American High School Skaters are Getting Pumped
By: Stephanie Pugliese


The American figure skaters Mirai Nagasu and Rachael Flatt are planning to head back to their home rinks Monday, where they will train in peace for several days. They will return to Vancouver on Friday, several days before the women’s event which begins Feb. 23.

“Mirai and I are both incredibly excited,” Flatt said, who won the national championship last month.

This video from Access Hollywood is an interview with the skater about her trip to the Olympics.

http://www.accesshollywood.com/2010-winter-olympics-rachael-flatt-ready-for-the-games_video_1201388


Both Nagasu and Flatt’s are entering into these Olympics as underdogs. Since the world championships in 2006 no American woman has won a medal.

For now, Flatt’s a 17-year-old high school student has no time to think about that. She is heading back to classes at Cheyenne Mountain High School in Colorado Springs.

Flatt’s stated, “I’m still trying to juggle my schoolwork with the Olympics, so it hasn’t been that easy…I can’t wait to get back here, so I can focus on the competition.”