Hi there! You can call me Kate :)
I became interested in the glitz and glam and athleticism of figure skating when I was just a toddler. It all started in 1992 and watching the winter Olympics when Kristi Yamaguchi became the ladies singles champion. From then on, I talked about learning how to skate. Unfortunately, my hometown did not have an ice rink.
I tried gymnastics at the YMCA for a little while, but as soon as our arena opened in December 1994, I finally had my first try on a pair of ice skates.
I started in group lesson classes and worked my way up the levels, skipping a few as I went. It didn't take long before I was completely hooked and taking private lessons.
I spent countless hours at the rink, skating before and after school, and taking ballet and off ice conditioning classes.
Most of my favorite memories are somehow related to my time spent at the ice rink. When I finally landed my single axel, I was rewarded with my first pet - a hamster named Axel. I grew up skating in front of crowds of thousands of people at the Holiday Pops concerts. Competitions turned into party weekends where my friends and I would run around the rink in big fuzzy animal slippers. When the Stars on Ice tour was in town, the entire skating club would get together to enjoy the show. And thanks to the background of our coaches, we even got to go backstage and meet our idols a few times. And of course my first job as a teenager was at the ice rink. I worked as a skate guard and in the concession stand to earn enough money to buy a little white dog, appropriately named Zamboni.
I am proud of what I've accomplished so far and I strive to keep learning by making time for myself to practice and staying current with all my Continuing Education Requirements through the Professional Skaters Association.
I became interested in the glitz and glam and athleticism of figure skating when I was just a toddler. It all started in 1992 and watching the winter Olympics when Kristi Yamaguchi became the ladies singles champion. From then on, I talked about learning how to skate. Unfortunately, my hometown did not have an ice rink.
I tried gymnastics at the YMCA for a little while, but as soon as our arena opened in December 1994, I finally had my first try on a pair of ice skates.
I started in group lesson classes and worked my way up the levels, skipping a few as I went. It didn't take long before I was completely hooked and taking private lessons.
I spent countless hours at the rink, skating before and after school, and taking ballet and off ice conditioning classes.
Most of my favorite memories are somehow related to my time spent at the ice rink. When I finally landed my single axel, I was rewarded with my first pet - a hamster named Axel. I grew up skating in front of crowds of thousands of people at the Holiday Pops concerts. Competitions turned into party weekends where my friends and I would run around the rink in big fuzzy animal slippers. When the Stars on Ice tour was in town, the entire skating club would get together to enjoy the show. And thanks to the background of our coaches, we even got to go backstage and meet our idols a few times. And of course my first job as a teenager was at the ice rink. I worked as a skate guard and in the concession stand to earn enough money to buy a little white dog, appropriately named Zamboni.
I am proud of what I've accomplished so far and I strive to keep learning by making time for myself to practice and staying current with all my Continuing Education Requirements through the Professional Skaters Association.