About Us

KID SPOTLIGHT

March 2004

Meet Xylina Rusit
Xylina Rusit

Age:

6

Home club:

Vaca Valley FSC

Coaches:

Elena Leonova and Andrei Khvalko

Favorite skaters:

Michelle Kwan, Sasha Cohen, Sarah Hughes, Irina Slutskaya and my coaches, of course.

How often I skate:

At least an hour on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

What I like about skating:

I love being on the ice whether in class, in competitions or just playing with my friends.

How I got started:

My mom had me try it one weekend when I was 5. I just fell in love with the ice. Soon I went through the Basic Skills program to Free Skate 4. I started private lessons because I wanted to learn more and to get to skate more.

Favorite moves:

I love to do scratch spins and all the jumps especially the loop. I'm working on the Axel with the harness

Favorite skating moment:

When I won a gold and a bronze in the 2003 Spring Jubilee in San Jose, Calif. Also when I watched all my favorite skaters in the 2003 Champions on Ice show.

Goals:

To be a good skater, and maybe I could go to the Olympics someday.

I like to paint and draw pretty pictures for my mom and dad. On the playground I enjoy being on the monkey bars the most. I also have a lucky stuffed rabbit named Ruby.