2003 U.S. Men's Bronze Medalist and U.S. Figure Skating World Team Member, Ryan Jahnke, is now coaching young figure skaters. He teaches a weekly, "Train Your Brain" class to his young students. They studied top skaters in Novice, Junior, and Senior events at the
2008 U.S. National Figure Skating Championships. As a group, they came up with a list of qualities that almost all national competitors have in common.
11. Connection with the crowd
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12. Dealing with mistakes positively
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13. Always skating on EDGES!
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Join the Discussion - What Makes a Champion Figure Skater?
Ryan Jahnke's "Train Your Brain" figure skating students came up with a list of qualities that almost all national figure skating competitors have in common. What other qualities can be added to their list?
