Skates (was Re: corked bats)

[Jenny]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Jodi" <cherryflip at c...> 
wrote:
> > Oh, and on Jenny's point about the different skates for different 
> disciplines - I must admit that didn't even cross my mind as I was 
> writing my post, I was thinking only about skaters who just skate 
one 
> discipline. But I do know recreational skaters with two pairs, one 
> for free and one for dance, and they complain about the difficulty 
of 
> switching to the dance ones because they shift their weight 
backwards 
> and suddenly find there's no blade there ;o) I did mean, though, to 
> mention the fact that skaters used to have a different pair for 
> figures but somehow I didn't. Hey, I was tired ;o)
> 
> Jodi

It's all good, Jodi ;)  Only the really good skaters at my rink have 
a couple pair of skates, like the coaches and "the Russians" 
(Anjelika Krylova and Oleg Oksiannkov - world dance champions - train 
at our rink.  I've worked with Anjelika on choreography for our 
synchro team before.  I know she has at least 3 pairs of skates).  
I've had the same pair since 1996, and we had to cash one of my dad's 
War Bonds for them.  I'd like to get new synchro blades b/c they're 
kind of a cross between freestyle and dance, but for now, I'm still 
using my old freestyle blades.

Oh, and, Hagridd, Tara Lipinski didn't skate at Salt Lake City.  She 
won at Nagano.  You might be thinking of Sarah Hughes, who won Gold 
at the SLC olympics.  Tara's been pro since 1998.  

Cheers!
Yours in Gryffindor,
Jenny :)