The whole club was terribly excited to have him come - Nelson is his home skating club, and he was among the founding skaters of it in 1999. He now trains in Calgary, at the long track, and competes in World Cup, World Junior and National level races.
We were all a little star struck, to be honest!
Scott was lovely: friendly and generous with his time and autographs. I hope he knows how much it means to all the athletes to have had him come out and skate with us. It was so inspiring for everyone!
We all learn so much by watching, by listening, by being out there with skaters who are further along in their journey of perfecting technique.
As a family with two young men growing up in it, we are always aware of the male influences in the world around our boys: in the culture in general, and in our community. I think this is a pretty confusing time to be growing into a young man. Many of the boys that I meet in the same age range as our two are heavily into video games, often 1st person shooters (and think that they'll grow up to be video game testers). Having the opportunity to meet Scott, with his kindness, his openness and his obvious dedication to his sport was a real gift.
Thanks, Scott. Spending a few hours of your life with us was a major event in ours.
Lisa
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