This is the journal of

EMILY YIM


11/25/03
hey journal,
wutz up? n2m here. homeework has been getting too hard. i have not been able to train for the past few days. hehe, honors classes are too much work plus gym. i am going to transfer next semester after finals.
anyways, i have been working on a new bars dismount. worn't be ready for a while.
bars is training a triple twisting lo like meliss's dismount. beam is good. i'm working on a handstand double pirouette connection and on floor i'm working a full in full out straight.
vault is same. hehe thanksgiving is thurs.
i can't wait to go to my friend kayla's house. my dad and mom are coming up.
well, have fun.ttyl,em

11/19/03
hey journal!!
not too much to write, but boy it has been hard to adjust back to topo. i really haven't had too much time to even go and hang out with everyone. we have 12 people here, although i am not quite sure who just yet. we will see. overall, i am happy with my routines, it's good to be at school too. it was hard to move away from cascade and meliss, buti am not sorry!! i have a ton of homework still. hopefully i can catch up soon.
i am going to do my yurchenko full mount and arabian double on bars and beam this season!! i am so excited. i hope that it all works out. anyways, better get going to workout. ttyl, em

11/15/03
hey!! i cannot believe it has been so long since i have written. since topo last closed, i have been training at cascadelocks. everyone is coming together again since i heard topo is reopening! i am so happy right now. i can't wait to meet up with everyone especially atler!! hehe. watch out, em is bak. ttyl, em

1/23/03
Dear journal, I'm gonna keep his very short, i'm n a rush.I had a good workout, gym was relaxing for me today.Finals wen well, 2 left to go. I have an essey due tomorrow, so i gotta work on that. Wish me luck with my pairs competition today.A mock skills meet.Write A LOT more tomorrow.
TTYL, Em

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1/22/03
Dear journal,
Yay, another day of finals is survived.Only 4 more left to go : ) I can not wait until they are 100% over. I had problems in gym today.My hamstring has been bothering me so much.My hands and back sort of hurt too, but thats natural from bars.I think I will go see the physical therpist tomorrow. Bars is consistant still.I am so pround of it. Now about pairs.My hamstring hurt when we were doing split twists.Mabye it was the close call we hgad on it too.I under rotated the double we attempted and Alex barely caught me. We learned the single split twist rather quickly,but when we did doubles, I fell over and over.Our timing was significantly off. The spins were pretty good.Our unison is slowly getting there. On the throw jumps, since we both skate singles, he barely has to hrow me, I can do it on my own. Speaking on throw jumps, we might try a quad in the coming weeks, i have plently or air time when I do it. Songles is going well, I am working on polishing my programs for jr. worlds. WIsh me luck with my science and advanced english finals tomorrow. I have to finish my essey tonight : ( It will take forever. Luckly I can call Meliss for help since she had to write the same essey last year.
What our older sisters for : )
Well, TTYL, EM

1/21/03
Dear journal,
Boy was today jamed pack.I took my first final at school today.It was much easier than thought it would be.I think I got a B on it.Only 6 more to go with English and PE tomorrow.I need to study those more lol. Gym was so fun today.I am exceeding my goals I set for myself. I have almost a perfect layout khorkina.Well 1/2 khkina.I am up to the layout pod full.I am hoping to add a 1/2 tiwst again tomorrow to make it a full layout khorkina. Bars was a disaster for me.I fell on release after relaease.That mental block is back.Beam and floor were pretty good too. Onto sakating.I landed a 3 lutz 3 loop cobination 4 times in a row.I am so pleased. I will hopefully be able to place in the top 6 at jr worlds. I am thinking of possible adding another triple triple combo in to have 8 triples. Paris was so awsome today with my first lesson. Alex is so nice.Mr. Yamamoto is a great coach too.He says we may be able to compete as soon as next monbth ow that we have completed a full practice! Learning the lifts is not too scary.We started with on land training and learned a lasso lift today. Most people learn it in a month, but we did it fst because we both know how it works.Meliss has done it over and over, so I know. The death spiral and side by side jumps are easy enough.We just have to get the unison down pat. I got to go study a bitMore about pairs and singles and gym tomorrow.I'll talk about the split twist after I get the feel for it.
TTYL, Em

1/20/03
Dear journal,
Gym was so great today.I am so happy to be back at home with Opilly squad and everyone.I had a nice workout today, and a perfect individual set too.Vault was cleaner than it has been in along time. I am only doing layout pods until it is perfected. I will adda 1/2 twist when I get each vault perfect. I am so excited.I skated so well in the free skate that Meliss and I were asked to skate a number together.I got to skate with her pairs and dance partner, it was so much fun.I never wanted that night to end.I was already to leave when a skater had to withdraw from skating the exibition because of tendonitas. I took their place.It was so much fun.I decided to put in my regular free skate jumps including a 3 lutz 3 loop I have been working on.To my surprise I landed it. Mr.Yamamoto asked me if I was looking to skate pairs, I told him I didn't know, then her said I would be excellent in it and he was willing to coach me. I said why not thinking he was joking.He came back before the night was over to see what my soon-to-be-partner Alex thought.He skated singles this year and is consistant with the 3 lutz 3 loop. I though it was a joke until he picked me up and did a throw jump.I pulled out of it like I would if I were doing it, and he smiled.Lol, I had no idea. He said, "yep, you wre right, she's just right for me." So I am going to start soon.Soon as in tomorrow lol. So I have my first pairs lesson tomorrow.hehe, I always get stuck in jams.Meliss is going to help me to before she heads back to Cascade. Well, I am even considering taking ice dance to help with my floor and beam artistry.
Well, TTYL,Em

