On the road to 2014 or 2018?

Last night, on my journey to the 2010 Olympics, I was lucky enough to stay at the home of two-time national ice dance champion Madeleine Edwards! Unless you know Maddy or her family, or you're a very serious skating fan, you probably haven't heard of this national champion. That's because Madeleine (13) and her partner Zhao Kai Pang (14), are the current pre-novice ice dance champions.
When Madeleine's father Mark moved from Teck's Trail Operations to the head office in Vancouver, Maddy got the opportunity that her coaches from Rossland had hoped would come for her. She started training with Burnaby 8 rinks club and got matched up with her partner and quickly rose to the national level. Last season, they won the pre-novice level in Calgary and last month, they took the gold medal at nationals in London, ON.
Despite working year round and 7 days a week on her sport, and achieving such high recognition, Maddy still comes across as a sweet, typical early teen girl. It won't be long at all before you have an opportunity to see her on TV, and I heard that her dad would really love to take a trip to Russia 4 years from now!