72yo Ice Skater says, ‘I was jumping up until 62’
Kyla Hastie developed her figure skating prowess in the United Arab Emirates about 30 years ago. Her father worked in the oil industry and, for half a year when she…
Gracie Gold’s Battle for Olympic Glory Ended in a Fight to Save Herself
Gold was depressed, and her deteriorating relationship with food now involved binge-purge cycles. Her private struggles became immediately clear to Wagner, her rival, who said recently, “There was just no…
Nam Nguyen Has a New Perspective Thanks to This
"Before when I had bad stuff going on, I would treat it like it was the biggest thing in the world, and make it a disaster, but now I treat…
Famous Figure Skater Had Everything. She Also Had Depression
She had wonderful coaches and mentors. She felt the most at ease when she was ice skating, which gave her an Olympic gold medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics in…
Powerful Ways To Improve Your Coaching Strategy
Guest post Coaching skating is a challenging job. It’s a difficult sport with a lot of complicated moves to be learned. As a coach, it’s your job to get your…
Your Hardest Figure Skating Jump or Move
We quizzed our over 4,800 friends on Facebook about what was the hardest move or jump they had trouble learning. We received over 100 comments from figure skaters all around…
Balanced Diets for the Athlete
Athletes are often asked to push their bodies beyond normal tolerance levels, resulting in increased risk of tissue injury. They lose more sweat and burn more calories than a normal…
Should Kids Wear Helmets while Ice Skating? Some N.J. Lawmakers Think So
TRENTON — It might get a cold reception from some New Jersey kids, but state lawmakers have begun advancing a bill that would require them to wear helmets while ice…
The Key to a Beautiful Skating Program
by Catherine Collings , CEO Ultimate Edges of Excellence The "Ultimate" goal in Figure Skating is to score the highest amount of points. In order to do this, it has been…
How to Choose Music for a Sport that Requires Music
5 Steps for Figure Skaters by Catherine Collings Let’s face it. There are many sports that require music to compete such as Figure Skating, Gymnastics, Dressage, and Synchronized Swimming (to name…
