Not one, but two former Strath Haven High School track athletes made this year’s Olympic trials. Here’s how it feels from the perspective of their former coach, Bill Coren.
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Not one, but two former Strath Haven High School track athletes made this year’s Olympic trials. Here’s how it feels from the perspective of their former coach, Bill Coren.
It’s interesting how things can come full circle. My goal as a skater was to earn a place on Team USA, whose members travel internationally. I achieved that back in 2001, and my partner and I were assigned competitions in Japan and the Czech Republic. Then, right before we were to leave to compete, the tragedy of 9/11 occurred, and the U.S. skating federation felt it was safer to keep the younger athletes home for that year. And one of the greatest rewards yet came a couple months ago, when I was selected to be a PT for the very first Junior Grand Prix skating event, to be held on our home turf in the iconic Olympic Village of Lake Placid, N.Y. I was thrilled to once again be named as a member of Team USA!
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By Emma Phibbs, PT, DPT