KID SPOTLIGHT

January 2007

Meet Lauren Bear
Lauren Bear

Age: 6

Level: Free skate 5, beginner

Home club: Figure Skating Club of Rockford (Ill.)

How often do you skate?: I skate four to five times a week, one to two hours a day.

Favorite jumps/spins: Axel, loop, leg grab, half flip, toe loop, scratch spin and Arabesque spin. I love to learn new steps. I also love to skate in front of an audience.

Favorite skater: Sasha Cohen because she is elegant and such a beautiful skater

Goals: I would love to be a professional skater and still be very young, like 12 or 14.

What else you should know about me:I love to play piano and dance. I model and do commercials in Chicago. I love to paint and read. I have a younger sister and an older brother. I am also on the synchronized skating team at my rink.