{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"VSA Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/vsaworld.com\/blog","author_name":"Andrushchenko Vitalina","author_url":"https:\/\/vsaworld.com\/blog\/author\/vitaava\/","title":"Preparing Mentally for Your First Competition - VSA Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Imz2MbnwDh\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vsaworld.com\/blog\/preparing-mentally-for-your-first-competition\/\">Preparing Mentally for Your First Competition<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/vsaworld.com\/blog\/preparing-mentally-for-your-first-competition\/embed\/#?secret=Imz2MbnwDh\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Preparing Mentally for Your First Competition&#8221; &#8212; VSA Blog\" data-secret=\"Imz2MbnwDh\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/vsaworld.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/vsaworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Image-1.jpeg","thumbnail_width":1024,"thumbnail_height":576,"description":"Kaori Sakamoto \u00a9 Pinterest Your Mind Is Part of Your Training For many figure skaters, the first competition feels more challenging mentally than physically. Even if you can perform your program well in practice, competing in front of judges and an audience introduces new emotions. Nervousness is completely normal, and even Olympic champions experience it [&hellip;]"}