Jayden’s RAINBOW

Gliding effortlessly into the air, a flurry of sequins whipped around in a flash before landing gracefully on the ice in one swift motion.

It was a precise move that had taken months of practice.

Perfecting your first double axel, you had a huge grin on your face as you coasted to a halt. ‘You did it!’ I beamed from the sidelines.

It was July 2017, you were just 10 years old and in your element at our local ice rink. You’d got into figure skating just two years before when I’d taken you and your older siblings–Kerri, now 22, and Declan, 20–to the rink during the school holidays.

While other kids your age were grappling onto their plastic penguins for balance, you were a natural, doing laps around the rink before I could even tie my