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By Erik Alcantar<\/strong>
\nMedill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n

Olympic figure skater Bradie Tennell of Carpentersville could have easily decided to move her training to any number of facilities, including the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs with fellow Team USA figure skater Mirai Nagasu.<\/p>\n

Instead, she chose to stay home to prepare for Pyeongchang Games.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u201cMy theory has kind of always been if it\u2019s not broken, don\u2019t fix it,\u201d Tennell said. \u201cI\u2019m pretty comfortable here and I enjoy it, so I never felt the need to move.\u201d<\/p>\n

At 19 years old, Bradie Tennell has already competed on both U.S. coasts, including stops in San Jose and Boston, and internationally, earning a third place medal for the Egna Spring Trophy in Italy and visiting Austria and Japan.<\/p>\n

Tennell found her sport at the age of 2 when she begged her mother, Jean, to take her ice skating. She didn\u2019t even know how to skate, but her determination changed the rest of her life.<\/p>\n

\u201cI kept asking and asking so she looked up in the Yellow Pages for the nearest rink to our house and took me skating, and I never wanted to stop,\u201d Tennell said.<\/p>\n

\"Tennell
Tennell practices her twirls.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Eventually, she made her way to Twin Rinks Ice Pavilion in Buffalo Grove where she has spent the last 10 years skating. Tennell follows a legacy of\u00a0champions training at Twin Rinks in her lead up to the winter games.<\/p>\n

Just four years ago, figure skater Gracie Gold trained at Twin Rinks before leaving for the Sochi Games. Tennell signed a poster to wish her good luck at the time. Gold won a bronze medal \u00a0in a team event.<\/p>\n

At Twin Rinks, Tennell met her current coach Denise Myers.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s always been very driven, she\u2019s loved to skate, you could see that from an early age,\u201d Myers said.<\/p>\n

Her love and passion for the sport drives her to success, but it doesn\u2019t hurt to have a little magic as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always loved Cinderella, so when the [latest] movie came out in 2015, I was like \u2018I\u2019m going to skate to this one day,\u2019\u201d Tennell said. \u201cI felt like this year was the right year to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the help of her coach, Tennell was able to perform to the sounds of her childhood inspiration.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew she wanted to skate Cinderella, it\u2019s youthful\u201d Myers said. \u201cI presented her with different pieces of Cinderella and we have a classical ballet in there as well as the 2015 [film soundtrack] and I just thought it would be a good contrast.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Tennell
Tennell trains six hours a day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tennell\u2019s connection to Cinderella goes back as far back as her skating career, with Myers witnessing her love for the classic Disney animated movie\u00a0of the princess.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a picture of her when she was 2 1\/2 and she\u2019s in the Cinderella dress and the crown and the whole nine yards,\u201d Myers said. \u201cAnd then, [at]\u00a0about 5 she\u2019s sitting with her first pair of new skates on and she has a Cinderella crown on. So it really, truly is something that she has enjoyed since she was a little girl.\u201d<\/p>\n

It hasn\u2019t been all medals and fairy tales for\u00a0Carpentersville’s Cinderella. Just four months after placing first in the 2015 U.S. Figure Skating Championships at the junior level, she suffered a back injury that forced her into a back brace. A year later, another back injury sidelined her once again.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt motivated me to work harder and be stronger,\u201d Tennell said. \u201cI really just held on to the fact that I knew it wasn\u2019t a career ending injury. People have come back from far worse and you know I\u2019m not one to shy away from a challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n

Myers believes it is Tennell\u2019s passion, grit and perseverance that have gotten her this far.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s never really complacent,\u201d Myers said. \u201cShe likes to be challenged.”<\/p>\n

\"Tennell's
Tennell finishes her routine with a final flair.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A typical day for Tennell begins at 4:30 in the morning, which allows her to arrive at Twin Rinks by 6 a.m. She starts by teaching younger skaters, passing down her skills to the next generation of skaters.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think she really loves the sport,\u201d Myers said. \u201cFor a long time she told me she wanted to coach, so that seems like a natural progression for her down the road.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tennell downplayed the possibility of potentially winning a gold medal when the Olympic Games begin on February 5th.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just going to enjoy the experience and do the best I can, but it would be wonderful to medal.\u201d Tennell said.<\/p>\n

Her one day at a time attitude likely comes from her coach, who shared similar thoughts on winning a medal at the Olympics.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe aren\u2019t really focusing on winning,\u201d Myers said. \u201cI tell her everyday is different, some days are better than other days and today we\u2019re gonna be the best we can.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carpentersville’s Cinderella will leave for South Korea on February 5th in search of the happy ending.<\/p>\n

Tennell joins the following Olympians from the Chicagoland area:
\nKevin Bickner, 21, ski jumping (Wauconda)
\nMichael Glasder, 28, ski jumping (Cary)
\nLana Gehring, 27, short track speed skating (Glenview)
\nCasey Larson, 19, ski jumping (Barrington)
\nEmery Lehman, 21, long track speed skating (Oak Park)
\nBrian Hansen, 27, long track speed skating (Glenview)
\nShani Davis, 35, long track speed skating (Chicago)
\nKendall Coyne, 25, women\u2019s hockey, (Palos Heights)
\nAja Evans, 29, bobsled, (Chicago)
\nAlexa Knierim, 26, figure skating, (Addison)<\/p>\n

Bradie Tennell held an open practice on Jan. 18 as she prepares for the upcoming Winter Olympics. (Erik Alcantar\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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