"Sure, a Waltz Jump....well more of a hop."
He gives me the coachy wave of the hand indicating "Go ahead."
Stroke onto the forward edge, push up/off/whatever, turn in the air.... and the next thing I know... FACEPLANT!
I'm lying face down on the ice, my hands braced under my shoulders...and fortunately uninjured.
Apparently, not only did I miss the toepick, I may have missed the blade and the whole skate. It happened so fast that my lizard brain took hold of my body and arranged my arms and legs so I didn't get killed, then let my conscious brain take over once I was lying on the ice.
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| This may not be far off. |
Dance Coach skates up to me and I see a look of horror on his face as he bends down to check on me.
I say the only thing I could think of, "Boh'-zhe moy!"*
I got up and finished the lesson. No injuries, felt fine.
Today, I was trying to demonstrate the Waltz Jump at work, wrenched my knee and from that I hurt worse than the fall! I'll never demonstrate skating stuff on a carpeted floor again!
Boh'-zhe moy!
*Russian for "Oh, my god!"
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I stumbled across your blog tonight. It is such a fun read. My daughter has just entered into the world of freeskate. Thanks for making me laugh!
ReplyDeleteWelcome, I hope you enjoy skating with your daughter.
DeleteOh no! I hope you're OK!
ReplyDeleteOMG indeed. Hope your knee is recovering nicely. No more carpet jumping!
ReplyDeleteKnee is recovering, there's a bit more snap in some ligament than I like, but hey, my orthopedic surgeon needs a new car...
ReplyDeleteOy! Be careful with that knee. I'm suffering through a torn meniscus and do not wish knee injury on anyone.
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