Testing, Ebersole Rink, White Plains, NY.

Group-type photos, after the test. Whew!

This is Nina and Jirka, my skating coaches, with me in the middle. Yup, there I am, short and roundish, surrounded by beautiful skater people. Why are all skaters so good looking? Is it something in the ice?

Skating test with Jirí Procházka

I recently whipped through two skating tests, passing them both in no small part due to my excellent skating coach, Jirka. He's such a great coach, but (sadly for me, happily for him) has moved back to his home country.