no. it costs too much. 400 for cheep boots, 300 for decent blades, 8 bux for each 30 minutes of freestyle, still havent been able to practice a great STOP, level 3 LTS and will never, ever get out. 2 ft turns. taking much verbal abuse from the many different coaches that get stuck teach LTS adults and I cant anymore. I have 25 years on some of these divas and they treat me like i want to fail. while spending hundreds trying to improve. done. :)

Same❤I stepped foot on ice at 33. I’m so excited for you and your axel!!

best of luck. im gonna go solo too - have my gold level daughter, 38, help me.

Don't let age prevent you from doing what YOU want. It is NEVER too late! I'm sure you're great---stick with it!

until you get that one element that your tired, inflexible 60+ year old carcass just can't muster. Instead of finding any good in what you CAN accomplish, admonish the 60+ year old in front of the 20 somethings keep calling her out. repeat her name over and over and over. not correcting anything she is doing incorrectly - just show her how your 35 years plus of thousands of dollars worth of coaches/lessons/ice time has resulted in and make her feel she is just sloughing off in her sixth month of LTS classes held ONCE A WEEK by a slew of tired bored coaches and make her the "WHAT NOT TO DO" poster skater. gee, thanks. I paid money for this abuse? lol jokes on me. anyone need slightly used skates?

Heck yeah! Well done! 💪

I'm 36 and I went through surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Treatment ended a month ago. And I decided that I wanted to skate. It is very difficult. My muscles are weak after months of treatment. But figure skating is so inspiring)

I started at 33 and now I'm 37. I can do a flying camel, and like 5/6 single jumps. Bought some crash pads for working on my axel. But this is my 8th sport lol. I'm pretty athletic.

Everyone in this comment thread is incredible! Keep it up. For me skating is pure joy and as I’m approaching my 50th I’m considering getting out there. Even with severe chronic fatigue and very bad knees it’s tempting.

i was under that spell for a bit. spending money I didn't have. charge charge charge. until two coaches for LTS ripped me a new one to make me feel like a big zero. nice, huh? yep I pay for abuse!!! hahaha well laffs on them. I quit all classes and coaches. i'll do it myself. cuz they all are prima donna divas that were forced to ice at 4yo. or something and take it out on old ladies. seems to me. this rink shouldnt be allowed to even have LTS. it's a HUGE disheveled mess and I have been at LTS since June and now it is December? I am DONE DONE DONE. I WILL NO LONGER PAY TO BE VERBALLY ABUSED AND CRITICIZED WHEN I AM DOING MY BEST. i pay for privates, I show up for class rehearsal/lessons, I try to work hard, I follow instruction, I pay for freestyles to practice on, I try public skate ice. we had NO BUSINESS BEING PASSED OUT OF LTS ONE OR TWO WITH OUT ANY WAY TO STOP. not one coach taught us how to stop. it's unreal. DONE. cant believe. and they gloat about their adult skaters. whatever

she has had 17 years to work on it. she also skated as a kid when they made you do figures with a scribe.

Yay!!!!! I’m almost 36 and took a 20-yr hiatus- started going to open skates a couple years ago, and rejoined a FSC! I feel crazy 😂. Super afraid of getting injured! I’ve got the wrist guards on at a minimum. Lol.

@@lizjansen2496 I'm 33, went to my nearby skating rink in Arizona for the 1st time, and busted my a** so many times that I had to ride my motorcycle home basically standing up🤣🤣🤣 I'm sure you'll be just fine! You got this, beasty!

I’m ordering Edea’s

customs? heard some bad stuff lately - not sure about spteri? but avantas seem to be the one. for customs. so i heard

60 year old here and I returned to the ice last month. It’s hard , but fun. I purchased Edeas.

Haha don't even think about it! I started at 36 😂

not sure what you mean - but 17 is a GREAT age. coaches love em. it's the 60 plus LTS they despise. I know. I am dealing with it now. what is odd is NONE OF OUR 20 SOMETHINGS passed LTS 3 at all. so there. but why am I the one called out and abused? done. like I am not trying hard enough. like I didn't spend a TON of money on freestyles, open public skates, etc etc etc. a private coach once a week. done done done. not gonna take the sarcastic remarks anymore.

im proof. I didnt have any professional skating experience as a child. this woman even did old school FIGURES!! remember those??? she had hours upon hours of lessons. privates most likely. she has been reskating since 47!!! thats 15 years. sheesh knock it off already it's not like she is 67 starting in June 2023 with LTS 1. for crying out loud.

did you listen to the info?? began skating as a kid in edison park as a CHILD, at 14 decided team sports. ice teams? there are those you know, not specific. so at FORTY SEVEN YEARS OLD SHE BEGAN AGAIN TO SKATE. LETS DO THE MATH: she has been skating for the past 17 years. she didnt just begin in June with LTS.

Because figure skating is physically demanding and becomes much more difficult and injurious as we age.

That's a nice thought, but our physical abilities decline with age. No getting around it. Some do better than others, of course.

im 67 and quitting all classes and most coaches. they suk. they were very cruel to me, a first time skater at 67in June LTS. what was I thinking. maybe it's the rink. but I am not learning anything correctly. it's just money for the classes. still cant stop!!!! LOL began in JUNE. passed 1 - took TWO LTS 2 CLASSES A WEEK, now did not pass LTS 3. no one did. anyone think we are not being taught correctly? all eight of us? not one passed?????????????????????????

Yes, try a different rink.@@barbaras3206

she was taught as a child. she probably had to do old school figures which help immensely with edges. she restarted at 47 years old and now 17 years later... she's the bomb dig. im happy she is still on th ice. but come on... she didnt just begain last year or something. tons of money got her here. :) thank you