by Elizabeth Ryan | Jul 23, 2020 | Adult Skaters, Parents, Skaters |
It’s been a long time and the waiting is nearly over – rinks will be starting to open up soon and that means all the hard work you’ve been doing off-ice will pay dividends when you step back on to that lovely smooth cold sheet of ice… or will it? Everyone’s been in...
by Elizabeth Ryan | Dec 12, 2017 | Coaches, Parents, Skaters |
It’s always an amazing week at Ice Sheffield when the British Championships are on – and I look forward every year to chatting with mums, dads, coaches and skaters about their challenges and their achievements. I especially love to catch up with ‘my’ skaters – whose...
by Elizabeth Ryan | Nov 3, 2017 | Coaches, Parents, Skaters |
The last competition to qualify for the British Championships is over and there will no doubt be a number of disappointed skaters who didn’t quite achieve the required score to secure them entry. It may sound harsh, but if you were counting on sliding in at the last...
by Elizabeth Ryan | Sep 23, 2017 | Skaters |
It’s that beautiful autumn season with high blue skies and crisp crunchy leaves underfoot. Not that skaters, coaches or parents see much of the outdoors when they are spending so much time at the rink! And by now I’m guessing you’re leaving for the...
by Elizabeth Ryan | Aug 29, 2017 | Coaches, Parents, Skaters |
By now many of you will have heard the news that Julia Lipnitskaya is retiring from competitive skating at the age of 19. The incredibly bendy, flexible darling of the 2014 Olympics and a heap of world class junior and senior competitions, she will not be forgotten...
