Four years ago, Colorado teen Zykyrah “Ky” Bess-Reed was just getting started on wheels. Now, at 14, she’s a member of Team USA and training for the world stage.
“I started out on some lime green rollerblades,” Ky recalled.
Now, she’s heading to the Speed Skating World Championships: “We are about to go to Paraguay here soon, so I am training for that.”
Speed skating may look simple from the outside, but Ky says she quickly learned just how much work goes into the sport…