The Next Competitor

If I risk my heart, can I keep my head in the game?

I'm going to win gold in figure skating. I imagine it again and again: Olympic champion Alex Grady. I train harder than my competitors. I'm in the rink morning, noon, and night. The lack of filter between my mouth and brain affects my ability to make friends, but I don't have time for a social life anyway.

As for a boyfriend? Forget it.

So what if I'm still completely inexperienced at twenty? The Olympics are only every four years-everything ...