On Thin Ice

On Thin Ice

Author: Olivia Belle Listening Length: 10h 48m

An actor hoping to fix his bad-boy reputation and a professional figure skater determined to win an ice-skating show begrudgingly team up in this sizzling, grumpy/sunshine romance. Luca Vasvault thought he was finished with show business. A former child star now labeled the disgraced has-been of Hollywood, he moved to ...

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Week two passed steadily, with practice during the week, Friday takeout and tape reviews, early morning practice before Saturday’s show, then another Sunday morning surf before the results. It felt like we’d built a little routine together—and…I didn’t hate it.

After two weeks of playing it relatively safe, we decided that week three was the perfect time to take our routine to the next level—and introduce a more complex lift to differentiate ourselves from the other skaters.

Although I’d have said we were “ahead” of most, Alice and Asha were easily matching us week on week in terms of difficulty and execution, with Noah and Sophia not far behind.

Training hadn’t gone perfectly that week, either; we’d had to book a session with the lift specialist to help us figure out where we were going wrong.