#adult skating

[coachkathy]

My 82 year old mom desperately wanted to get back on the ice, after years being off to take care of my dad.

She did great! Her legs may be weaker but she still has good form!!

Such an inspiration to me.

Never let age stop you!!

[kaanagen]

Metal heads 「 Metalocalypse 」

[eggplantgifs]

Midori Ito: Aqua » 2024 ISU Adult Skating Competition

[gongyussy]

DOGSRED Chapter 1 by Satoru Noda [English Scanlation]

Satoru Noda's new project after Golden Kamuy: an ice hockey manga. "If he wants to go wild at the ice skating rink, isn't he better off as an ice hockey player?" Disgraced figure skater Shirakawa Rou moves to Hokkaido, and meets his unhinged match in a hot-headed hockey player.

consider this a placeholder until a proper scanlation group picks it up and does magical things like redraw art and weave in sound effect translations. also if you see spelling or grammar errors... no you didn't (none of us are native english speakers so rip, we ball 💀)

(part two)

[im-not-buying-it-ether]

It's always about the Batfamily, or the Superfamily adopting Billy or Diana

BUT WHAT ABOUT BARRY? HAL?? WHAT ABOUT EVEN OLIVER OR ARTHUR?

we need to think outside the box people!

Okay, delving into it (LEAP)

So, Billy is just more put together than them, canonically when he isn’t straight up homeless he has his own job and apartment. Realistically with Hal, downgrade, with Barry idk bc I keep getting him and Wally mixed up so I don’t feel confident commenting there

For the vibes and fun?

Ollie and Dinah (package deal to me) rolling up with Billy makes me very happy. Ollie and Billy could talk for hours (read; days) on saying screw authority and Dinah letting Billy tag along for one of her gigs as a singer during which Billy flexes his guitar skills (canon thing) and delights one night at getting to play with his new mom. He absolutely does a crowd surf if they’re hyped enough, it’s the best night of his life.

Also, I headcanon Billy as doing a lot of really thoughtful magic gifts so he gets Dinah some fancy tea sirens or other vocal magical creatures use to help with their throats to help with hers cause of the strain her powers can cause, so Billy is just really sweet to her like that too.

Arthur speaks up about wanting to adopt his coworker and Billy’s like “I can’t breathe underwater tho…” so Arthur and Diana commission another set of Water Breathing jewelry from Hephaestus (Diana has a pair of earring for underwater visits) so Billy gets a sweet pair of earrings and undergoes a quick skin treatment to not constantly prune up in his new home. He’s gets along great with his new royal family, learns a lot of Atlantian magic because look me in the eyes and tell me this kid isn’t another weird “I love magical worlds” nerd who absorbs every magic he can get his hands on as Champion, loves every creature he comes across, and delights at having two parents again! Plus Tawny joins by turning into a catfish or something similarly appropriate bc shapeshifter Tawny agenda must be upheld.

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Hot & Saucy Pizza Girls (1978)

[m00nprincessai]

Satoru Gojo

Cause I wanted to fly, so you gave me your wings [ANYPOV] Figure Skating Partners

aka-- Gojo on Ice Satoru Gojo is the greatest figure skater in the world.

But after winning his third solo olympic god medal the previous season--- and having countless other medals to his name--- he had begun to grow bored. He's broken records, taken titles--- landed jumps most thought impossible-- nothing was a challenge anymore. He was almost disillusioned with the sport until he saw a video of an amateur skater skating one of his old routines. You. Now you find yourself flown out to Tokyo to meet the man himself and potentially become his new skating partner.

[hadesoftheladies]

FEMALE MOVIE/TV RECS (PART 7 / YA & COMING OF AGE)

got inspired from a recommendation post so decided to make a list of movies and shows with female-centric stories/female protagonists. since i can't post all of the genres in one post, i'll split it into multiple posts and y'all can save or add to the list as you wish. (disclaimer: i have watched most of these, but i only know about the existence of others. not every movie/show on these lists will be my recommendation. my recommendations will be beneath the list with reasons. also some of these are way better than others in terms of storytelling/performance--which is why i'll list my faves separately):

Common Themes/Tropes:

-Girls fighting with their parents

-Crushes and romance (and love triangles)

-Strong friendships

-Exploring sexuality (most of these have scenes of a sexual nature)

-Finding herself (or learning how to grow up)

-A lot of (oftentimes comedic) blunders

-Enemies/rivals to lovers

-Girls getting up to no good (or girls getting up to good but getting derailed)

ONES I HAVEN'T WATCHED:

Darby and The Dead

Girlhood

Blood & Water

Eighth Grade

I Am Not Okay With This

Skate Kitchen

The Sisterhood of The Travelling Pants

Ladybird

We Are Lady Parts

ONES I'D RECOMMEND

Derry Girls (9/10) (GOATED SHOW!)

