Chat
Night with Shawn Sawyer
Sat. Oct. 22, 2005
10/22/05
19:03:55 ***Shawn***
Logs in
10/22/05 19:04:18
***Shawn***:
hey
10/22/05 19:04:26
BrettB:
Welcome Shawn!
10/22/05 19:04:33
Josh78:
ah he's here...welcome Shawn!
10/22/05 19:04:49
***Shawn***:
how is everybody doing?
10/22/05 19:05:02
sunnyskate:
good
10/22/05 19:05:09
hailstorm:
great!
10/22/05 19:05:10
sunnyskate:
and you?
10/22/05 19:05:18
***Shawn***:
im good
10/22/05 19:05:27
Josh78:
doing great, it's figure skating season, my fantasy
team is doing well, and I'm here for an internet chat..everything
is perfect with the world lol
10/22/05 19:05:34
sunnyskate:
haha
10/22/05 19:05:42
hailstorm:
hows training going shawn?
10/22/05 19:05:51
***Shawn***:
lol positivness is good!
10/22/05 19:06:15
***Shawn***:
training is going well
10/22/05 19:06:34
BrettB:
how have you been training to prepare for this season?
10/22/05 19:06:55
***Shawn***:
i have been training hard!
10/22/05 19:06:55
***Shawn***:
lol
10/22/05 19:06:58
hailstorm:
how's triple axel going?
10/22/05 19:07:38
***Shawn***:
triple axels are going a lot better, I only have one
in my long but they are so much better then last season
10/22/05 19:07:44
sunnyskate:
here's a question for you--how do you prepare for
skating at higher altitudes?
10/22/05 19:07:52
***Shawn***:
working with brian kurt and elvis really helped me
10/22/05 19:08:32
Josh78:
I've always wondered Shawn, I'm really amazed by your
spins..did you just have that talent for flexible
spinning naturally or did you have to really work
at it to get them as great as they are now?
10/22/05 19:08:38
***Shawn***:
I do double long programs but in the second one i
dont do all the triples , i mainly do doubles and
about 3 triples near the end
10/22/05 19:10:00
***Shawn***:
spins have been easy to lurn for me because of the
flexibilyty but to get the level 4 I had to really
work hard this summer on my spins so i could get the
levels
10/22/05 19:10:04
hailstorm:
any quads in the programs? and how are they coming?
10/22/05 19:10:39
***Shawn***:
i am landing quad saw and toe but they are not in
the programs
10/22/05 19:10:56
***Shawn***:
saw is better then toe
10/22/05 19:11:01
hailstorm:
what's your music this year?
10/22/05 19:11:08
Josh78:
ah the "psych em out during practice session" approach
10/22/05 19:11:11
Josh78:
lol
10/22/05 19:11:32
***Shawn***:
short is the same as last year ( libertango) and my
long is a music that everybody skated on ( warsaw
concerto)
10/22/05 19:12:04
hailstorm:
cool, who did your long?
10/22/05 19:12:18
***Shawn***:
david wilson
10/22/05 19:12:37
hailstorm:
how was he to work with?
10/22/05 19:12:40
Crystal:
:D Love David Wilson
10/22/05 19:13:03
***Shawn***:
hes really fun and he always tried to make me do the
hardest things!
10/22/05 19:13:04
***Shawn***:
lol
10/22/05 19:13:11
***Shawn***:
hes such a genius
10/22/05 19:13:16
***Shawn***:
i tell him all the time
10/22/05 19:13:26
sunnyskate:
what is your favorite type of music to skate to?
10/22/05 19:13:42
hailstorm:
techno right? haha
10/22/05 19:14:00
Josh78:
lol
10/22/05 19:14:24
***Shawn***:
for shows yeah but for competitions i like classic
10/22/05 19:14:54
split_twist:
do you know if you'll be in any shows coming up soon?
10/22/05 19:15:40
***Shawn***:
yeah ill be in a small show in quebec on the 5 of
november and then i will be doing the holiday festival
on ice in victoria in mid dec.
10/22/05 19:16:03
BrettB:
are you going to be doing the celebration on ice tour
in december?
10/22/05 19:16:11
split_twist:
kool!
10/22/05 19:16:47
***Shawn***:
no i dobnt think so
10/22/05 19:17:11
hailstorm:
how do you like training in drummondville compared
to ottawa?
