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About Dianne DeLeeuw
Expertise
I can answer questions about figure skating, choreography, ISI or USFSA. Also questions about competing (my Olympic experience or your own competition). I`m a National referre for ISI. Recently I also have been appointed a National Technical Specialist for US Figure Skating. But remember I am not your substitute for a coach! They can see what you are doing! To correct or instruct you on manuevers is really not what I want to do.

Experience
Experience: World Champion and Olympic Silver Medalist, coaching all levels of skaters at in California. I coach all levels and ages of skating from tiny tots to adults, first timers to International competitors. I also do choreography, music editing, teach specialty classes and give seminars.

Organizations: USFSA, ISI, PSA, Los Angeles Figure Skating Club

Publications: Recreational Ice Skater, The Edge

Awards: 1976 Olympic Silver Medalist, 1975 World Champion, 1976 European Champion, 6 time National Champion, US and Canadian Double Gold Medalist, 1999 ISI Great Skate Award, 2002 Woman of the Year

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Figure Skating - axel inconsistent..

Expert: Dianne DeLeeuw - 7/12/2008

Question
hi. I am really confused about my axel because i first landed it after seven months of skating with second-hand Risport boots. When I switched to Jackson Elite Plus, I lost my axel, got it back and then lost it again. It's still inconsistent now but I'm a bit confused because I can do axel on the ground. On the ground I can also do all my double jumps, I can almost do a double axel on the ground and can also almost do a triple salchow on the ground! But despite all of this I am still falling on my axel when i do it on the ice. My coach has also told me that I'm over-rotating slightly when i do the axel but I can't open up enough. Because of falling really hard on my hip several times, I have gotten a mental block and now am terrified to do axel on ice. Please help! I really to pass FS 5 soon!!
Thanks in advance,
Katrina

Answer
Hi,
This is normal when first learning axel. It could be your blade mount that is different. The take off time could have changed and now pops you around.
Get a hip pad for sure!
If blades are good on everything else you may just need to readjust your axel take off. Doing doubles on the ground may also cause you to turn the take off too much. Back off these.
Good luck,
Dianne

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