Bottoms (9/10) (hilarious and insane in the best ways!)

Paper Girls (7/10) (the chaos that happens when adult you meets preteen you)

Everything Now (8/10) (actually deals with eating disorders appropriately, the most humanizing teen show i've ever seen)

Booksmart (8/10)(a calmer version of Bottoms, but still pretty unhinged and witty)

PERSONAL NOTES

The Miseducation of Cameron Post is the more sober version of But I'm A Cheerleader, where two lesbians get sent to conversion therapy camps. I found both entertaining and refreshing, full of nuance and oftentimes clever about the writing. The performances were also quite good.

I remember My First Summer being bittersweet, but I think there was one scene that made me a little antsy (because the girls in this are pretty young). If it was done tastefully is better left interpreted by those who decide to watch it.

Do Revenge is a whole bag of everything. Mean Girls meets Bottoms. Funny, cruel and unhinged (yet also a little sweet). It was overall fun stuff.

Skate Kitchen has a spin-off show by HBO called Betty.

I barely remember the one episode of Blood & Water I watched, but I know there were things I found to raunchy too be tasteful, yet there was also quite a bit that was still pretty solid and sweet. Not sure I can recommend because I don't know enough except it's about sisters.

If you like sweet and simple teen love stories, Rafiki and The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love are right up your alley.

I only watched one season of Never Have I Ever to emotionally support my sister who had started it. I have never felt such visceral second-hand embarrassment in my LIFE.

First Kill is Romeo and Juliet with vampires and monster hunters. I liked the actors/actresses but you can tell that the budget for this show wasn't that big. If you like Warrior Nun, though, you may like First Kill.

[ente-lab]

[leahthedreamer]

This just might be the worst menning I’ve seen since worlds 2018

[brightsunnydaysofcastamere]

Why do I need a job why can't I just take art lessons and baking lessons and scuba diving lessons and piano lessons and figure skating lessons and woodworking lessons and bushcrafting lessons and pottery lessons and horse riding lessons and sailing lessons and archery lessons and foreign language lessons and climbing lessons and welding lessons and fencing lessons and cooking lessons until I die?

[dean-you-assbutt-cas-loves-you]

turtle pace but I'm doing it :D

getting better 👍I think I need to bend my knees more in the beginning then straighten when bringing toes together

(forward swizzles)

[doomduck]

It's the post nobody was waiting for!

Personal skating update!

Coach is largely pleased with most of my progress this year. The only things really letting me down are loop jump and back spin.

Chris and kat took a look at the loop today and came to the conclusion that I'm not pulling my shoulder through enough. I've (yet another) drill to help.

I've got measurements for wrap skirts and brought a body suit pattern so my 'make skating gear side hustle to pay for skating ' agenda is slowly slipping into place.

I only got to see the men's short programs of the grand pre final. May watch the exhibition later.

Yuzuru Hanyu's echoes of life was amazing! And I'm pissed i didn't get to watch al 3 days. Day 1 was on his birthday and he looked so happy during the encore my heart could burst.

Speaking of, my 'Yuzuru Hanyu propaganda in the classroom ' may have worked too well. My teacher turns out to be incredibly cheeky and I think she is plotting something.... she'll change the lesson to include him in grammar. Also there's be a lot of 'what do you like in a person' questions. Mildly concerned she's playing match maker. (Not with yuzuru. That would be ridiculous.)But I have no evidence beyond suspicion and her being a cheeky little shit (affectionate) (seriously she's my favourite teacher)

Anyway. Will get stuck into the skate gear after xmus. With annoying photos.

[swampbarbie420]

[microcosmtoxin]

nhk kami documentary

[riderandspider]

One of the breakthroughs I've had with skating is the fact that you literally *have* to copy what other people do. I think maybe there's a bit of hesitation there at first for beginners because you may think "I don't want people to think that I know what I'm doing and am just bad at it". And they stay on the wall just trying to walk on ice / wheels.

But skating isn't like walking. It's not like using a scooter. It's not like using your toe picks / stoppers to move around on your tiptoes. You're not going to teach yourself an entirely new method from scratch. And you don't want to. It's not your end goal.

If you want to skate like other skaters, you have to do what other skaters do. You have to shift your weight from foot to foot and glide, that's what skating is (and it's fucking scary at first!). You have to be a beginner when you start out. You have to fall and try again. (Also helpful to know that you will probably never fall as often as professionals fall). You have to move like they move. Copying isn't cheating in ANY sport, it's how you learn.