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KID SPOTLIGHT

June/July 2005

Lorelei Valkenburg

Age: 13

Home club: Glenwood FSC

Favorite skaters: Timothy Goebel and Michelle Kwan

How often I skate: I skate with my team each week and have weekly lessons. Sometimes I skate with my brother.

How I got started: My rink offered eight-week classes through my neighborhood recreation department. I have skated year-round ever since I was 5 years old.

Favorite jumps/moves: Double toe loop

Favorite skating moment: My favorite skating moment is when I received silver in pre-pre II at the Illinois State Championships in 2002.

Goals: My goals are to learn more about figure skating and to try to do the best I can.

What else you should know about me: I received a Presidential Academic Award in April 2004. My drawing, “Something's Fishy,” was featured at my school for the month of January 2003. I was also one of 14 students chosen to participate at my school's fifth and sixth grade math Olympiad Team in 2004.