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For Future Figure Skaters, It's A Long Road To The Top

By Marcus Gilmer in Miscellaneous on Feb 26, 2010 5:40PM

We're all in the throes of Olympic fever right now, particularly in relation to figure skating. That's been aided by the golden success of Naperville native Evan Lysacek who won gold in the men's figure skating competition, playing Rocky to Plushenko's Drago. But it's a long, tough road to get there and most won't make it. WBEZ takes a local look at some of Chicago's hopefuls to one day make it to the top of the podium and the long road they face.