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Thank you so much! I took quite a few private lessons that season, so yeah, I did. It helps a lot and really makes a difference :)

@kelaex My coach means the world to me. I'd be so lost without her. I'm happy to hear you have some one on one attention and excited for your journey. Keep working hard!

@@SassySkaters thank you! It's been difficult to get on the ice now that I work full time. Let's see how this journey continues. Best of luck to you as well!

@kelaex yay adulting! I am fortunate to still be able to skate daily. Thank you, and here's to World Championships SOMEDAY! U.S.A. U.S.A. 😆 God bless love.

i'm not doing it anymore, it was just the circumstances. but now I'm still in the same place I moved to over two years ago!

pretty much! I think it's something you should do early on if you're serious about learning the sport. Proper skates make all the difference!

thank you so much! :)

my first months, I went once or twice a week. after that, it gets a bit complicated, because there were lockdowns and restrictions so I barely got to go. My second season, when everything was open again, I went quite often, three times a week, I think.

it really depends on the parking lot, I think. Outdoor ones are usually less guarded than indoor ones, but you can always try your luck. My tip is to not go alone if you can - feels a lot better to have someone and is a bit safer :p

thank you so much! I used to watch your videos as inspiration when I was just starting out actually!! :)

thank you so much, I am very happy you enjoyed my video :) the sorting through a vast number of clips is always indeed a challenge haha The thing is that the summer rink is not quite close to where I usually train. Not super far off but it takes me around two and a half hours to get there. Whereabouts do you live now? I generally train more around Mainz/Frankfurt area. Right now it doesn't look like I will compete unfortunately, but there are quite a few people in my club that will. There are a lot of smaller comps in Germany that offer adult categories, I think autumn cup in Dortmund or Türme Cup in Ravensburg are a few examples, or generally you can compete in regionals of your area towards the end of the season.

@@kelaex I’m between Gottingen and Hannover. I’m not sure what my best rink options will be. The only coach I’ve been recommended is one who works with adults, but she is in Hamburg. I emailed another, but he only responded the first time and is at the summer rink much too far, probably, at nearly three and a half hours each way. In the US it was over an hour in any direction to rinks for me, but it was an easier drive, not winding roads or city. The train seems quite unreliable so far too. I don’t know the ice schedules, where there is freestyle if any… it’s all a mystery. It was lucky to even find the summer rinks. They didn’t come up on Google maps when I searched. I only learned about the closer one to me when some skaters from Hannover gave me the location when we were chatting in Willingen. Anyway, I really hope to have a local coach and find a way for more ice time. I don’t even know how much to expect coaching to cost here. Prices for ice time and coaching in the US were much, much higher than in Romania.

@@ThatFigureSkaterZamboniGirl unfortunately I don't know much about ice rinks in that area. :/ Unfortunately, the infrastructure is basically non-existent when it comes to figure skating, especially for adults. Finding things on the internet is basically impossible. Both clubs that I was in I could only join because I got the necessary information through word of mouth at the rink - similarly like you discovered the summer rink. It's easiest to know someone who knows something. Instagram can be really helpful too. Freestyle sessions aren't really a regular thing afaik. There are a few rinks who offer "patch", as it's called here, in summer. If they are a regular thing in winter, it's locally organized and only for members of a certain club. I believe they have that in Frankfurt. Unfortunately, my club can't offer anything like that and the other club that I was at also didn't offer it. Rinks are sparse and most ice time is given to hockey clubs and then FS clubs. What remains is the public skate, which is where most figure adult skaters train outside of lessons. Pricing really depends on the coach, but generally it doesn't seem to be outrageous compared to the US. From what I've heard it's anywhere between 30€-60€ per 50 minutes which is a pretty average hourly salary for a freelancer. I think the bigger problem is the availability of everything.

@@kelaex thank you for your reply. That’s a bit discouraging, but I guess I will reach out to the coach in Hamburg for any help she can give and will talk to other skaters when I’m back at a rink. 🙁

@@ThatFigureSkaterZamboniGirl starting out with anyone is a good idea even though it may be inconvenient at first. But that coach will know other coaches and maybe you'll find a better solution soon. Also keep talking to other skaters in your area. Maybe I'm overly negative and there may be more opportunities in your area. :) so don't be discouraged. It is definitely harder than in the US but generally we do have a lovely community of adult ice skaters here. Also, feel free to ask whatever you need to know if you think I can help or if you just want to rant lol

glad you enjoyed!! :)

yeah, it's so hard! recovery is definitely tough. so important to look after ourselves :)

jaaa, ich freu mich sehr!

hey :) it changes between summer and winter. in winter i take one group lesson a week and then a private every two to three weeks. in summer I don't train on ice because it's closed, but I do go to off ice training once a week.

i'll upload the update once the season ends :) it should be out in the beginning of April

so if you're still interested, year three progress is up :)

i'll do it by the end of the season :) expect it around the beginning of April sometime

@@kelaex yay! 💜

@@kelaex it’s april ! ❤❤

@@phoebeex life got in the way! working on it :)

@@kelaex looking forward to it 💕💕

Do it! Ice skating makes me feel like a princess! And we deserve to feel like princesses!

Any investment in your self is a worthwhile investment. You shouldn't have to convince your husband of that.

i have the risport electra light boots and the MK Galaxy blade

Thank you! :)

ice academy :)

@@kelaex Cool 😎 Ich hatte heute beim MEC mein erstes Probetraining. Bist du Sa/So auch öfters im Publikumslauf? Da sieht man immer so viele die üben. Ich bin der Typ der immer mit großen Augen allen auf die Füße starrt 😅

@@sporty.seb1 hahaha, also Sa/So weniger, eher unter der Woche, aber je nachdem... ist von Woche zu Woche unterschiedlich.

yeah, my leg is too far out the side! still struggling with this unfortunately :(

I wasn't fitted, they were from Decathlon, so they were too big and I was sliding around in them. The blades were also really low quality and overall they were hindering my progress

@@kelaex thank you for the reply, I was thinking of getting the same skates since there are no skating shops in my country right now and I'm afraid to order online without fitting. Despite low quality, were blades curved enough to enable you spinning and execution of other simple elements?

@@hekoriginaljni6489 hmm, since I only had them for a short time I didn't get to one foot spins. I did learn my two foot spin on it but I didn't really have much of a rocker tbh, I felt my blades stopping me quite a bit. I think they were okay for getting me into skating but if you already know you want to pursue it, I wouldn't really recommend them as I switched after about three months.

you can do it! I found jumps so scary in the beginning too