Central Pacific Regionals

We arrived and started competition on Thursday. There are three groups of Intermediate Ladies. During the qualifying round the top 5 girls from each group advance to the final round. In the final round, scores from the short and long program are added together. The top 4 skaters in the final round (Saturday) advance to US Figure Skating Junior Championships held in Lake Placid, New York in December. On Wednesday, Jordan practiced well and we all couldn't wait to connect with Grandma that evening. Jordan skated her long program for the qualifying round. Unfortunately, it wasn't her best (or close)...she fell on her double lutz, double toe, popped her double flip, double loop and was very slow. Now the good news is she placed fourth and made it to final round. The scores start all over tomorrow. What I was most impressed was her attitude. Was she mad when she got off the ice? yes...but she sucked it up and faced reality. She instantly changed her attitude and realized she messed up and she couldn't change that fact. As we watched the other skaters, she told me it won't feel great if she doesn't make it but she will be OK. No tears, a few regrets but a valuable lesson that sometimes situations don't always go our way. Once the results were posted, she was relieved and grateful for another opportunity to show the judges what she can do! She competes on Friday with a new energy and ready to attack!!!