Golden West Championships 2007

This was my second competition but my first with actual competitors. The ice at the Culver City rink is very scratchy and slightly uneven. Probably due to the fact that the place was build in 1876 and has great difficulty keeping things cold inside. It was like an old roller coaster but with more rust and I couldn't help but wonder in amazement how hockey was pursued at this rink. Surely one small bump into the rink walls and the entire building would come crashing down. So I made extra effect not to skate into any walls, which I didn't. My two competitors were both Silver Men (I'm still a Bronze) but somehow the judges liked me more! I was younger than both of them, many of the adults have been settled into that title for sometime. While I am sometimes struggling to recognize the fact. But it was quite exciting! for sure and now I'm 2 for 2 :)