As an adult who just started to figure skate about 3 months ago, your progress was awesome! I definitely understand the loneliness with this sport and with practicing alone but it's been keeping me busy. Hope you don't give up being on the ice completely and get out there again someday.

I’m a figure skater and it made my day to see someone appreciate the sport :D and the jumps In rentals were IMPRESSIVE 😭 my ankles would be dying

Im a figure skater that started really , really late with dreams of going to team USA and nationals someday. I don't exactly have a very good or supportive coach to help me, and I've been getting yelled at by my coach a lot now recently. Its really discouraging when no one believes in you except yourself and your family(not even your coach). BUT! Within the 1 year that I've been skating, I moved from rentals to all my doubles (except double axel). From the worst skater on a session to one of the best. but I know that's not enough because others my age are doing triples at the level I want to achieve! Let me update here when I get my double axel! I'll keep working hard every single day. Please cheer me on! 💪 -A small figure skater with big dreams

I started skating this year at 16 and I totally understand what you mean about the loneliness. Im still a beginner and going to freestyle sessions is terrifying. It seems like everyone already knows each other at the rinks already and everything's established so making friends is tough. Genuinely, thank you for posting this! This is really inspiring and it gives me hope that at some point I can do doubles! Even your start was super impressive!!! (rentals suck LOL)

Honestly your beginner videos in rental skates were very impressive. You had very powerful jumps and had a lot of speed

It’s so cool that you achieved your goal! Shame that you don’t skate anymore but a really inspiring story

I'm 20 years old, and in September, it will be 2 years since I started. Honestly, your progress is amazing. After 2 years I still can't do single axel (off-ice I can but still not on ice) and this video just gave me so much motivation to get this axel and start my journey of double jumps 💓❤‍🔥

There are three KZfaqrs that’d I’d watch a 20 minute video of: You, Mark Rober, and Ryan Trahan

I skated like once a year around christmas since I was a kid but only started doing it regularly recently. I decided to do that after watching that exact routine from Tessa and Scott, nice to know it isn't just me!!

This was such an awesome progression video! I’m sad you stopped so soon! 😢 Like I feel like you might have cut yourself short. Or are looking at this from the wrong angle.. Skating is so much more than just the jumps and spins…although they are a fun perk! Strong edge control, power, artistry, MITF, sharing a strong admiration and love for the sport via a community of like minded adults (even if it’s just online) and finding your people. The gratifying feeling you get from actually achieving new things. Competing or performing allows people to really let loose!

as a skater who started really young, thats some impressive progress!! a lot of people dont realize the CONS of starting at 3-4 years old. it took me 4 years to get my first double jump, and it took you barely a year!! thats some impressive sh there

Me in my late 20s with 1.5 years into figure skating is so motivated and would like to congratulate you on your achievements! You had started backward spinning like in few months after you begun figure skating and I just sprained my ankle so badly in about 30th try doing the same thing. Will have to be away from ice for a long while. Also your loop jump is gorgeous with the height and speed! I can’t think of how much commitment and effort you put into the sport to achieve so fast. This clip definitely made me want to go fix up my basics (I have no coach so I did a lot of the things wrong) and going back to strengthen my single jumps and level up to doubles as well! Nice story telling tho Mr. Director.

Been about 3 years for me. So glad you were able to get back into skating!

You remind me of my son so much-whatever he sets his mind to do, he does. In today's world there is more excuses why someone cannot do something, then why they can! Congratulations you are really good.

It's interesting, I got into ice skating 5 months ago as a means of learning solo physical expression on the ice, but in taking adult group lessons I found a small community of people who share in each other's progress. It's a shame to hear you felt isolated in your skating journey. I hope one day you return to the ice and find some enjoyment in that sensation of flight you felt before :D

What I admire about your skating is that you just went for everything, whether it was a jump, spin or shoot the duck. I last skated 20 years ago as a 30 and old. You did what I never did: land the dreaded axel and my loop was my dreaded jump. The craziest thing my coach made me do to correct my flat footed jump landings was skate full speed around the entire rink and do waltz jumps. She had me do this about 20 times in a row. Let me tell you when you land a jump at that kind of speed you can really feel the impact on your body. I don’t know how the elite skaters do triples and quads with that speed. I really enjoyed your skating journey. You will have great memories of it forever.

