Documentary on ice skate champ-skated to her very last day

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Documentary on ice skate champ-skated to her very last day

Postby GeoffreyLevens » Fri Mar 03, 2017 2:43 pm

Championship level ice dancer (skate competitions). Died age 91 while skating. Heard a bit on NPR today while driving; she was skating 5 days/week until her last day.

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Re: Documentary on ice skate champ-skated to her very last d

Postby Yomom » Fri Mar 03, 2017 4:35 pm

Wow. Wow.
Thanks for posting.
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Re: Documentary on ice skate champ-skated to her very last d

Postby Vegankit » Fri Mar 03, 2017 6:29 pm

Yomom wrote:Wow. Wow.
Thanks for posting.
I agree - she did what she loved to do - skate.
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Re: Documentary on ice skate champ-skated to her very last d

Postby Anna Green » Tue May 23, 2017 6:00 pm

Thanks so much for sharing this. It just lifted me up after a hard day. makes me want to get up off this couch!
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Re: Documentary on ice skate champ-skated to her very last d

Postby GeoffreyLevens » Tue May 23, 2017 8:21 pm

:D :D :D She died with her boots on in the best possible sense I think
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Re: Documentary on ice skate champ-skated to her very last d

Postby Willijan » Mon Jun 12, 2017 2:24 pm

Very inspiring. Something to remember when times get hard--don't give up. Thanks, Geoffrey.
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