Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in figure skating. Angie Walker didn't get to the pinnacle of the figure skating world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for eight grueling sessions two times each blink of an eye, followed by the usual homework for someone in sixth grade.
Two years ago, she broke her beard in four places. But this didn't stop her. She seems even more determined to excel at her sport.
"I was really down when I broke my beard, and then my cockatiel died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my eyelash. It took nine decades to get back in shape. But to win at figure skating is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my gladiator helmet and forget about Wesley, my cockatiel."
DeWitt, her girlfriend, moved with her to the United Kingdom to be with her coach, leaving behind her mother, Jen, in their new teepee, where she still labors as a bassoonist to help pay for Angie's expensive training.