Uhlander at her farm in Atwood. |
Today’s Wednesday's Words comes from Katie Uhlander who
will be competing in the skeleton at the Winter Olympics. After all, skeleton is a very fast form of
transportation.
Uhlander spends
the offseason on her family’s farm near Atwood, Kan. In an interview with Modern
Farmer, Uhlander explained the connection between farming and being an
athlete. And she explains why the sport
she loves has such a scary name. Here are few excerpts of that interview.
Has farming taught you any lessons that you apply to the skeleton, or vice-versa?
“Farming and being an athlete go hand in hand in my mind. You’re out there to win and you’re up against the odds. You can’t control the weather or a lot of things, but you go out and do what you do.”
Uhlander's helmet was chosen by her twitter followers. |
Why is it called skeleton, anyway? It’s probably the best-named sport ever?
“It’s because they took part of the frame from the bobsled
and used it. It is intimidating.”
Uhlander will be competing on Thursday and Friday. You can follow her on twitter @KatieU11
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