I started figure skating when I was 8. I'm now doing Freestyle 1. I've been doing group lessons before, but now I'm thinking about getting serious and doing private lessons. But I'm 13, so would it be too late for me to do competitions and build up to (possibly?) the Olympics? With intensive training and lots of practice?|||I just looked up Freestyle 1. This is what it said:
鈥dvanced forward stroking.
鈥asic FO %26amp; FI consecutive edges (4-6 edges)
鈥dvanced BO 3-turn (CW %26amp; CCW, R%26amp;L)
鈥cratch spin from back cross overs (min 3 rev)
鈥altz jump; from 2-3 back XOs
鈥alf flip
If you're 13 and this is your level, then I'm sorry, but you don't stand a snowball's chance in hell of making it to the Olympics.
Let's put it another way: by 13, Evgeni Plushenko was landing all six triples, including his triple Axel, and was starting work on the quad. He'd been to Junior Worlds once already and come 6th.
Even Johnny Weir, the latest starter to go to the Olympics ever, had been skating for a year and was already well advanced. But he was a total freakish talent.
You can do competitions. But there's no way you're going to even Nationals. I know this sounds harsh. But wouldn't you rather hear it now, than invest a heap of time and money into an Olympic dream that's not possible?
EDIT: xIceeGurllx Thanks for the backup mate. ;) Some people are just in serious denial here.
The fact that you've been skating 5 years already and are only up to the waltz jump does not inspire me to believe you'll be at axel in 1.5 years as someone else said - and even then you'd be nearly 15, the age at which most Olympic-level girls have been off to Junior Worlds at least once, the age at which Plushenko won his first world medal, and was landing quads in competition!
I'm counting 4 unrealistic/delusional dreamers here so far...|||I'm not trying to sound harsh or anything, but it is way too late. If you want to be in the Olympics, by now, you would have to land all of your doubles and most of your triples by thirteen and you're only on freestyle 1 which has half jumps and waltz jumps. If you wanted to try anyways, you would have to have several private lessons a week, lots and lots of ice time, off ice training, etc. You can still do local competitions, but not anything like the Regionals, Sectionals, Nationals, or Olympics. In order to compete at the Regionals at the Juvenile Level, you must be thirteen or younger, and seeing that you can't even do single jumps it's highly unlikely you will even go to the Regionals, much less the Olympics.|||What K said may have sounded harsh, but it is THE TRUTH. You're not going to the Olympics, Worlds, or Nationals. The kids that make it that far start training seriously when they are young children, at about half your age.
Julia Lipnitskaya is the same age as you, and she is landing triple-triple combinations, competing internationally and scoring higher than many of the senior skaters. There's a girl on YouTube, Kim Cheremsky, who is 9 years old and has a triple salchow. Same goes for Gia Kokotakis, and a whole lot of other young girls who are at the same level. If you're only on Freestyle 1, you have absolutely no chance at the Olympics. There are girls at my rink your age working on doubles, and most likely none of them are going to the Olympics.
I'm sorry, but that's the way it is. When I was your age I was starting to work on my axel and had been skating for 7 months or so. And I am never going to the Olympics. Intensive training isn't enough (and contrary to popular belief, not anything IS possible if you work hard enough).