1/19/03
Dear journal,
I am so proud of my performence at the texas Flyer Invatational.I didn't score quite as well as i did a few weeks ago, but I had a sucessful meet as my first time as a sr.I scored a 36.675 and tied for 16th. I started with vault and competed my yurchenko 2.5 and watered down to a tucked khorkina.I had very bad leg seperation and a terriable set of landings for a 9.050 average. Bars was a sucess : )I had a hit routine set with no falls.I only had a few form errors.It ended up being my best score of the day a 9.375.It feels so good to be consistant.On beam, I struggled on my bhs-pike full.I was too wide and fell on the backhandspring, but remounted ad redid the skill. A 8.925 isn't too shabby though. I ended on floor.I had great tumbling and dacne.The music fit the routine perfectly, I stepped out of bounds twice.My dance was a good highlight: )For a 9.325.A total aa total of 36.675. Skating was great, I placed 4th, but landed all my triples.I made the jr. world team : ) I shocked myself.I landed 7 clean triples including a 3 lutz 3 loop and 3 flip 3 toe. I did a clean spiral spin too. I was so pleased when I was asked to skate in the exabition gala.I hand't prepaired a program, so I need to come up with one tonight,.I will probable skate my floor exercize music. Hehe, I'm gonna put some jump like a wolf hop in.I had fun with Meliss helping a few skaters learn to do a few perfected back tucks. I am thinking of learning a full twisting back pike on skates, but it will scare mom too much. Well, I better get going.I want to go see the medal ceremony for the TGF. Congrats to my idol Michelle for winning an unpresendednted 7th US title , having a clean skate with two perfect programs. She will win the Worlds and GPF. Good luck to Meliss with the sr worlds.
TTYL, EM

January 18
Dear Dad and Mom are coming to watch me at gym and skate.They were so proud of us for skating cleanly so far.Mom even helped me with my dance and choerography for skaing and gym. If me teachers read this online, I did study for finals.I am studying every chance I get.I really am working hard so I can get good grades. I have to get going to the pratice sessions,but i will post Meliss won the jr. ladies title.I have no idea how she skates 3 diciplines and does gym.Honestly, she is one of the hardest working people I know. School finals are going so so, I didn't know my health teacher would

June 8 #2
i had so much fun today.lilly squad was awsome to compete with at the 2002 toposummerfest.i cant wait to see the scores posted.g2g to squad workout.TTYL Emily:)

June 8
i feel bad bout the squad workout today.i slacked off bad.i made up for it all in my private lesson at least.TTYL Emily:)

June 7 #2
hey again.i am really unhappy with vault today.i cant figure out why i kept crash landing.i worked with it in my privat workout and seemed to have gotten it out of comtrol.i just hope the meet doesnt go that way.i also am getting a new bar routine.i hope to compete it at the summer fest.TTYL
Emily:)

June 7
hey,my new website was launched,i love it.the url is http://cherryblossom_ubu.tripod.com. anyway i am thrilled to be competing at the summerfest meet.my hope is to medal on any event.i g2g.TTYL Emily:)

June 5 #2
hey guess what,i adopted the cutest senior horse named chance today.i also am getting an offical website:)the webmaster is so nice.cant wait until it is launched.g2g ttyl emily:)

June 5
hey i am beaming today,i hit all my routine and in practice got all new skills,cant wait to compete.bars is looking much better too.g2g TTYL
emily:)

June 4th, #2
squad workout,beam was dissappointing,i fell on my aro series.that almost never happens.i felt tired,i guess cause to meet in two days zaps your energy.i am so happy for jessica,she placed second in the intersquad:)TTYL Emily

June 4th
i was very happy yesterday,lilly won the intersquad meet:)i moved t 11th though,oh well always next time.i hope to improve with experience.TTYL Emily

June 3
very excited today,i won beam and placed 2nd in the aa.i was so upset when i fell on the last rouation though.oh well.at least i medaled:)TTYL Emily

June 1 #2
i had a rough practice today.i sprained my ankle:(luckly it was mild and i con still workout and stuff.the coach and doctor said i should be back to gym tomorrow.cant wait until the intersquad.TTYL Emily

June 1
wow may went by fast.i had a great meet yesterday,i cant wait until the scores are posted but i was very happy about my half in half out,i hit it.something clicked it is now so easy.g2g to squad practice.TTYL Emily

May 27 #2
Great workout today except for floor.I just can't get that half in half out.Oh well.I almost got my hindorff though.Great height.Hope to get it in routine before next week.TTYL.Emily

May 27
Very very pleased with my results at the intersquad.I am very happy for Tia,she won again.I also just found out I get to compete for Topo at the Aoura Gym dual.Can't wait.TTYL after workout bye,Emily

May 26 #2
Am a little disappointed,waited with Sarah ,Marina and Britany at team meeting,but no one else showded up not even the coach.going to bed.
TTYL Emily

May 26
Great workout today had a hit beam routine.Am so ancious to wait and see if I will be competing to Topo soon:)
TTYL Emily

May 25 #2
just finished workout with lilly squad,was pretty good.i have all my passes fixed i am now doing a triple fulls instead of quad fulls its much much easier.write tommoww after intersquad meet :)ttyl
emily

May 25
Hey wuts up.Been a few days.Very excited about the intersquad meet tomorrow,hope to improve from 19th last week to at least 18th:) g2g to squad workout
emily.

May 16 #2
had great beam routine today:) absolutely nailed! cant wait to work with coach in depth on floor

May 16
Having fun, atler is so nice, getting to know her well.g2g to workout ttyl,
emily

May 15
Making many new friends,silly me i forgot that i choose the code word.i did my first workout.it was so much fun.i hope that i can make my routines more consistant though:)

May 14
I am so happy to be training at the elite Topolily gym:)I hope all my skills are good enough and difficult enough here.I just can't wait to get the code word:) TTYL,
Emily