10/22/05 19:18:28
***Shawn***:
i like drummondville a lot because it is a small city
and its close to montreal. but these days i have been
training in st-julie...its about 45 minutes from drummondville
and 10 minutes from montreal, so im on the road a
lot
10/22/05 19:18:40
BrettB:
Shawn is it difficult to do backflips? How did you
learn to do them?
10/22/05 19:18:43
***Shawn***:
ottawa was fun but i needed more
10/22/05 19:19:21
***Shawn***:
haha back flips are sooooooooo fun!!!!!!!!
10/22/05 19:19:37
***Shawn***:
i lurned them about 5 years ago in chicago
10/22/05 19:20:00
Josh78:
Shawn, what would you say is your favorite thing about
skating, the jumps (or backflips lol), spins, choreography,
interpretation..?
10/22/05 19:20:10
***Shawn***:
i learned them from alexander fedev( he was 1885 world
champion from russia
10/22/05 19:20:25
***Shawn***:
i love jumping!
10/22/05 19:20:27
Josh78:
1885? wow that's going back aways for some expertise!
10/22/05 19:20:42
***Shawn***:
ya!
10/22/05 19:20:45
hailstorm:
lol!
10/22/05 19:20:49
***Shawn***:
i was born in 85!
10/22/05 19:20:50
***Shawn***:
lol
10/22/05 19:21:05
hailstorm:
how did you transfer the backflip from the floor to
the ice?
10/22/05 19:22:12
***Shawn***:
with laces.....hahahaha they tied hockey laces around
my waist and told me to try it and i was crazy enough
to do so
10/22/05 19:22:27
sunnyskate:
Have certain skaters influenced you to skate to certain
things, certain ways...?
10/22/05 19:23:49
Melody:
Hi, everyone! Thanks, Shawn, for taking the time to
answer questions for us tonight. We have met a few
times, at Nationals, etc, and I have always been so
impressed at how down to earth you are. My question
is, if you were not a skater, what could you see yourself
doing?
10/22/05 19:23:50
***Shawn***:
yeah for shure..I am a very visual person and comming
from a small province with not many skaters I had
to watch skating on tv a lot
10/22/05 19:24:06
***Shawn***:
and lurn from them
10/22/05 19:24:45
Josh78:
forgive me Shawn for my cluelessness in not knowing,
I'm American lol..what province are you from?
10/22/05 19:24:50
***Shawn***:
if I didnt skate i would work at dollorama
10/22/05 19:25:01
BrettB:
why dollarama?
10/22/05 19:25:11
***Shawn***:
I guess I would be in a circus or gymnastics
10/22/05 19:25:22
***Shawn***:
cuz its cool
10/22/05 19:25:42
Erica_Armstrong:
haha dollarama is the best :)
10/22/05 19:25:44
hailstorm:
how do you get a jump consistent, besides doing it
over and over?
10/22/05 19:25:49
sunnyskate:
so you must enjoy the creativity of exhibition programs
10/22/05 19:26:30
hailstorm:
any advice?
10/22/05 19:26:44
BrettB:
are you working on new gala/show programs or will
you put them together after your two grand prixs?
10/22/05 19:26:50
Melody:
I can definitely see the "entertainment" link between
skating, circus and gymnastics! And you are very entertaining
to watch, so that makes sense! Thanks!
10/22/05 19:27:08
***Shawn***:
good question, jumps will never be consistant ( at
least triples) when you lurn to ride a bike you can
stop for 25 years and still be able too, but if you
stop doing a triple axel for 25 years you will kill
yourself trying it again!
10/22/05 19:27:09
***Shawn***:
lol
10/22/05 19:27:36
BrettB:
heck you can kill yourself trying a single after 5
years
10/22/05 19:27:37
***Shawn***:
nonon just kidding.....you need to understand the
jump itself and the fealing of it
10/22/05 19:28:05
sunnyskate:
how about any suggestions for two footing before the
jump has actually gelled?
10/22/05 19:28:06
***Shawn***:
Yeah I love exibition programs because I feel so free
10/22/05 19:28:40
hailstorm:
do you think of anything when you jump or do you just
do it?
10/22/05 19:28:49
***Shawn***:
lol are you talking about my triple axel at natuionnals!lolololol
10/22/05 19:29:07
sunnyskate:
hahaha no my lutz!
10/22/05 19:29:40
***Shawn***:
certain jumps I have to trust my techniq but on harder
ones I really have to be focus to do the right thing
10/22/05 19:29:59
Josh78:
what's your favorite exhibition program you've ever
skating to?
