Figure skating competition

In mid May Nika participated in a figure skating competition. Actually all four girls could have done it but only Nika really wanted to, the rest of them chickened out. I was actually happy about it because the participation fee was quite high but what cost the most was figure skating costumes. Here they run around $150-200. And if all four girls wanted to participate, I would have a hard time justifying such a purchase of something that would be worn only once or twice. I still wasn’t going to pay $200 for a costume, so I found a company in China that sews figure skating costumes for half as much and ships them all over the world. It took three weeks for them to make it and ship it to us but it came just in time. It was beautiful.

 

There were somewhere around 60-70 kids participating, and they all had to do the same program. Nika’s age group was the biggest and had the widest range, from 10 to 16 years old. She had a good time at the competition even though she was very nervous (they all were) and didn’t take any of the first three places. It was a good experience. Here are some pictures from that event.

Warming up.

Warming up

Still warming up

Going on the ice for her performance

In the position

Here she is coming off the ice after her performance. The expression on her face is priceless.

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It was a few hours before they would announce the results, so we came back to NU, met Spencer and went out to KFC for dinner. 

Kids love KFC here, it is probably their favorite fast food restaurant in town.

Nika with her very good friend, Dilnaz.