Olympic bronze medalist Joannie Rochette considering future competitions
NEW YORK (AP) — Joannie Rochette never needed figure skating more than at the Vancouver Olympics.
It gave her a comfort zone as she competed days after her mother died of a heart attack, winning a bronze medal with one of the most courageous performances her sport has seen. Looking back, the Canadian champion knows the difficult decision to skate was the correct one.
“Some people can’t understand why I would keep skating at the Olympics,” Rochette tells The Associated Press over dinner on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. “For me, it did not make sense to just be grieving. Even if it was tough for me to force myself to do it, I knew I had to do it because my mom would want it. I knew the skating, the competition at the Olympics, it was keeping me alive.”
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2009 Los Angeles Auto Show
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