Ice skating

With everything going on, I didn't have as much time as I'd wanted to watch the ice skating during the Winter Olympics. I did stay up until 3am on one of the nights I spent in Barcelona watching the ladies semi-finals, but that was it!
I have been trying to find things online and in the process I remembered what is probably my favourite ice skating couple ever! My sister and I watched them every time they were on TV, and trying to pronounce their names provided hours of fun (Ah, being young and silly!). I haven't been able to find many videos of them online. I guess they were around in the pre-Internet boom years (Remember those times?). I did find this short program that I love:




Now that I'm learning ice skating, I've been trying to look at their technique, their posture, their transitions... but I always end up forgetting about it and just enjoying how beautiful this sport is and how easy these two make it look...

PS. I'll be sending Thank you presents next Monday!

Ice skating before Christmas

Ice skating in London just before Christmas is becoming a tradition of ours. We went to the Kew Gardens ice rink yesterday and had a fantastic time! We had been to the ice rink in Windsor in the past and want to try every Christmas ice rink in London. We plan to go to a different one every year, so it'll take us a while to finish!
I like ice skating because it celebrates winter, and because everyone can do it and have fun; in the rink yesterday, there were families, groups of teenagers and many, many couples. Of course, it's a romantic thing for couples to do, but most importantly, it's fun and not too cheessy; if you are anything like us, one or both of you will fall at some point, and will have to get up, laugh and continue the fun!