10/22/05 19:30:06
Josh78:
*skated
10/22/05 19:30:18
***Shawn***:
two footing can be a start for lurning a jump but
it can be a bad habbit
10/22/05 19:30:24
Crystal:
Ok: disadvantage New Brunswick...it's late here...so
GO shawn, but I have to get to sleep
10/22/05 19:30:39
***Shawn***:
ok bye bye
10/22/05 19:31:04
***Shawn***:
my fav exibition program was my how much is the fish
number
10/22/05 19:31:14
hailstorm:
who has been the best technical coach you have had?
10/22/05 19:31:41
BrettB:
i love how much is the fish!
10/22/05 19:31:43
Josh78:
is that the sequel to "How much is that doggy in the
window?"...guess I've never seen it..I'm so deprived
of Canadians! lol
10/22/05 19:32:02
***Shawn***:
hahahahahahaha
10/22/05 19:32:09
Melody:
How involved do you get in your choreography, and
music choice? And do you get sick of hearing the program
music by the end of the season?
10/22/05 19:32:25
BrettB:
Josh, there should be a video clip on www.shawnsawyer.com
10/22/05 19:32:27
***Shawn***:
my best technical coach has been not a coach but a
friend...elvis stojko
10/22/05 19:32:30
split_twist:
cool, I loved your how much is my fish program, it
was so fun!
10/22/05 19:32:55
hailstorm:
ya i like scooter too
10/22/05 19:33:06
sunnyskate:
Is there anything that just drives you nuts at any
point during a competition be it something you do,
something the audience might do...?
10/22/05 19:33:12
BrettB:
Shawn - i've been asked to ask you... This season
will you hold your spiral longer than 2 seconds?
10/22/05 19:33:22
hailstorm:
lol!
10/22/05 19:33:24
***Shawn***:
i dont have much imput on the music choice and as
long as the coegraphy is good I dont mind doing it
987876565443 times
10/22/05 19:34:12
BrettB:
what has been your favorite competition?
10/22/05 19:34:30
***Shawn***:
no I love everything the audience does....I would
not want them to sing happy birthday to me before
a program tho........my long is on my birthday at
nat. this year
10/22/05 19:34:50
BrettB:
Shawn... you shouldn't have said that!
10/22/05 19:34:55
***Shawn***:
hahahahaha yeah david will kill me if i dont
10/22/05 19:34:59
***Shawn***:
he really will
10/22/05 19:35:00
BrettB:
the Sawyer Fan Club will be there in FULL FORCE!
10/22/05 19:35:03
***Shawn***:
he knows where i live
10/22/05 19:35:13
Melody:
Can we sing Happy Birthday after the program, then?
10/22/05 19:35:24
BrettB:
no lets do it after the long
10/22/05 19:35:33
***Shawn***:
if I make the team
10/22/05 19:35:35
BrettB:
while shawn is waiting for his marks!
10/22/05 19:35:42
hailstorm:
will you ever bring your beilman back?
10/22/05 19:35:43
Erica_Armstrong:
lol.. done deal
10/22/05 19:35:57
***Shawn***:
i dont think so lol it hurts
10/22/05 19:36:08
***Shawn***:
i like my spin better
10/22/05 19:36:12
sunnyskate:
what is the most unique move you do
10/22/05 19:36:22
hailstorm:
his spin duh
10/22/05 19:36:24
hailstorm:
lol
10/22/05 19:36:25
***Shawn***:
i guess my sawyer spin
10/22/05 19:36:37
sunnyskate:
lol ok i'll go with that one :)
10/22/05 19:37:07
BrettB:
do you have any other Sawyer moves??
10/22/05 19:37:33
***Shawn***:
i am working on a super sawyer spin but it will only
be in shows
10/22/05 19:37:36
Melody:
Do you have any pre-competition routines, or superstitions?
10/22/05 19:37:44
***Shawn***:
yeah
10/22/05 19:38:15
***Shawn***:
i always put my left skate first and i walk thru my
jumps like 50000 times
10/22/05 19:38:33
BrettB:
that's a lot...
10/22/05 19:38:47
hailstorm:
how often do you do jumps off the ice?
10/22/05 19:38:56
***Shawn***:
about one hour a day
10/22/05 19:38:57
BrettB:
where has been your favorite place to visit?