I’m a 56 year old quad roller skater. Started skating at 4 years old. I was diagnosed with arthritis when I was a teenager and the only thing that keeps me going is skating.

You have the long legs of a powerful jumper! You may want to consider returning to skating one day. You're so young and there's so much more you could accomplish.

Don’t know how I ended up on your video but this was amazing to watch. I felt like I lost myself, so I started skating 6 weeks ago. Setting goals and achieving them has been so empowering. I can definitely understand the cost.

your loop jump is absolutely gorgeous, the form is so clear and looks effortless!!

I'm a 13 yo who started skating lessons around a month and a half ago, but I've always know how to like skate forwards correctly, so that was a plus. I'm hoping I can progress well, seeing other people videos are inspirational to me lol

this is so relatable... I started figure skating in October 2021 when I was 25 so a bit "old". I used to do speed skating so I'm able to do crossovers and gain a decent amount of speed but that's about it. My skill level now is similar to your video around 13:40. the loneliness is REAL. I was signed up to a practice session and it was only middle school girls too. at first I was determined but at some point those sessions just made me feel out of place and depressed and I stopped going. I also have a practice session for adults, but it can feel a bit crowded and most of them are so much better than me. I'm also really embarrassed and scared of trying new things and falling in front of other people so your video inspired me in a way to try harder. my goal is to do a choreography to a music I like one day with some double jumps, i hope i can do it no matter how long it takes. but it's definitely tough mentally. it feels like the sport is not super 'accessible' if that makes sense

Man this video reminds me a lot of myself when I first started skating, haha! I started skating a little before I turned 20 and I'm about to come up on a year of figure skating on April 30th this year. When you talked about skating in the freestyle sessions, I felt that! Despite feeling that way, I tried my best not to care and just focus on my own improvement. Almost a year later, I'm about to compete with my first program in Freeskate 1 in May! I don't mind the solitude of the sport, but I'm lucky to have made some adult friends along the way. It's fun to cheer for them at competitions as well as the other younger skaters I've come to know. Congrats on achieving your double loop in such a short time! I hope you're having an awesome time in whatever sport or hobby that you're pursuing now!!

Congratulations! As someone who has developed an intense love for figure skating in just a few months, it was quite motivating to see this video. I can't wait to land my first axel!

I think you should still continue skating. As a former coach (retired from coaching) with over 35+ years of experience, I feel that your determination had got you that double loop. And you're absolutely right, this sport is challenging. I'm glad you did not pursue the opportunity to ice dance with the female skater that had a parent that would sponsor you with lessons. You stuck to your guns and continued to work at it. However, I think you should skate as an adult and possibly compete as an adult competitive skater. It's fun and you meet a lot of people who also love to skate. As for your double loop attempts, once you kept your left arm in front and not turn your head on the take-off, I knew you would land it. You kept having the same consistent mistake over and over by allowing your upper body to pre-rotation and not relying on jumping up and letting your take-off edge create the take-off. Well done! I hope you go back to skate just for the fun of it. You're very talented and I feel that God has blessed you with this talent- Don't put it to waste. Take care and God bless.

I'm so jealous of how smoothly you fall. I look like the world crashing down lmao Mate, no need to becoming a pro, just skate for fun! It's nice to learn new things and unlock skills. Hobbies are important. But totally normal if you don't feel like it anymore, it just seems like a shame to let all that work get lost

Thats cool. I'm a also a boy starts with Figure Skating, but i'm interested in skating with a girl but I don't feel good enough. My skill level is like yours in 11:20 but in my club there aren't so many which wanne do it "professional" so I have to decide if I switch the club or stay there to get better and than switch or book extra lessons. Our Ice House is only open between Mid October and Mid February which is not that cool to train like you. I'd like to train so much and that early. But I really appreciate what you did and understand why you retire.

Good talk. Thank you for honesty!

