"It has taught me
to build up strength
and believe in myself."
Ella Aprea
Goals and a dream
Ella offered some sage advice for younger
people who may be a little scared of hitting the
rink.
"You have to push yourself and don't care what
everyone else thinks," she said. "Skating is really, really
hard and if you work hard you will be able to do it."
Skating has taught Ella a lot about training and discipline,
but she still enjoys it when she is in front of a crowd and
gracefully spinning in circles or leaping through the air.
"It has taught me to build up strength and believe in
myself," she said. "Skating is definitely one of the best things
I've ever done. It's really fun and all my friends are here and
everyone on the ice is like family to me."
Ella made it clear… she has no intention
of hanging up her blades any time
soon. She has goals and a
dream.
"I do plan to continue
to skate," she added.
"I want to get to
the top of my
field and, one
day, hopefully
make it to the
Olympics."
It's the oldest
winter game.
Figure skating debuted during the
London Olympic Games in 1908,
pre-dating the beginning of the
formal winter games by 16 years.
They spin at 300 rpm.
Have you wondered how skaters
can endure the seemingly-impossible
speed reached when they execute a
spinning jump? So do we: At more
than 300 revolutions per minute
(RPM), figure skaters experience
as much RPM as astronauts in
centrifuge training.
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