10/22/05 19:38:59
sunnyskate:
what type of off-ice training do you do
10/22/05 19:39:12
***Shawn***:
i really likes torino
10/22/05 19:39:26
BrettB:
hopefully you'll be back there REAL soon!
10/22/05 19:39:35
***Shawn***:
i go to the gym 6 times a week and off ice jump and
lots of streche
10/22/05 19:39:44
Melody:
I remember at last year's Nats, Chris Mabee had a
bad nosebleed before having to do his program. Have
you ever had anything like that (or a similar catastrophe)
happen to you?
10/22/05 19:40:27
***Shawn***:
my lace broke right before my program
10/22/05 19:40:33
***Shawn***:
hahahahaha
10/22/05 19:41:02
Melody:
Ooph, that must have been frustrating, not to mention
distracting for your concentration!
10/22/05 19:41:27
hailstorm:
can you do a triple axel on the ground?
10/22/05 19:41:28
***Shawn***:
yeah I thot it was funny
10/22/05 19:41:28
BrettB:
Just a little off topic... FYI - our two canadian
pair teams are next at Skate America. Jess & Bryce
train with Shawn so I'll post their scores when they
come in.
10/22/05 19:41:43
***Shawn***:
ok cool thanks!
10/22/05 19:41:50
***Shawn***:
i really hope they do good
10/22/05 19:42:29
sunnyskate:
have the americans skated yet?
10/22/05 19:42:40
***Shawn***:
one tem did
10/22/05 19:42:45
BrettB:
Evora & Laswig are currently 2nd
10/22/05 19:42:52
sunnyskate:
thanks
10/22/05 19:42:56
BrettB:
out of 3.. they have 128.02 total points
10/22/05 19:43:01
sunnyskate:
dying here where they decide not to broadcast anything!
10/22/05 19:43:22
hailstorm:
do you and fedor get along or is there a rivalry between
you two?
10/22/05 19:43:30
BrettB:
shawn you are an artist... what kind of things do
you like to paint?
10/22/05 19:43:41
***Shawn***:
we used to train together and we are good friends
10/22/05 19:43:42
sunnyskate:
do you think about how many people are watching if
a competition is live and doest that affect you at
all?
10/22/05 19:43:49
sunnyskate:
(on tv too_
10/22/05 19:43:57
***Shawn***:
yeah i paint a lot
10/22/05 19:44:05
***Shawn***:
i paint almost everyday
10/22/05 19:44:25
BrettB:
will we ever see a Shawn Sawyer Art Gallery on your
web site?
10/22/05 19:44:25
hailstorm:
are you doing any schooling?
10/22/05 19:44:47
sunnyskate:
what do you like to paint and with what medium?
10/22/05 19:44:50
***Shawn***:
yeah i always tell myself how much of a looser i would
be if i would furget my program on live tv!!!!!!!
10/22/05 19:45:05
***Shawn***:
i would like it
10/22/05 19:45:19
***Shawn***:
I study nutrition
10/22/05 19:45:36
***Shawn***:
i paint with oil and i do surealist
10/22/05 19:45:40
hailstorm:
what do you eat on the day of a competition?
10/22/05 19:45:52
***Shawn***:
my fav artist is Amedeo modigliani
10/22/05 19:46:38
sunnyskate:
that's coolif you had to choose to be any food, what
would you choose to be?
10/22/05 19:46:50
***Shawn***:
i use to have very specific meals before my event
but now i eat whatever....mabee not mc d. but a good
meal thats not too heavy
10/22/05 19:46:51
sunnyskate:
and have you ever forgotten your program at a major
competition?
10/22/05 19:47:23
Melody:
How do you remember all of the choreography and keep
the choreography separate in your mind for all of
your programs? There are so many elements and little
touches, it must be hard to remember all of them.
10/22/05 19:47:47
***Shawn***:
I would be a peanut butter cup
10/22/05 19:47:49
***Shawn***:
lololololololol
10/22/05 19:47:54
***Shawn***:
no i havnt
10/22/05 19:47:56
***Shawn***:
thank god
10/22/05 19:47:59
BrettB:
just because this was asked in the Johnny chat...
If you could be flavor of Jello what would it be and
why?
10/22/05 19:48:36
***Shawn***:
its hard when you lurn the program but it becaumes
automatic with training
10/22/05 19:48:40
sunnyskate:
what boots/blades do you use?
