Ok my fellow Skaters...here it is.....
A staff got me to Newington Arena a little before Noon (the start of Public Skate). I went in and registered with my Skate Passes and signed in. I then went into the Skate-Shop to get my Skates sharpened. It was $6.00 to sharpen. I also asked about my rust. Which is on the side of a Blade (the part that doesn't touch the ice),and the guy said that it should just ware off. I don't know if I'm alone with this. But anyone here who has had it there might know what I mean. I then went to sit down and put my Skates and Gaurds on (a friendly warning from FSWer...NEVER...I REPETE...NEVER put Gaurds on OVER newly sharpened Blades!!!! Yes you've guessed it. My thumb got cut..and maybe down near my Leg. If any skater here has any advice they can offer me on how to get gaurds on safely AFTER sharpening,I would really appreciate it. But at this point. I think I'm getting skates done AFTER I get off the ice!!! (If there's time of course). Anyway I then went in to the Rink,put on my Skates, and took my Gaurds off with my Gloves and got on the ice. It was a rather small Group today. Made up of both Public Skaters AND Freestylers. One skater actually learning to be an Ice-Dancer with a Partner. One of the Freestylers turned out to be one I haven't seen in a long time. She even remembered me. I myself practiced a couple of Jumps,Spins,and EVEN for the first time (or so I believe I noticed I did anyway)...actually got my right Leg up and out in the front!!! I tried also a bit to see by counting how long I could hold it. I think I got to 4-5 sec. At the end I went around the Rink 1 time,then got off the ice. When I got out I met up with 2 of the Skaters. My friend and another Skater who was inside. We got talking,and it turns out that the other Skater actually got to coach with Melissa Gregory and Denis. From what I understand they just came up to her at a place were they all happened to be,and they asked her to help cooach. So it turns out there friends. I also watched the Freestyle Session,and also happened to see 2 sets of kids and Parents on the ice. So I told someone who I thought MIGHT be going into Freestyle. Or possibly just working,and she said she'd check it out. It turned out they weren't supposed to be there on ice. I also have a question. Now that this has been mentioned. I got a flyer from my Rink that's holding what there calling a "Finer Edge Figure Skating Seminar" Run by International Skaters/Coaches. My question is...when a Rink has 2 Rinks. Would they be using BOTH Rinks for the Seminar? Or just 1? Because on the back it says the following...The Seminar will be closed to the Public. Only paid Participants,their coaches and Chaperone will be allowed to watch any On-Ice or Off-Ice Sessins of the Seminar.
Does that sound like they would be using BOTH Rinks and there'd be NO Public Skate or nothing else for the Public? Because if they ARE having it WHILE there IS Public Skate. There is NO WAY they could keep on lookers away. As the Public is there. Is there anyone here who has had or seen a seminar like this that can confurm this? Afte that I came home.