Sunday, April 5, 2009
Mattie's Skating Competition
The first girl in the video is the girl who got 1st place -- Mattie is the 2nd performer in the blue outfit. This was Mattie's first competition, and she is doing moves at the Basic Eight level.
She placed 2nd!
It was so fun to watch her perform -- even after I've seen this program during practices about a jillion times over the past 3 months.
We had our first ever run-in with some "crazy stage moms" -- yikes. It was a bit intimidating and ratcheted our nerves up a few more notches. We ended up sitting in the stands with Mattie's coach, Tim, and Jonah instead of waiting in the locker room, just to get away from these moms!
By the way, Mattie's coach right now is Brooke Castile -- she is a pairs skater and placed 1st in the US Championships in 2006-2007. There are some really awesome videos of her and her partner on youtube. Her regular coach is on maternity leave.
For those of you who don't know, she skates at the Arctic Edge rink in Canton.
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3 comments:
Wow! Mattie is awesome! Good for you! Thanks for sharing that.
Way to go Mattie! I thought she was just as good as the first place girl!! I am impressed.
GREAT JOB MATTIE! You're such a super star athlete and beautiful girl! I really am so proud of you and can't wait to see you WOW the world because of your loving heart! Keep up the good work.
Sarah, I've told this to you many times, but Mattie is such a joy to watch in the classroom setting! and now on ice :)
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