Hello from Sweden!
The Crystallettes have finally made it to Gothenburg,
Sweden! After nine hours of traveling, we were thrilled to claim our luggage
and fully focus on what we came to do. However, when we were getting our bags
from the baggage claim, we noticed that one of our skaters was missing her
suitcase with her skates inside of them. The missing skates were left in
Detroit and caused quite a panic because of the upcoming practices scheduled
for the next few days. Thankfully, one of the skaters on the Synchroettes was
generous enough to lend our skater her skates. Before we took the ice, we had
the opportunity to meet our team leader, Colette. She came with us to our first
practice and gave us some great feedback about both of our programs. It was
nice to finally get our legs moving and our feet back on the ice. Although we
only missed one of our usual practices, it felt like we hadn’t been on the ice
for a week. After a great
practice, we enjoyed a nice team dinner with our coaches and manager. Shortly
after, bedtime arrived and we got our clothes ready for tomorrow’s practice and
hit the sack.
With alarms ringing at eight in the morning, we knew today
was even more important than yesterday. As exhausted as we were, we knew that
we had to stay focused and keep our heads in the game. In today’s two-hour
practice, it was imperative that we showed two solid run-throughs. With Colette
by our coaches’ sides, they continued to support us and provided beneficial
information to help us achieve our goal. We were happy to know that we had
another solid practice under our belt. Following our practice, we took a team
walk to the Hard Rock Cafe. Eating a full meal after a long day of hard work
hit the spot. Once we finished
dinner, it was time to shop! We visited many clothing stores, tourist venues,
and chocolate shops. It was a very fun-filled day.
To finish the day off right, we had a very productive off
ice session. While we were having off ice, two of our team members went over to
participate in the draw. USA was the first country to pick their place in the
lineup and we had the honor of picking first. Funny as it may seem, we drew
number one!
Best wishes to all of the teams competing at the Leon Lurje
Trophy & thank you again to the Synchroettes for the skates and the
personalized gifts. We love them! :)
Katilyn & Sharon
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