On thin ice: a beginner’s guide to ice skating

On thin ice: a beginner’s guide to ice skating

Maybe I’d been watching too many reruns of Olympic figure skating or was feeling burnt out by the monotony of everyday life. I couldn’t quite pinpoint what it was, but I felt called to pursue a sport I’d never quite considered before: ice skating. I felt determined to prove to myself that I could become competent in a sport I’d never quite given a proper shot. How many of us have concluded we weren’t cut out for something, simply because we neve…