KID SPOTLIGHT

May 2007

Meet Diana Castellanos
Diana Castellanos

Age: 12

Level: Freestyle 5

Home club: Ontario (Calif.) Ice Skating Center

How I started skating: I watched figure skating on television. My mom signed me up at an ice center near my home, and I've been skating ever since.

How often do you skate?: Two days a week for about two hours

Favorite jumps/moves: Axel, double Salchow, layback spin and flying camel

Favorite skaters: Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto. I love their choreography and the way they do everything so elegantly.

Goals: I would like to make the 2014 Olympics and perform with Sasha (Cohen) and Johnny Weir.

What else you should know about me: I love to play piano and do Mexican dancing. I get good grades and have a best friend, Karla. I love the color purple.