Return to Helsinki

Hello,

We're finally here! The national tests in Lyon are this weekend! After two months of intense preparation, we are ready to present our programs to the federation, the judges, and the technical specialists present at this event.
Here are a few words that could aptly describe our last three weeks in Helsinki: calm, balance, serenity, body, pleasure, and learning. Indeed, we resumed our coaching with Laurie May, who has been with us for over three years now, and we obviously continued to learn about ourselves, strengthen our connection, and understand the essence of our short program. Thank you, Laurie, for the work we've done together; it's always a breath of fresh air to work with you. Thank you for continuing to support us on the path of learning and self-kindness.

We had the opportunity to meet and share several weeks of training with the Polish couple Alexandra Borysova and Aaron Freeman. It was a real pleasure skating with Alexandra and Aaron, a positive and hardworking couple we had the pleasure of meeting earlier this month in Turin. They then joined us in Helsinki for two weeks.
During these three weeks, two new couples also joined us, all the way from Japan: Utana Yoshida and Masaya Morita. Accompanied by their coach Cathy Reed, a former Olympian, it was also a pleasure to welcome them! Always in a good mood, we really enjoyed sharing the ice with them! And Cathy, what an incredible encounter, very funny and always positive, thank you for your smile!! And Hilda and Nolen, a brand new couple representing Finland in the junior category. Nolen comes to us all the way from Toronto, and they are actually at their first Junior Grand Prix this weekend in Linz, Austria. Enjoy!!!
We also met up with our dance teachers: Sini (with whom we also worked on ice), Maria, our ballet teacher, and Jutta, our dancesport teacher.

Otherwise... Aside from the reunions and new encounters, the machine has been restarted, the programs have resumed, and our goal remains the same: to be better. To continue learning about our bodies, our technique, our programs, and our minds. We continue on our path and are happy to express our inner light. Thank you for reading these few sentences summarizing our last month, and we'll see you soon, hoping to bring you good news!!

Byyyyyyyyeeeeeeeee
Natacha & Arnaud