Lana Bagen

Today is my 13th birthday!

No-one’s told me yet, but I can use this Web site to blog about my skating.

Watch this space!

How many years have you been skating?

5 years

Why did you start skating?

I started skating because every time I was in the town centre in East Kilbride I saw everyone skating and I thought it looked really fun and I wanted to try it so I asked my Gran if I could go on and skate and that is where my dreams started,

What is your favourite part of skating?

I love the adrenaline before you are about to skate in a competition because it just makes me feel more determined.

Which competition have you most enjoyed skating in and why?

Deeside open 4 years ago was where I won my first ever medal and it was 1st place.

Which skater/s do you admire?

John and Sinead Kerr, Mao Asada, Evgeni Plushenko not just because I have met him (thanks to John and Sinead – they took me back stage at art on ice and I got to meet him), Yu Na Kim and Shizuki Arakawa.

What do you enjoy doing in your free time?

I enjoy relaxing with my friends, Shopping, going to gymnastics and going to dancing.