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KID SPOTLIGHT

August/September 2005

Madison Spialek

Age: 9

Home club: Denver FSC

Skating Level: Pre-juvenile (and I'm doing a juvenile short program to “Willy Wonka”)

Coaches: Shellanne Mellor-Pasquale (primary coach), Diane Miller (jumps), Eddie Shipstad (fishing pole), Sally Smith (acting/presentation), Christy Krall (Dartfish)

How often I skate: I skate five days a week — two freestyle sessions and a moves session. I take ballet, jazz, pilates and do off-ice training as well.

How long I've been skating: Six years

Favorite jumps/moves: I like doing a double toe. My coach says I'm the “double toe queen.”

Favorite skating moment: Last July I took five first-place medals in Vail, Colo.

Goals: My goal is to make it to the U.S. Junior Championships.

Favorite skaters: Tara Lipinski inspired me to skate, Kurt Browning is funny, and Sasha Cohen is pretty and elegant on the ice. I have met them all at different times.

What else you should know about me: I like to act and model. I have a chihuahua named Sasha that I named after Sasha Cohen.