Progress

10/19/2026

Congrats to Lori on landing her first axel last Friday! We are working on a lot of strengthening exercises to keep all of her positions in the air strong, and our next step is to work on her being more brave with her axel attempts. Today, she had some very good axel attempts, but she was uncertain of herself so that is whey she sat down on them. We will get them stronger and work on her confidence! I am trying to build them up so tomorrow she lands two axels, Thursday she lands three axels, Friday she lands four axels, etc.

10/5/2026

Lori is doing much better working on her air position technique, and she is doing well transferring the technique to her backspin, loop turns and pirouettes. Strengthening up this position will be key for her to land her axel consistently and safely. She is also doing well working on other exercises that will help her have a stronger air position. She can jump her axel on the pole harness without me doing anything so the jump is getting better. I really like her work on the sit spin this morning~ her position was strong and correct, and she was easily holding it for five revolutions with speed. Lori’s Bronze skating skill test is gaining good power, and she is doing a good job practicing it correctly on her own.

9/21/2026

It is great to have Lori back! Her strength has improved, and she has done a nice job maintaining all of her jumps, spins and edgework. She will know all of the patterns from her Bronze Skating Skills test by the end of the week, and we are focusing on her axel take-off and her right axis in the air and on her landing. If she can get stronger over her right axis then her axels will be easier to land. She does a great job working on her axels in the pole harness, and she can do a lot of them in a row. We are also focusing on some of her technique for her sit spin so she can hold it longer. She has been very eager to try new spins too!

5/30/26

Congrats to Lori on passing her Pre-Bronze Skating Skill test! It is great she has it done now so we can keep moving forward this fall!

3/11/26

Lori’s axels have been consistent on the pole harness, and she has rotated a couple off the pole harness! They are a lot better. We have worked a lot on her edge pressure on the take-off as well as the path her arms need to take in the air to rotate. She also was doing much better camel spins this morning, and she was holding her sit and backwards sit spins longer!

1/21/26

We are working a lot on the connection between Lori’s feet and seat, and it is helping her point her toes a lot better! Her axel jumps are more rotated on the floor, and she is showing more enthusiasm for learning new techniques. She is taking pride in knowing new things and just doing it before I have to explain anything (i.e. axel take-off position), which is great to see.