"It is God who arms me with strength and keep me way secure. He makes my feet like the feet of deer; he causes me to stand on the heights. He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. You make your saving help my shield, and your right hand sustains me; your help has made me great. You provide a broad path for my feet, so that my ankles do not give way. Psalm 19:32-36
Keara was acknowledged on her schools student achievements page! She currently attends Seton Home Study School, which is a online, accredited Catholic homeschool.
They wrote about how she landed her axel in competition. You can read about it by following this link Student Achievement Page.
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On Friday June 23rd, Keara was featured in our local newspaper! Almost a full page on her skating up a level at the Rising Stars competition.#DelanoHeraldjournal #itsherpassion
Yesterday Keara spent the afternoon/evening in Apple Valley. She took 2 US Figure Skating tests. Pre-Preliminary Freeskate and Pre-Juvenile Moves in the field. She passed BOTH!! This is a HUGE accomplishment! We are so proud of all the hard work it took to pass!!! She received bonus points and high marks on everything!
“The test structure is the backbone of U.S. Figure Skating. Passing skill tests presided over by official judges advances the skater to the next level. Skaters test in moves in the field, free skating, pairs and ice dancing. As a skater advances, the tests become more difficult.” Read More here
You can read more about the 2 tests below. There are 8 tests total in each category. She’s now onto the 4th test for Moves, and the 2nd test for Freeskate 🙂
May 26, 2017 One of Keara’s coaches was at a coach conference. He posted a pic of himself and figure skater Jason Brown on Facebook. Since Jason is Keara’s FAVORITE male skater EVER! I asked her coach if he could get her an autograph if he saw Jason again. The next evening he texted me something WAY better!!!! Rodrigo made Keara’s day (probably her YEAR!! She hasn’t stopped smiling and she’s been landing axels non-stop! (Jumping for joy 
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😘😘 Special Thank you to Jason Brown for doing it for her! 
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On Saturday we spent the entire day in Blaine, MN at the 2017 Northern Blades Rising Stars Figure Skating competition. Keara skated in 2 events which were a level above her norm.. in other words she skated up a level. She normally skates at No Test, but Saturday she skated Pre-Preliminary Well Balanced. The difference is she started landing her axel a month ago and SHE decided to skate at that level in competition regardless of her axel being new.
Keara went into the competition knowing it was going to be a tough one. She knew that the other kids competing were most likely going to be more experienced, and older. This did NOT scare her away.
Event #1 Pre-Preliminary Compulsory. She placed 3rd out of 6
Event #2 Pre-Preliminary Free Skate Well Balanced. She placed 5th out of 12. Not bad for an 8 year old skating up a level! She landed 1 out of 2 axels!!! It was her first time doing them in a competition. To say my husband and I are proud is an understatement. Blessed for amazing coaches who believe in her and helped her to get one step closer to her goal!
My daughter is starting to make and sell pillows to earn money for skating. Pillows are approx 16×20 and are great for traveling, competitions, camping, etc. Choice of fabric currently avail is on my Facebook page @Craftsbykristy or on blog main page you can click the link. 1 set avail per fabric (picture shows front/back)
More will be added soon. It’s first come first serve. Please comment sold under the picture and send me a message for payment arrangements.
Price is $20 each. Shipping is not included and will be based on location.
You can add your name in black or white vinyl for $5.
Thank you!
Tuesday a light switch went off. Keara has been struggling with a mental block that caused her not to fully rotate in her axel. She would put her foot down early. If she was on the pole harness she would do amazing axels without the coach lifting her at all. As soon as he took the pole away she would go back to the same old ways.
This has gone on for months. Her coaches kept telling her she could do it and how amazing her axels were when she was on the pole harness. But No matter what anyone said something was stopping her.
How do you tell someone to do something that completely freaks them out? I know I can’t imaging jumping in the air, crosssing my feet and arms and rotating 1.5 turns backwards in the air. I can understand the fear.
Keara has shed many tears over this darn axel. Anytime I’d bring up the axel she’d get this look on her face that I can’t describe. Almost like a disappointment. I even went as far as doing psychological work with her to find out what was going on and what scared her so much about the axel. Along with applying essential oils constantly. Mainly at 5am before leading to the rink. Weve been doing this for weeks.
The funny thing is she was able to do a double salchow. The salchow is the same as an axel but has a three turn before it. So they are very similar.
Her coaches never gave up and no matter how frustrated they got or us as parents. They kept pushing her so she could reach her goal. One of her goals was to get her axel while she was 8 years old. So she can start nailing her doubles. Her long term goal is Junior Nationals by 2020.
Well a light switch went off Tuesday 5-9-17. This day is one to be remembered. Keara landed 12 perfect axels!!! Unfortunately I wasn’t there to get a video 😞 However Wednesday I walked into the rink to witness her land the most amazing axel. When I saw her do it I got goose bumps on my entire body. The look she gave me showed accomplishment and excitement. I couldn’t believe what I just witnessed. She came and told me to watch her do I decided to video. And what did she do?? She nailed the AXEL!!!! I’ve watch his video over and over because it’s amazing! After she did that her coach had her do a combination jump axel/toe loop. See the videos below. Please continue to keep her in your thoughts as she continues towards her long term goal!
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