I admire you!

Man, you are awesome! As a father of two figure skaters i see adults training every day. This is INSANELY hard sport for adults. Keep rocking!

Hello, bro! I started the same time and now have 2Lo and A near the same condition ))) Good luck in this very difficult sports kind especially for an adult

The pairs programs from the 2018 Olympics were so good. Maia and Alex's program to cold play was soooo good. You should consider judging if your time allows it if you no longer are skating.

My friend, it’s a shame that you quit, but amazing that you set a goal and followed through until you felt satisfied. And it’s perfectly okay to give all you can to do something like this and decide it isn’t for you. You clearly gave it a fair shot and stuck with it through the hard parts. As a life long skater, I truly admire your progress and self growth. I constantly see people who skated in their teens, but have a transition later in life that brings them back to skating with a different sense of passion. Maybe that’ll happen to you. If not, it’s okay, but still.. just wanted to say that I’ve been skating in many disciplines for over thirty years now and it’s very rare to see someone just wake up one day with the passion you had to make it as far as you did. Very very admirable. If you carry this will and determination into other things you do, you have a bright future ahead of you. Cheers.

Me as a11yr old figure skater who has been skating for 6 years confermed that i oly have axel,2 sal,2T,2L,2F,2L and learning 2A

Great video, thanks so much for sharing your journey and its really good to hear from a male perspective! I teared up at the end, everything you said its really relatable. Also the cost thing, I also train on inline figure skates to help with the cost. A know a few skaters who that too, so even if you don't have enough money for ice time the inlines maintains your skill. I was on inline figure skates before I started my ice journey and it saved me quite a bit of money as I could already do crossovers and three turns which I learnt on my inlines, I was able to start my ice journey at a higher level therefore paying less.

But I mean, that skate is ICONIC. I starting skating in December just because I wanted a new hobby and was amazed by figure skaters since I was a young boy. Being a 32 yr old male adult I set my goal low with a hope to land 1 jump. Little did I know that I was capable of landing all my singles but an axel in 4 months. Love progress vids and can appreciate the falls upon falls hahah. I was self taught and took my first lesson last week and was so nervous but then left feeling very proud for what I have been able to accomplish by myself, just on outdoor rinks in -40c all winter. You 100 percent should be very proud for accomplishing what you set out to do and unlocking the achievement 🤣Thank you for sharing your journey, both struggles and accomplishments!

Watching you easily do a teapot made me want to cry. I’ve been trying for two years and still cant

Congratulations bro, you did a great job!

I've been skating ever since I was 8, and now in a couple of weeks it will be 5 years ever since that day! I started like you, attempting the waltz jump, salchow, and toe loop. Then I moved on to bigger moves like loops and flips. After came the axels which took quite a while. I was able to finally be able to balance my camel sit a few weeks ago.. still proud of it lol. I wish you luck! Taking thirty falls is worth the one victory.

how inspirational... i just recently made a similar promise to myself after watching Aleksandr Galliamov and Anastasia Misina 's figure skating.... , I'm hoping to learn as much as you did in the next few years.

You are an inspiration❤️❤️❤️ I wanted to learn figure skating too but 😢

omg thank you for this video

It’s so cool! Is that pineville ice house!? That’s where I go!!

I really hope you can find joy in the ice again and start skating for the fun and freedom ❤

I started figure skating a few months back at 28 so I’m the oldest beginner at my rink by far here in London. Everyone that skates in London comes to my rink, all of the others my age are pros whereas I’m here only just able to do cross overs (with bad form!!). There’s less of a loneliness aspect here I suppose because it’s much more of a niche sport, again there’s maybe only two ice skating rinks in London which are open all year round. But I do wish I had a friend who would skate with me during the week, I can feel isolated on the ice sometimes when I’m practicing. Awesome video and awesome progress!

