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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 - Juvenile and Intermediate Skating Levels

Expert: Dianne DeLeeuw - 8/18/2008

Question
My daughter is 13 and is now competing at the Juvenile level and will move to Intermediate. We are concerned that her routine may not have enough jumps/elements in it. She can landed routinely her double jumps and is currently working on her double axle. How many elements should she have in juvenile and intermediate levels to compete successfully? thanks

Answer
Hi,
You always put the maximum of 6 jumping elements. What they are is another story. 3 may be combination, but only what you can do well! A well done single axel scores better than a cheated double axel! Work with your coach to maximize points under IJS.
Good luck,
Dianne

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