I was thrilled one year when I was younger when not only did my brothers get hockey sticks for Christmas - but I did too!

I was a tomboy who liked to play rough just like my two older brothers. That's probably why I liked the athletic part of skating - especially the jumping!

I do not have any pets. We travel too much.

I get to see the different sides of skating now which involves not only competing, but entertainment.

Even now, my husband Jerry, our son Matthew and I live only five minutes away from my parents home, and my brothers live about ten minutes away. It's been great having such a supportive family.

My parents never pressured me to skate. They always said I could quit if I wanted to. They only expected me to skate when they had already paid for the expensive lessons. But, otherwise they said I could do what I wanted to do.