However, you can still compete. You can go in small competitions, and even some big ones. You can still work up to landing doubles and maybe even triples. But to make the Olympics, you would have to be at least starting triples by now.|||Unfortunately, time isn't on your side if you're already 13 and are only on FS1. Plus, it's even worse if you're a girl because girls typically peak athletically in their mid to late teens, much earlier than guys who usually peak in their early to mid 20's. So that only gives you a few years to work up to the elite level. And it's not enough to just be able to do a certain skill. Simple edges and other basics for example can take 10 years to perfect. Of course there are outliers but that doesn't make it much more realistic. I would think training at that level would make skating a lot less enjoyable. Just aim to be the best skater you can be. You could definitely become very good if you work hard, do smaller competitions and even skate professionally.|||Ok, I am going to put this in the nicest way i can. Sorry but no, You can not make it in Olympics, Worlds Championships, or Nationals. You have been skating for 5 years and in freestyle one. Intense training will not be enough to make it into Olympics. Its ok. I bet half of the people here will not make it in Olympics too. No offense to the people tho. Im prob not going to get very far either. 5 years of training and still doing waltz jumps? I have been doing about 2 years of training and im landing doubles. Sorry to brag. but i love to brag ;D. lol but you can still make it into small local competitons. Sorry... wow i am saying sorry a lot. Well anyways um Sorry for er if i hurt your feelings or anything. But tehre is still a very very tiny chance you will make it into Nationals or world championships or Olympics. :(|||sorry but yes it is too late, unfortunately. if your 13 and have a chance at the olympics you need to be on triples. maybe not landing them constantly but at least able to land them some of the time. even WITH intensive training you'd be spending THOUSANDS of dollars a month and would need to be home schooled to have the time to skate as much as you'd need to. even IF you did all that an had 5 coaches you still might not have a shot. 99.95% of skaters in the olympics started when they were 5 and under. yes its possible to go to regionals but not the olympics.|||no way.but you got to practice super hard every day. I know a professional skater.no joke and she practices all day long every day.|||K got it 100% right, and anyone who's saying she's wrong is either in denial or doesn't skate themselves.
To put it in perspective, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva got her triple axel at age twelve. Becca Maisel is ten and landing all of her doubles and most of her triples. A girl at my rink is seven and landing all of her doubles. And even those girls aren't guaranteed a spot at the Olympics, or even at nationals. USA, Canada, Russia, and many other countries are full of talented skaters, and you have to be able to stand out amongst that crowd to be able to go to the olympics.
You might think that starting 'intensive training' wouldn't be too hard. But consider this: you're probably skating two, maybe three times a week for an hour or two right now. You'd have to be skating four to six hours a day, every day of the week, as well as doing off ice training. The work is very hard, and if you haven't built up to it slowly over time as most athletes do, your body won't be able to do it. You can only push your body so far. Also, consider the cost. I belong to a multi-purpose club that has an ice rink, so my membership to the club is about $5000.00 a year, and my Competitive Fee for skating is about $2000.00 a year. Then I have competition fees, travel fees, equipment, dresses, and more. It's not cheap.
If you're only still skating because you want to go to the Olympics, then just quit now. It's not going to happen. Hate to break it to you, but that's life. You can't always have everything you want. So many people want to be the best of the best. I'm one of them, myself, but even I (and I do nothing but train and go to school) have a miniscule of getting on my country's national team. But I keep skating because it's something I love. Sure, going to the olympics would be great. But it's not my only goal in skating. I also want to coach when I'm older.
Even if you can't go to the olympics, you can still compete. There are competitions for every level and every age group.|||don't listen to anyone that says its impossible. it may be close to impossible, but never impossible. to get there you would have to skate at least 6-7 hours a day, seven days a week, most likely might end up having to be more depending on how fast you advance. but considering it took you 5 years to get to freestyle 1, it would probably take you longer (but who knows, maybe you only skated once every two weeks for half an hour in which case that would be understandable). but you would also have to do ballet, and intensive off-ice training. and seeing as your only 13, unless you want to seriously think about being homeschool and devoting your whole life to figure skating (...which i do not recommend- high school is great (: ) then you probably will not get to the olympics. but if you work hard and practice x3 a week you will be a very, very good skater by the time you finish high school (depending on how much effort you put in, practice off ice, ballet, etc)|||sorry but i don't think so. i have been skating 6 moths and am already at freestyle 3. all i need is to get a better back spin. however it is possible. if u decide to go after it any way (you can always be a coach). this is what you should do (this is my schedule anyways) have 2 ice privates (one on one with coach, though i think you already know that) a week, 2 ballet classes a week, and a fitness class also. Try to get 5hours a week on ice (that doesn't include talking) good luck.|||don't listen to @K all she does is bring people down, so you are a little older it may seem impossible but nothing is impossible you will probably land your axel in 1 1/2 yr and all your jumps will come later but i don't know, everything will come just remember to try your best and hardest, one person might learn faster than you and one person might not so just go at your own pace|||If you train really hard and have determination then it is possible and even if you don't make it to the olympics you can still be a really good competitive skater. Good luck!
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