Michaela (Micki) Renick of Olympia has been working hard as an athlete for many years. She has been working toward her dream of making Team USA for inline speed skating. This year is the first year that she was eligible to make Team USA, making the age cutoff by only 3 days! She is truly the youngest Team USA member; at only 14 years old.
Earlier this week at Team USA trials in Colorado Springs, CO, that dream was realized, when Micki's hard work and dedication to the sport paid off, and she earned her spot on Team USA! The Team will be traveling to Barcelona (Spain) at the end of the June, and that doesn't give us much time to prepare and fund-raise! Athletes are required to pay their own way and that can be quite costly, with airfare, competition fees, coaching fees, hotels, food, and equipment. Please help us send Micki to Barcelona to represent our country for Team USA in this once in a lifetime opportunity to compete on the world stage, and the World Championships!