10/22/05 19:49:09
***Shawn***:
I love jello
10/22/05 19:49:17
***Shawn***:
i really dont know
10/22/05 19:49:21
***Shawn***:
the red one
10/22/05 19:49:27
Melody:
When you are at a competition, especially internationally,
do you get much of a chance to see the sights of the
city you compete in?
10/22/05 19:49:41
***Shawn***:
I have ultima free style for blades and jackson skates
10/22/05 19:50:17
***Shawn***:
not really.....we see the hotels and the rink and
whats in between
10/22/05 19:50:43
Melody:
that's a real shame - so many cool things to see in
this world!
10/22/05 19:51:03
hailstorm:
what made u switch to jackson from graf?
10/22/05 19:51:50
***Shawn***:
graf had bad service and they broke all the time,
jackson brake all the time but the service is good
10/22/05 19:51:51
***Shawn***:
lol
10/22/05 19:52:19
Melody:
Maybe someone already asked this question already
(if they did, I's sorry!), but what are your goals
for the upcoming season?
10/22/05 19:52:19
hailstorm:
lol!
10/22/05 19:52:27
BrettB:
Shawn, because I have to bail early.. i just would
like to say thank-you for chatting with us tonight!!
10/22/05 19:52:42
***Shawn***:
your welcome!
10/22/05 19:52:46
BrettB:
On behalf of everyone here at SkateToday, thank-you
for your time
10/22/05 19:52:54
hailstorm:
you rule!
10/22/05 19:53:04
Melody:
hear, hear!!
10/22/05 19:53:10
***Shawn***:
i would like to be in the top 5 at my grand pries
and keep my bronze medal at nat
10/22/05 19:53:19
Melody:
Good goals!
10/22/05 19:53:20
BrettB:
shawn will continue the chat and will end it when
he is ready
10/22/05 19:53:42
BrettB:
good nite all!!
10/22/05 19:53:43
***Shawn***:
oki bye brett
10/22/05 19:53:45
sunnyskate:
night
10/22/05 19:54:10
Melody:
With all of the time you spend on your skating, are
you able to carve out some "you" time every now and
then?
10/22/05 19:54:25
Melody:
or is that what you get when you paint?
10/22/05 19:54:31
sunnyskate:
what's your favorite meal before a competition? (and
how about afterward too ;))
10/22/05 19:55:10
***Shawn***:
yeah its not always easy and it can be a bit frustrating
at times when i cant but i usuly can find time every
now and then
10/22/05 19:55:25
hailstorm:
do yuo think almost anyone can become a champion with
lots of hard work or do you have to be talented?
10/22/05 19:55:28
sunnyskate:
have you ever choreographed for other skaters?
10/22/05 19:55:39
***Shawn***:
i love pasta before competing
10/22/05 19:55:52
***Shawn***:
but if its not available its not dramadic\
10/22/05 19:56:13
***Shawn***:
after i like candy and ice cream and chocolate!!!!!
10/22/05 19:57:03
Melody:
When we have met at competitions, you have always
been very gracious. Do you mind when people approach
you to say hi, or ask you for an autograph or a picture?
10/22/05 19:57:24
***Shawn***:
everyone can be a champion...dont furget theres only
one world champion averyyear so you dont have to be
world champion to neceserly be considered a champion
10/22/05 19:57:52
***Shawn***:
I havnt done any but I want to start really soon to
do coegraphy
10/22/05 19:58:39
***Shawn***:
I think its funny because most people are shy
10/22/05 19:59:11
sunnyskate:
do people respect your time before the competition
and not bother you while you're warming up?
10/22/05 19:59:41
***Shawn***:
people are fine but cameras can be a litle bit intruding
some time
10/22/05 19:59:52
***Shawn***:
is intruding a word? lol im french
10/22/05 20:00:18
sunnyskate:
i like what you said about being a champion--makes
a nice quote :)
10/22/05 20:00:51
Melody:
I think you mean intrusive?
10/22/05 20:01:10
***Shawn***:
lol yeah
10/22/05 20:01:15
sunnyskate:
intruding is a word :)
10/22/05 20:01:16
***Shawn***:
that sounds better
10/22/05 20:01:37
Melody:
And what French word would you use? I'm bilingual,
so am always trying to learn more vocab.
10/22/05 20:02:22
***Shawn***:
je pensait plus comme intru
10/22/05 20:02:35
Melody:
ah, oui! Merci!
