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KID SPOTLIGHT

May 2006

Amelia Yang Xu

Age: 9

Home club: Cantiague FSC

Skating level: Passed intermediate moves, pre-juvenile free

Coaches: Barbara Deluca, Marina Esmin and Alex Esmin

How long I've skated: Five years

How often do you skate?: I skate every day and do off-ice training twice a week.

Favorite jumps/moves: I like doing the Axel and sit spin. I can jump high on my Axel. I feel like I'm flying. I can also spin fast, like a whirlwind, on my sit spin.

Favorite skating moment: My lesson with Tatiana Tarasova is definitely my favorite skating moment. I felt so happy during my lesson knowing that she has coached so many famous skaters. I loved when she signed my skates.

Favorite skater: Sasha Cohen (because she was so nice when I met her in California), Timothy Goebel, Rene Inoue and John Baldwin

Goals: To complete all moves tests when I am 9 and get first place at the 2006 regionals at the juvenile level.

What else you should know about me: I am a pianist who enjoys composing my own music. I love reading so much that I could probably read all day.