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This is something that all the young skaters at the ice rink should be aware of before their performance. This should be on a big, fancy website where people sign up or see dates for competitions, and your video should be right there so that everyone can learn this. From what I’ve seen, kids and people, including myself, really struggle with this part. And you voiced the fundamentals so well for an audience. Good job on YouTubing, Dad!

i love how deep your edges are. i am flat coming out of my rockers and they lose speed on the second lobe.

Felicidades Gary excelente demostración de talento ❤

Gary excelente demostración gracias ❤

Gary Your good Good Skater * please get some Serious about " Moves in Artistic impression more to yourself ** ❤❤ Richard San Francisco **

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Hi Gary, Thank you so much for making these videos! I haven't watched them all yet, as after every one, I want to get on the ice asap and practice 🙂. All of your loop tips in this video help a lot. Now I am mostly struggling a bit with back outside loops. I found a video from the '88 Calgary compulsory figures competition and started trying the loops using a Shafer push like they do: th-cam.com/video/NJDOxzANY1s/w-d-xo.html My strong side is going ok, but not the other (yet!)

It’s great to watch you skate ⛸️ I miss the ice so bad, but I’m still active with in the sport thankfully. Great tips for skaters, hope they listen ⛸️⛸️

I would love to bring a spring eagle into my repertoire, but I don't think my hips open that much even after years of stretching exercises. Schade...

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Gary , you really enjoying in Japan , * Take care Always ❤ Richard San Francisco ** Be Safe **

I just re watched, you are a true inspiaration to me, i too act like a young free spirit, im 53, and show no signs of getting old, I just want to hug you ( in a man way lol) there is allot of life in us old dogs.

OMG I seriously would like to skate with you, how you skate on those wheels is EXACTLY how I skate, I just do what I want and enjoy what happens, I have no idea what I will do next, just enjoy and flow, no plan no routine, just enjoy the freedom and opportunity to express myself, you are a true and appreciated mentor and guide for me, thank you Garry, skating should be full of fun happiness and enjoyment, not drills routines and relentless painfull trying to make that triple, I can't even do a single but I know I enjoy skating more than the people that only want to do that, love you garry

You don't bend your knees ** Thank you Gary , ❤ Richard San Francisco **

Felicidades Gary. Me gustó mucho tú presentación. Es maravillosa. La comparto en mi Facebook. ❤

We are really lucky too, we get the rink to ourselves quite often, there is nothing like it, the freedom is so amazing. Nice edges, nice control, I just hope one day I will be half as good as you. You make a good point that too much time is not so good, we've had weeks with 4/5 hrs a day and by Thursday we burn out. I can't wait to take your advice, I've never tried to be conscious of my foot in the way you describe, looking forward to my next session more than ever, thank you again.

i am 60 years old and learn to skate..thanks for.sharing

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Gary felicidades excelente trabajo. Eres muy entusiasta y profesional.

Believe who you are , and Love what you Doing in Figure Skating ** ❤ Richard **

Do you, or can you do any basic videos on one foot balance, and outside edges for someone who has bad pronation?

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I love your shoe and sock on one foot idea, I went straight away to suggest it to Sophie, she chuckled and said she had been doing it for months, she is a clever gal. Thanks for your time to create.

I wish the coach i had at that point in my skating was as good at explaining what he wanted from me, i think your student is very lucky and hopefully his progress will excite him enough to do more practice.

Can't wait for.your book.

I tried this once a few months ago, all i c 4:16 an say is that you are undoubtedly even at a slightly advanced age a very very very skilled skater and have inspired me to have another go at laceless skateing.

Wow, one of your best vids, the whole feel of that one got me in a state of mind to just skate more, try harder to be more aware of my posture and poise, truly.inspirimg, yet again, thank you.

I think you use oportunistic times as you skated in competition, you maybe didnt get something quite right BUT as you dont skate to a program you could come out of the situation looking like you didnt come out of the last move in a way yo is disnt intend by adapting on the fly and going into another move that works with the slightly out of shape you just did, i very much do the same. Lovely skills to watch as always Gary, thank you.

A prilage to watch, thank you. Wow

Thank you so much, ive been through the mill with this, as i have become more confident i have almost lost the want for a sharp skate, i think a 7/8th is my next radius, again thank you for your time to make this video and thank you for your expertise, kbowlege, respect and kudos to you.

Gary seriously , i love big bikes too, i ride a yamaha fz1 and yes i have seen the Speedo say 160 mph, enjoy your bikes and most of all enjoy your life, we only get one which is why im commenting, sophie and i would seriously like to meet up and skate, maybe bike though i doubt your beinging your bike to the UK

Thank ypu Gary, i totally dont fit in with other traditional skaters, what you just described as your warm up is my whole skate session, i flow from one thing to another, and like you did many many times in competition, pretend i was intentionally doing something next 🥱 as a rescue move, nothing to be ashamed of lol, you styled out some pretty sketchy landings in your time and kudos for that

Omg, this is amazing to me, everyone i talk to has a 3/8th, or maybe a half inch, i used a pair of blades for about 100hrs thay were 1/2 inch and realised i dont want nore need such a hollow, i now have a pair ( i call them my besties) that are 5/8th the freedom they give is much nicer, the options the blades give me are so much more liberating, i cant tell you how much i agree with you, big holow is just nasty and restrictive, ok for beginers but really restrictive for advanced skaters, im going to go full Gary on my next sharpen , im going 7/8th, thank you again Gary.

You are still great figure loops ❤ Richard San Francisco CA

Whats going on, mmmm , now.that is heuge, Wow, i your one.of few who at least try to understand, well it is easy, expect what you get, im massively positive, people.aroumd me tend to agree with me, things turn out how i expect, i watch others around me.with less expectations, they literally always get less, what can you do, play the game and enjoy it if you can. Love you bro. 12:29

You an have a conversation, it is called live stream, might need a few more.followers but hay gibe it a go.

Talk to the SloMo guys to get some cool footage of your blades shaving the ice while gliding.

You are very nice to watch, it is so apparent you are enjoying yourself a joy to watch, thank you for sharing. Paul

Dont become too professional, it is your character and purity that makes you endearing.

I wish you the best of luck with tour TH-cam aspirations, I hought i would connent as comments help with the algorithm to get you vidoes out to more people.

Nice work, I have considered off ice skates, would you recomend them?

Gracias Gary toda tú dedicación es un gran amor al arte.❤

I camt understand why your channel is not more popular, im a 54yr old who started skating at 53, no interest what so ever in figure skating, i freestyle and practice at least 20hrs a week, your vids both interest me and educate me, THANK YOU. The hardest lesson of ice skating IS, you will need to do your thousand hrs to really start to enjoy it and be good.

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Since loops don’t have to be skated properly for freestyle step sequences etc, different techniques such as the hip twist, edge pressure, pure rotation can be applied. But for Skate Canada skill tests it is required that the loop is done using the older figure method. It would be great since you were so good at them if you were to show the old figure method

you are so cute and fun....how have you survived the figure skating world? I am still around someones wealthy wife getting the boat out this weekend and I paid for my own lessons first in my fifties. Luckily skating is now about everyone and I can hang out at the working class rink too. Women are bragging they take dance lessons with expensive skates and they can't skate.

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Thank you, you have very interesting and useful videos, not many people talk about steps and turns like this. Special thanks for the fact that you pay attention not only to FO and BI loops, but also BO and FI. And that you emphasise on turn combinations - I, as an ordinary viewer, always enjoy watching skaters do combinations of 2-3-4 turns or steps in a step sequence, and even more so outside of it. It's not that common, especially atypical ones.

Hola Gary felicidades excelente ejecución