10/22/05 20:02:43
***Shawn***:
lol
10/22/05 20:02:44
hailstorm:
how many brothers and sisters do yuo have?
10/22/05 20:02:53
***Shawn***:
we are 4 kids
10/22/05 20:03:05
hailstorm:
do any others skate?
10/22/05 20:03:13
***Shawn***:
i have an older brother he is 22 and i have 2 sisters
who are 13 and 7
10/22/05 20:03:26
***Shawn***:
the 13 year old started this year
10/22/05 20:03:43
hailstorm:
wow thats a big age difference
10/22/05 20:03:54
***Shawn***:
yeah i feel bad for my parents!
10/22/05 20:03:54
***Shawn***:
lol
10/22/05 20:04:28
sunnyskate:
do you do special things on holidays with extended
family?
10/22/05 20:04:34
Melody:
I'm not sure if this will work, but here goes...
10/22/05 20:04:46
Melody:
fpl. Name Nat. Points SP FS 1 Elizabeth putnam / Sean
wirtz CAN 154.42 7 1 2 Rebecca handke / Daniel wende
GER 133.84 5 2 3 Marylin PLA / Yannick bonheur FRA
130.48 8 3 4 Amanda evora / Mark ladwig USA 128.02
9 4 5 Julia beloglazova / Andrei bekh UKR 109.82 10
5
10/22/05 20:05:02
Melody:
Jess and Bryce are skating next.
10/22/05 20:05:03
hailstorm:
woo hoo go canada!!!
10/22/05 20:05:06
sunnyskate:
good for elizabeth and sean!
10/22/05 20:05:21
sunnyskate:
they're going in reverse order, right?
10/22/05 20:05:45
***Shawn***:
go D and D
10/22/05 20:06:00
sunnyskate:
do you watch the events you skate in on tv after the
fact to try to improve what you're seeing
10/22/05 20:06:07
***Shawn***:
yeah i see my family for holidays but its about the
only time
10/22/05 20:06:35
***Shawn***:
yeah for shure i watch myself skate all the time to
see the good and the bad
10/22/05 20:06:42
sunnyskate:
do you have a most embarrassing moment you'd share?
10/22/05 20:07:09
***Shawn***:
hahha ive had a lot!
10/22/05 20:07:11
***Shawn***:
lol
10/22/05 20:07:40
***Shawn***:
im very good at talking to strangers...thinking they
are people i know
10/22/05 20:07:57
Melody:
update...
10/22/05 20:08:02
Melody:
fpl. Name Nat. Points SP FS 1 Elizabeth putnam / Sean
wirtz CAN 154.42 7 1 2 Jessica dube / Bryce davison
CAN 152.20 6 2 3 Rebecca handke / Daniel wende GER
133.84 5 3 4 Marylin PLA / Yannick bonheur FRA 130.48
8 4 5 Amanda evora / Mark ladwig USA 128.02 9 5 6
Julia beloglazova / Andrei bekh UKR 109.82 10 6
10/22/05 20:08:12
hailstorm:
yay!
10/22/05 20:08:13
sunnyskate:
:D
10/22/05 20:08:44
***Shawn***:
yeah can
10/22/05 20:08:51
hailstorm:
who is your favorite eligible skater?
10/22/05 20:08:55
***Shawn***:
they are close
10/22/05 20:09:10
***Shawn***:
I have soo many
10/22/05 20:09:25
***Shawn***:
what do you mean by eligible
10/22/05 20:09:42
hailstorm:
like skaters who are competing now, not pros
10/22/05 20:09:58
***Shawn***:
oh ok thanks
10/22/05 20:10:07
***Shawn***:
johnny and jeff
10/22/05 20:10:19
sunnyskate:
and to add to that, who are your favorite professional
skaters?
10/22/05 20:10:20
***Shawn***:
and sasha
10/22/05 20:10:37
***Shawn***:
brian orser kurt and toller
10/22/05 20:11:32
hailstorm:
when is the last time you talked to toller?
10/22/05 20:11:46
***Shawn***:
hahaha in 98
10/22/05 20:11:55
hailstorm:
wow lolz
10/22/05 20:12:37
Melody:
Well, I think I had better take off now. Thanks for
your time, Shawn. We'll be seeing you in Ottawa -
we were lucky enough to get front row seats!!
10/22/05 20:13:05
***Shawn***:
ok thanks for comming! chear loud in january
10/22/05 20:13:19
sunnyskate:
how to you prepare yourself to peak at the right time
for each competition, yet build upon each one for
your biggest peak at the right time in the season?
