It is funny... When you prepare for an important competition like a World Championship, it seems so important that your performance goes well. It is all you think of... You practice, change lille things in your choreography to make your routine just perfect, you wake up at night and worry about any little thing that could possible go wrong and your mood is very much determined by how your training has been. When you think of the competition, you automatically worry about your routine too.
But after the competition, when you think back, it doesn't seem to matter so much how you did. It is all the other things you remember - hearing your national anthem at the Opening Ceremony, knowing you were there to represent your country, the fun you had with your team mates in the hotel halls, cheering for your team mates when they performed, going out for dinner after long but fun days in the hall, meeting dog dancers from other countries, the atmosphere around the ring and back-stage, meeting old friends and making new friends too, travelling with your dog and loosing your costume or prop shortly before the big dance in front of the judges!
Whether you placed first or last, the memory of a big international championship is so much more, than what you did in the ring! - At least that is how it usually is for me...
So enjoy this video with some of our happy Nordic Championship memories, whilst we are counting the days until we can start creating World Championship memories... See you at the Opening Ceremony in 4 weeks!
Emmy M. Simonsen, Team Denmark
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