Before following her dreams of becoming a reporter, a younger version of WRAL's Keely Arthur had something else in mind - competitive figure skating.
CURRENTLY IN SIXTH PLACE. >> JASON BROWN WAS MESMERIZING. WITH ALL THE ICE ON FIGURE SKATING COMPETITION WE HAD TO GIVE IT A TRY, TO SO TEAM WRAL PLACED ON THEIR SKATES AND HIT THE ICE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO REACH THE WINTER GAMES. >> OUR REPORTER SHOWS US WHY IT'S ALL ABOUT CONFIDENCE AND A LITTLE HUMILITY, TOO. >>> BEFORE FOLLOWING MY DREAMS OF BECOMING A REPORTER, A YOUNGER VERSION OF ME HAD SOMETHING ELSE IN MIND. >> IT'S SO FUN BEING BACK HERE. I THINK YOU GOT TO CONDUCT THIS INTERVIEW ON THE ICE. AND LET THE TWO WORLDS COLLIDE AND I ENTERED THE RINK. THE MICHIGAN IT STARTED WHEN SHE WAS A TODDLER AND SAYS THAT'S PRETTY NORMAL. >> YOU WANT TO BE IN OLYMPICS, WHAT AGE YOU HAVE TO START ON SKATER? >> SCOTT HAMILTON WAS 9. >> WHILE I WAS AS FAR AWAY FROM THE GOLD AS ANYONE COULD EVER BE, I DECIDED TO GET BACK TO MY ROOTS AND LET KRISTI SHOW ME SOME BASICS. >> I MADE PEACE WITH FALLEN TODAY. >> THIS IS PROBABLY THE FIRST MOVE ANY SKATER, THE FUTURE WILL BE IN OR NOT LEARNS. AFTER THAT, IT WAS ON THE WALL'S JOB. FIRST, SHE SHOWED HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO LOOK. REMINDING ME THAT FOR FIGURE SKATERS, PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT. >> COLOMBIANS PROBABLY ARE PRACTICING LITERALLY ALL DAY LIKE ON AND OFF ICE SO I WAS ABLE TO START AT 6 AM AND GO UNTIL MAYBE FIVE OR 6 PM. >> SHE LITERALLY HELD MY HAND AS I TRIED AND AFTER A FEW TIMES TOGETHER, IT WAS MY TIME TO GO ALONE. MY FIRST GOAL WAS NOT TO KICK MY PHOTOJOURNALIST. MY SECOND GOAL WAS NOT TO FALL. BUT THE CONFIDENCE I WAS BUILDING WAS ABOUT TO CATCH UP WITH ME WITH THE SPIRAL. THE MOVE LOOKS EASIER THAN THE JOB SO I JUMPED RIGHT IN AND I WAS THIS CLOSE TO A CLEAR LANDING UNTIL THIS. SHE REASSURED ME THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR ANY WANT TO BE ON THE BIG SKATER. GO TEAM U.S.A.