10/22/05 20:13:55
Melody:
Bien sur!! Et bonne chance pour toutes les competitions
cette annee!!
10/22/05 20:14:01
Melody:
Good night all!
10/22/05 20:14:03
sunnyskate:
night!
10/22/05 20:14:35
hailstorm:
do you do any ballet or dance training?
10/22/05 20:14:53
***Shawn***:
it is very hard to peak at the right time but once
you are skating well and ready to compete you try
to maintain it and after every event you try to have
a little down to regroup then your ready for another
peak
10/22/05 20:15:47
***Shawn***:
I do ballet and i like it a lot more now then i use
to when i was in my youger teen years!lol
10/22/05 20:15:57
hailstorm:
do you think that one day you might want to become
a coach?
10/22/05 20:16:24
sunnyskate:
did you ever take ice dancing/test ice dances?
10/22/05 20:16:52
***Shawn***:
yeah I want to contibute to the skating world after
my amature carrer.....as a pro...a coach or anything
that has to do with skating
10/22/05 20:17:53
***Shawn***:
yeah!!!!!! I stoped when i was 12 and has failed my
europeen too many time and then 2 summers ago I wanted
to try some test for fun and passed 3 so now I'm on
my rocker
10/22/05 20:18:05
hailstorm:
what is your one rep max bench press lol!
10/22/05 20:18:17
***Shawn***:
hahahaha
10/22/05 20:18:26
***Shawn***:
175
10/22/05 20:18:36
sunnyskate:
what's your favorite compulsory dance
10/22/05 20:18:49
hailstorm:
obviously european
10/22/05 20:18:50
***Shawn***:
thats what the tests say but im not convince i can
do that
10/22/05 20:18:50
***Shawn***:
lol
10/22/05 20:18:53
sunnyskate:
lol
10/22/05 20:19:02
sunnyskate:
that's MY dance right now!
10/22/05 20:19:04
***Shawn***:
lol
10/22/05 20:19:17
sunnyskate:
though i can't test it cause my coach moved to FL!
10/22/05 20:19:24
***Shawn***:
i like the paso and quickstep
10/22/05 20:19:29
sunnyskate:
good choices
10/22/05 20:20:13
sunnyskate:
how many hours a day do you usually skate
10/22/05 20:20:20
***Shawn***:
3
10/22/05 20:20:40
sunnyskate:
what's the most interesting thing anyone has ever
thrown to you on the ice or sent you?
10/22/05 20:21:13
***Shawn***:
a pair of socks that said you rock my socks
10/22/05 20:21:15
***Shawn***:
hahahaha
10/22/05 20:21:15
hailstorm:
what was the last movie you saw in theatres?
10/22/05 20:21:32
sunnyskate:
lol
10/22/05 20:21:41
***Shawn***:
the exorcism of emely rose
10/22/05 20:21:51
sunnyskate:
how many axels (and number of revolutions) can you
do in a row?
10/22/05 20:22:34
sunnyskate:
oops i meant any number of revolutions
10/22/05 20:22:34
***Shawn***:
single awels i dont know but mabee 25?
10/22/05 20:22:43
***Shawn***:
until i get too dissy
10/22/05 20:23:00
***Shawn***:
axels*
10/22/05 20:23:08
***Shawn***:
dizzy*
10/22/05 20:23:11
sunnyskate:
what's your favorite jump
10/22/05 20:23:15
***Shawn***:
lolol great spelling
10/22/05 20:23:19
sunnyskate:
lol
10/22/05 20:23:27
***Shawn***:
flips and loops
10/22/05 20:23:31
hailstorm:
what age did you do your first axel, double axel and
triple axel?
10/22/05 20:23:52
sunnyskate:
and how long did it take you to land each one cleanly?
10/22/05 20:24:20
***Shawn***:
i started skating at 9 had my single axel at 10 my
double at 11 and triple at 15
10/22/05 20:25:10
***Shawn***:
axel i dont remember double about a year and triple
about a year but even now triple axel is not consistent
10/22/05 20:26:01
hailstorm:
do you think someone will land a quad axel one day?
