Nathan first stepped on the ice in September 2002 when he was 3 1/2 years old. Since starting private lessons in March 2003, he has progressed from Basic A to Juvenile in 3 1/2 years. He usually skates two to three hours a day, six days a week. Now he has three skating lessons a week. He takes irregular off-ice conditioning classes. Nathan also takes piano, ballet, dance, yoga, and gymnastic lessons. 

Current training:

• Double Axel (Slightly >1/4 cheated January 2007)
• Double-Doubles 
• Double Lutz (Landed first Double Lutz on April 14, 2005)
• Double Loop (Landed first Double Loop on January 4, 2005)
• Double Flip (Landed first Double Flip on January 2, 2005)
• Double Toe (Landed first Double Toe sometime in December 2004)
• Double Salchow (Landed first Double Sal on November 6, 2004)

Mastered skills: 

• Most double jumps
• Single axel
• All single jumps: Waltz, Salchow, Toe loop, Loop, Flip, Lutz
• Spins: forward scratch spin, back spin, sit spin, camel spin, flying camel, combo spins...
• Learned various moves and footwork: spiral, spread eagle, Hamilton turns ...

Tests passed:

• Intermediate moves (06/16/07)
• Juvenile free skate
• Juvenile moves
• Pre-Juvenile free skate
• Pre-Juvenile moves
• Preliminary free skate
• Preliminary moves
• Pre-Preliminary free skate
• Pre-Preliminary moves

Skating Programs:

• "The Nutcracker" - 2007
  
• "Jupiter" - 2006
• "The Flik Machine" - 2005
• "Three Blind Mice" - 2004
• "Zip-A-Dee-Doo" - 2003