Last night I attended a training session of Guildford Ice Figure Skating Club. On paper, I am a good enough skater to attend these training sessions, as I have passed the requisite level. In practice, most of the other skaters are more advanced than I am, and have one-on-one tuition to take them to the next levels of skating. I have got to the end of the stage where you can train in group lessons and have switched to ice dancing for my main activity, using these training sessions to top me up on figure skating skills. Anyway, I post here because last night's session was co-led by Kristin Spours, an ex-learner in the club, who is now a leading skater, representing Team GB in the world figure skating championships this year. It was very inspirational to have a training session led by her ... not that I am destined for such things, but perhaps some of the 40 children who were on the ice with me will make it to the same level. Because of our star guest, we had a picture taken at the end. It has been posted to a closed facebook group and I realise that I can't really share it here, because all the trainees last night except me were children... but I think I can crop just the bit with me on it... here it is, in its gloriously low resolution:
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