COLUMBIA — Twelve-year-old Emma Trent laces up her roller skates for a Thursday practice, but this practice won’t be typical. She skates out to the floor, tracing the small loops on the floor for the first time. Junior World Class skater Charlie Manchee shows her some of his training techniques, such as sprinkling Comet bathroom cleanser on the wooden floor to provide more traction.
Roller figure skaters look toward championships next summer
Monday, October 15, 2007 | 12:16 p.m. CDT;
updated 3:41 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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