After struggling a little at the Ohio State competition at Christmas, Emily was determined to work hard and try again. This weekend, she got her chance. We hit the road for Louisville on Friday afternoon for the South Eastern Great Lakes competition. We stayed at a pretty nice Springhill Suites basically just across from the street from the ice rink and it worked out perfectly. We started our adventures with a quick dinner and swim at the hotel. Then it was off to bed to rest up for the first of 2 big days!
The first category Emily and Kelsie skated in was Freeskate. Emily skated to Princess Diaries again and she skated very, very well. It was probably the best I had seen her skate her program so we were hopeful that she wouldn't be last this time.
After Freeskate, we had another long break so we grabbed dinner at Chili's and then went back to the hotel to get ready for the girls interpretive programs. This is where they give them music they have never heard before and they choreograph a routine on the spot. The girls were given "Earth Angel" from the 1950's. They played the song for them twice during warm-up and then one time off the ice. Then out they each went, not able to see each other, to skate their routine. Obviously, drama also counts. Ha! Kelsie and Emily both skated really well and some of the others appeared to struggle so again we were excited about the possibility of placing. There were 7 skaters in Emily/Kelsie's group.
