Katie Wilson rolls back into action

Forestview teen returns to competitive skating after taking year off
JOSH LANIER
Staff Writer

The next two weeks will be some of the greatest ever in the life of 17-year-old Katie Wilson. She will graduate from Forestview High School, turn 18 and return to competitive inline skating, something she hasn't done in more than a year.

Wilson, a Junior Olympics gold medalist and record-holder in the two-mix relay, won't celebrate her big moments just yet. She has something to accomplish first.

"I've been training for seven solid months," she said. "I've had to go back on a strict diet, work out almost every day and train nonstop. I know I'm ready for regional competition."

Her life has taken a backseat to her skating goals. She has skated with a broken vertebra and broken arm, received countless floor burns, and she occasionally missed out on being a teen because of her training.

Her next competition will be no different.

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