I’ve been skating and playing Hockey since I was 12 . I started Driving The Zamboni At 16 . I Was Fortunate Enough To Work At 6 Different Rinks Over My Lifetime. People Have Know Idea That Figure Skating Starts With What’s Known As Patch Ice. Where You Take A Scribe And Make A Figure Eight. It Helps You Learn Your Inside And Outside Edges. Without These Skills You Won’t Have The Understanding Of Doing Your Jumps And Spins . Also The Ice Needs To Be Soft And Slow. Where Hockey Ice Needs To Be Harder And Faster . Which Means As A Zamboni Driver. You Have To Understand The Difference . Also understanding How To Tie Your Skates Is Vary Important .

You started off fearless!!

I am a kid figure skater and I have been skating for 5 years and your progress in that short of a time is just crazy! I learned how to do a scratch spin 1 year ago so that is crazy! Like howww😅

i will say that there is a HUGE adult skating community out there that doesn’t take a ton of effort to tap into, especially if you starting competing, since you clearly have the skills. there are a fair amount of men, too - i’m here to tell you that it doesn’t have to be as lonely as you imagine!

Hey! Professional Ice Dancer here!! i'm 14 years old and i actually used to skate at Pineville Ice House 4 years ago but now train year-round at extreme ice where you were probably approached by my current coach lol. Your take on ice dancing was very precise!

Wow you liked that performance? My favourite was Germany (obviously) couple's skating for 2018. Second favourite was Russia couple's skating 2002. And Sarah Hughes' electric performance in 2002. Clearly I have a thing for gold medal winners lol 😄

This is so gooodddd 🎉🎉 inspirational

bro is actually so inspiring

Hope you will return to the ice. Cause you are so good.

Doing axels and double jumps without a coach is absolute insanity man! Are you even human lol

I started skating at 13 and I almost quit because I felt awkward being the only guy. It can be a lonely sport AND yes it's very expensive. I wish you would continue here and there because your progress was impressive. I put up my (bad quality) audition video on my channel and that was the end result of my practicing. I'm starting back up again because I don't want to lose even more of my ability but it's so hard now that I'm much older!

I started figure skating in October 2021 at the age of 25 and even though i am kind of sad that i started so late and can not get a career out of the thing i enjoy most in life i also feel lucky to do it only and completely for my own enjoyment if i have a bad day i just go home and do something else ^^ If you ever want to in the future you can still come back und do it recreationally maybe even join some adult competitions and have some fun without it having to be about huge success. I can recommend joining some intermediate adult group classes it suddenly becomes a very social and fun experience. And messing around with your figure skating friends! There is nothing more fun then trying some ice dance moves together to fail miserably and end up lying on the ice laughing.

Yeah I learned to figure skate through hard work, insane hours, no school friends, woke up 4:55am just to skate. Favorite time of the day!!!!

Very well done!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 I am only on my 4th month of learning and to watch your video has given me a lot of hope!!!! Thank you!!! Can I just ask you over this 2years and 4 months how many hours average were you practicing a week? Once more, well done!!!! ❤

Great video and congrats! How often did you practice (on & off ice) during your peak training?

Wow, you mean you went straight from a waltz jump to an axel (off ice)??? (Only 1/4 through the video now) Your grit is super admirable!! Inspirational! How many hours a week did you practice?

I have been skating for 1 year 2 months, I started at 15 I am turning 17 next month, The first 9 months I struggled with it I didnt try enough and I didnt care about doing off ice, I got a new coach after having one that wasnt right for me, I went from just about being able to skate foward to jumping in 3 months, I am now working on my toeloop and sit spin and I could not be happoer

i used to love rollerblading but the thing was i was skating in the house and i lived out in the middle of nowhere and the roads are to dangerous so where else was i supposed to skate??? but my mom said to stop skating in the house and....i had to give up on it. but this vidoe is inspiring and i am now 11 and i wanna pick up rollerblading again...but this was 4months ago so nobody woukd care about this comment anyways :/

Великолепно! Вы очень смелый фигурист! ⛸⛸

I loved the video. I also love skating, but I injured my leg and now I am still suffering with the injury and the doctor prevented me from skating. I am really sad (⁠╥⁠﹏⁠╥⁠)

It's a shame you stopped

Thats awesome man! Im also a beginner, i just learn watching youtube videos and practice them myself cause getting a lesson is too expensive for me..haha I would love try jumps but im afraid because the skates that im using are those cheap skates..haha I really can't afford buying one..😢😂

You are so cool!

