Aryana has been skating since she was 6 years old. She stopped skating shortly after she started. A friend of her one day called and asked her if she was willing to go skating with her. Aryana said sure, let me try. Her friend stopped skating, but Aryana kept going. She is having so much fun with skating.
Aryana is a 5th grader, who is also going very strong academically. She is in an honor role, in spite of her practicing 6 days per week. She has listened to her Dad’s advice saying education comes first, and then sports.
We all can learn a few points from Aryana;
What inspires you with skating? It is fun! The wind on the ice ring is very refreshing, the moves the spins, the jumps, they are all challenging but fun!!! How did you get good at this? Were you just a natural? No, it was all graduals, I fell down a lot, and my blades were all over the place. As, I got better at controlling the blades, falling became more fun.
What are some of the challenges? Sometimes falling, and also, every time I move to a new level it gets harder and I have to work harder. What made you to keep trying again and again? The challenge of getting better at jumping, spinning and having fun.
What level are you in now? Juvenile free skate What is your goal with skating? My short term goal is to win the junior nationals and my long term goal is to finish my gold dance and gold free skate. Who are your role models? My parents, because they both work very hard. How do you handle practicing days per week and being an honor role student? I manage my time. I don’t have time to watch TV, even though I like TV. What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to be an orthodontist, I think it is fun to work with tissues, gums and teeth and make them to be perfect. |
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