Can someone tell me about the iceskating career of Condoleeza Rice?

Question

Can someone tell me about the iceskating career of Condoleeza Rice?

Answer 1

Condoleezza Rice learned figure skating in Denver, Colorado, while her parents attended summer courses at The University of Denver.  She was a competitive skater from age 12 to 17, skating with the Denver FSC.  Apparently she woke up at 4:30am to practice before school -  devoting 3 hours a day to skating.  She liked the structure and discipline of training.  Her busy schedule as a top diplomat prevented her from continuing to skate.      

“I believe I may have learnt more from my failed figure-skating career than I did from anything else,” she once said. “Athletics gives you a kind of toughness and discipline that nothing else really does. ”  

Apparently she has a mean sit spin!  :)

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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/ar...

http://www.christianitytoday.com/tc/2002...

http://www.indepthinfo.com/condoleezza-r...

http://www.indepthinfo.com/condoleezza-r...

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iS9F...

http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.j...

http://en.bcnq.com/english/doc/2005-03/2...

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blackhist...

Answer 2

I didn't know she ever skated.

Answer 3

wow did she really actually skate...that's too bad for us skaters