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  • A Figure Skater on the Mend

    July 19, 2021 by

    Content Warning: This post contains the story of broken bones.  — The moment is almost a blur. I’m coming across the ice, music playing overhead, makeup done, costume on, and the judges are watching. I’ve run this program a hundred times which is why I don’t see this happening. One wrong step and suddenly I’m… Read more

  • Why I Miss Skating

    June 21, 2021 by

    In my previous article, What the Pandemic Taught Me about my Hobby, I have mentioned that I missed skating. A friend asked me, “what specifically do you miss about it” and “what specifically, why do you love it so much?” I have taken the time to think about what made me miss it and why… Read more

  • The First Competition In Over A Year

    June 7, 2021 by

    It’s this weekend. In a year and a half of crazy things, this weekend, I’ll lace my skates up, put on a new costume, and compete for the first time since getting a new coach…since losing my biggest cheerleader, my mom…since the whole pandemic started back in March of 2020. And I am slightly terrified,… Read more

  • AST Skater Spotlight Series – Meet Liz

    February 4, 2021 by

    Our Adults Skate Too Skater Spotlight Series is a bi-weekly blog where you get to know your fellow adult skaters from all over the world! For our next edition, you will get to meet Liz! She’s a marketing whiz from Boston who hit the ice again after her wedding. Read more about how she is… Read more

  • AST Skater Spotlight Series – Meet Agus

    January 23, 2021 by

    Our Adults Skate Too Skater Spotlight Series is a bi-weekly blog where you get to know your fellow adult skaters from all over the world! For our next edition, you will get to meet Agus. She’s a med student from Argentina who began skating during med school. Read our blog to learn about her journey… Read more

  • What the Pandemic Taught me About my Hobby – by LynthaTye

    July 8, 2020 by

    When the local news started reporting on the COVID-19 health crisis, I knew that at some point things were going to change. Slowly the realities of life were sinking in. From my own experience, it began with local store shelves not having hand sanitizers and disinfectants in stock. One day as I was leaving work,… Read more

  • AST Skater Spotlight Series – Meet Makenzie

    June 25, 2020 by

    Our Adults Skate Too Skater Spotlight Series is a bi-weekly blog where you get to know your fellow adult skaters from all over the world! For our next edition, you will get to meet Makenzie! She is a mechanical engineer from Australia who started learn to skate classes while in college. Read more about how… Read more

  • AST Skater Spotlight Series – Meet Megan

    April 22, 2020 by

    Our Adults Skate Too Skater Spotlight Series is a bi-weekly blog where you get to know your fellow adult skaters from all over the world! For our next edition, you will get to meet Megan! She is a graphic designer & second chance skater from Pennsylvania who came back to the ice at age 25!… Read more

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