This is so inspiring how old where you when you started¿

It’s either Moulin Rouge or Origin

bro i cried

How old where you when you started? I been skating for 7 months around and it’s hard being a male adult figure skater I’m 17. I’ve been made fun of for liking the sport I came from football so my old friends would call me “gay” and stop talking to me. I’ve made friends at the rink though but they are hockey players which is fine but I have no one to practice figure skating skills with. The other figure skaters at my rink are mainly girls who are competitive so I’m not comfortable approaching them. It’s been a fun journey and I hope I can land my Axel in a few months.

Impressive progress, that’s true. Axel and of course loop especially. But what about other jumps? In this same video I saw some struggles with flip, not much of sal or toe or lutz. Or did you focus all efforts on doing an axel and achieving a double loop?

why quiting? im sure with some harness off ice and on ice you would have got even better!

What? Why you don't skate anymore? The only time I can really forget about any unpleasant life event is when I am on the ice. I am an adult skater that has been skating for over 20 years, and i still can't do double loop. So be proud of yourself. Haha

Do you focus on the spin and jump during the two years? It seems you have not mentioned a lot about the series of turns and Footsteps?

Your off-ice double jumps (other than axel) are so good even in the beginning! I've been trying for around 5 months to achieve double off-ice jumps (practicing ~3 times per week), but no avail. How much time did it take you to fully rotate twice off ice? I can do 1.5 consistently but never more. Also, at how many hours of skating did you do per week?

Awesome! I too am looking to start skating once the rink opens up again. It's closed all summer🙄 When buying your skates, what did you look for and what skates did you end up with?

How often did you practice? I'm just about to start lessons so I could use some tips.

where abouts do you skate coz I wanna learn with you so you wont be lonely. 😊

..... still not over all you lucky ppl with ice all year around.....

Bro, where's the quad toe?

lmfao i also taught myself how to figure skate and have gotten to about the same level and it’s so funny how people are looking for male skaters SO BAD! i was at about the same point as you when people started saying i could have a career in pairs and trying to talk me into it lmfao.

Lonlieness is in Figure Skating is real, especially for 'adult' (15+) men. The gender + age diversity also depends greatly city-to-city. Your pairs comments are all too real though haha; I've literally been grabbed by the arm and dragged across the ice by a coach I never formally met looking for a pairs partner for their student, and I'm not even that good!

How often did you take lessons

Why stop skating. Just do it forever until the end of time.

A lot of time, effort, AND money. This is an expensive sport if you or your child is considering on making it more than a hobby.

Fabulous, I wouldn’t want Your Autoimmune disease, I have Sjogren’s syndrome, and that’s bad enough.

Are you taking lessons during all of this time or just trying to get things on your own? You are showing a lack of technique and form which is holding you back from actually getting and improving the jumps and spins. You have to think of stepping up into an axle, get your height first and then the pull in for the rotation. Do no think about going around and hopping on the other foot. You have to think of jumping up first and then letting your other foot catch the jumping leg and then think of landing position in order to land the jump. You are like 3 inches off the ice. You need to take the jump upward by a foot. You need take off and landing positions and to stop breaking at the waist and looking down. The timing is also off. You have to set up the jump. Also, a professional needs to look at your skating equipment and evaluate whether it is holding you back and whether you have been fitted correctly. You had the potential, however, you probably needed a different coach.

I’m 25 years old and I started taking group lessons about 8 months ago and have taken a few short private lessons. I love ice skating but it’s definitely tough. I feel like most times it’s just me getting in my own head and I get too scared of falling, so I gotta keep trying to push myself and stop thinking like that. It’ll be a full year ice skating in August 16th, so I hope by then I can at least do one basic jump, that’s my goal! 😁⛸️

Promo_SM 👉

guy just did his first axel in 2 years, it took me like 3 and a half to start on ice

i thought the progression in the title said pregnant instead 🥲😭😭 i was so confused