10/22/05 20:26:04
sunnyskate:
as you improve your 3axel, does it sometimes make
it more difficult to keep the consistency if you're
working on something like height or distance since
it's different and might not be muscle memory
10/22/05 20:26:37
***Shawn***:
quad axel...i hope not whyle im competing!lol
10/22/05 20:27:09
***Shawn***:
yeah whenever we work something new on a jump the
muscle memory deff. make it weird for a litle whyle
10/22/05 20:27:33
sunnyskate:
do you ever do hydroblades in your programs?
10/22/05 20:28:14
***Shawn***:
no I want to try new cool stuff like that for shows
but I havnt tried that much
10/22/05 20:28:57
sunnyskate:
i love doing that kind of stuff..
10/22/05 20:29:01
hailstorm:
do you like the new jusging system?
10/22/05 20:29:21
***Shawn***:
the new juging system is great
10/22/05 20:29:29
***Shawn***:
its fair
10/22/05 20:29:44
***Shawn***:
and understandable
10/22/05 20:30:11
sunnyskate:
do you get good feedback after the competitions?
10/22/05 20:30:24
hailstorm:
do you ever go on forums on the interent about skating
and read or post on them?
10/22/05 20:30:38
***Shawn***:
yeah, and its very easy to see what you need to imrove
on
10/22/05 20:31:15
***Shawn***:
I go durring competitions to see the results
10/22/05 20:31:15
sunnyskate:
what has been the hardest thing to achieve in your
skating?
10/22/05 20:31:51
***Shawn***:
focus
10/22/05 20:32:07
hailstorm:
do you do any mental training?
10/22/05 20:32:18
hailstorm:
with a mental trainer?
10/22/05 20:32:33
***Shawn***:
yes mental training is a kay to a lot of great things
10/22/05 20:32:53
***Shawn***:
not with a mental trainer but I do it all the time
10/22/05 20:33:04
hailstorm:
people like tim goebel don't believe in mental training,
do you disagree?
10/22/05 20:33:05
***Shawn***:
key*
10/22/05 20:33:58
***Shawn***:
I would have to say yes only because it is proven
that sports are not only physical but also mental
so we have to train our body and our brain
10/22/05 20:34:25
sunnyskate:
do you ever do any seminars (as in being an instructor?)
10/22/05 20:35:02
***Shawn***:
I am usualy a demonstrator.......its soo fun
10/22/05 20:35:10
hailstorm:
well I have to go, thanks for answering all my questions
shawn! good luck and I'll see you at nationals in
ottawa!
10/22/05 20:35:21
***Shawn***:
ok thanks for comming
10/22/05 20:35:23
***Shawn***:
bye bye
10/22/05 20:35:53
sunnyskate:
what is your favorite book?
10/22/05 20:36:13
***Shawn***:
dictionnary, it explains so many things!
10/22/05 20:36:14
***Shawn***:
lololololol
10/22/05 20:36:18
sunnyskate:
hahaha
10/22/05 20:36:20
***Shawn***:
joking
10/22/05 20:37:08
sunnyskate:
do you ever read articles about you in skating magazines
or in newspapers?
10/22/05 20:37:10
***Shawn***:
I like tollers first book
10/22/05 20:37:14
sunnyskate:
which one is that
10/22/05 20:37:41
***Shawn***:
yeah my mom sends me articles all the time so i can
read them
10/22/05 20:37:50
***Shawn***:
zero tollerance
10/22/05 20:37:52
sunnyskate:
i think he's hilarious with his honesty. i really
enjoy reading his comments as i don't think anyone
could be more truthful--whether good or bad
10/22/05 20:38:17
***Shawn***:
yeah its a part of him that i respect a lot
10/22/05 20:38:28
***Shawn***:
well im very sorry but I have to go
10/22/05 20:38:30
sunnyskate:
what do you value the most about people and/or about
life?
10/22/05 20:38:37
***Shawn***:
thank you sooo much for being here
10/22/05 20:39:00
***Shawn***:
I value what people can acheive
10/22/05 20:39:40
sunnyskate:
thanks for chatting!
10/22/05 20:39:43
***Shawn***:
I hope I answered to some of your questions.
10/22/05 20:39:48
***Shawn***:
bye bye
10/22/05 20:39:49
sunnyskate:
definitely
10/22/05 20:39:50
***Shawn***:
take care
10/22/05 20:39:53
sunnyskate:
have a great season!
10/22/05 20:39:58
***Shawn***:
thanks
10/22/05 20:39:58
sunnyskate:
and have fun!
10/22/05 20:40:05
***Shawn***
Logs Out
