If you would are interested in figure skating then this is the blog for you. I personally have been skating since the age of four and I've grown up in an ice skating rink. Like many skaters I consider the rink to be my second home. Over the years I've spent many hours on and off the ice, so when i turned 18 I decided that it was my turn to extend my knowledge of the sport to a new skaters.

As i began my teaching career i soon realized that it was much different than I originally anticipated. Even though i had been a skater for many years teaching the sport was much more complicated. I had to keep up with new rules and techniques. I started to heavily research the sport, and kept myself up to date on skating news.

In the skating world we have seen the rise in popularity of synchronized skating. Take for example Team Image from the Yonkers Figure Skating club in Yonkers, NY. This team originally started out with only a few members in 1988, and this year won the national title. This was their first national win. It was an impressive moment.

In the US there are 2 major figure skating companies. Ice Skating Institute or ISI, has traditionally been used in recreational rinks across the US since 1959 (skateisi.com). The ISI system is great for children and parents to learn and understand the sport. ISI is used locally for example at the EJ Murrays skating center in Yonkers. Whatmost of us watch on TV put on by United States Figure Skating Association or USFSA. The USFSA organization "is the official governing body for the sport of figure skating in the United States" (www.usfigureskating.org), for example the world championships, and Skate America are both run by the USFSA.