharpening: What You Need to Know
by Eric Neubauer for IceSkatingWorld.com How frequently should skates be sharpened? Typical sharpening for figure skates frequently range from every 5 weeks for a daily skater to every nine...
A Look Back at the Mens Skate in the 2014 Winter Olympics
by Katherine Ruch They began the broadcast with lots of drama. Evgeni Plushenko hurt his back in the warm up and then for a solid 5-10 minutes they talked...
A Look Back at the Figure Skating Pairs event in the 2014 Winter Olympics
by Katherine Ruch It has taken me a few days to write about the Pairs because each event of the skating has had so much drama involved that it’s...