For the first hour of freestyle the other day, through some coincidence of timing, no matter what I did I kept getting in the way of a skater every time she was ready to jump. After the first near miss, I kept my eye out for her and did everything I could to avoid her. But inevitably I would end up right in her way every time she jumped.
I've seen skaters ranting about this on skatingforums. It follows a distinct pattern.
First go round.
ME (EMBARRASSED)
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| I apologize awkwardly |
| HER |
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| The other skater gives me the eye |
Second go round.
ME
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| HER |
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| Inside her head the other skater thinks I'm doing it on purpose |
Third go round.
WHAT I WANT TO SAY
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| I'm even more profusely apologizing |
| SHE THINKS |
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I don't even dare look her in the eye!
HER (INTERIORLY)
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| The look I get from the other skater gives me this is what she's feeling |
Then, when I explain this to my coach:
I once skated a session with two other skaters on the ice. They were both Senior level, so in a blink of an eye, they were at the other end of the rink. I did my best to try to stay out of their way, but it didn't quite work. I felt a bit better when I noticed that they got in one another's way too. Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, crap happens.
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