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DE PERE (NBC 26) — Two Green Bay-area figure skaters, Mikayla Garrott and Makia Cloud, have been skating together for more than a decade. They earned a second chance to represent Team USA in synchronized skating in January.
- The Fond du Lac Blaze junior synchronized skating team represented Team USA in Scotland in January and finished sixth at the Trophy de Cosse competition.
- The team is headed to Las Vegas to compete in the U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships, which begin on February 21st.
- Two of the team members, Garrott and Cloud, say their bond on and off the ice is important to the team’s success.
- Video of Mikayla and Makia practicing together at De Pere Ice Arena
(The following is a transcript of the full broadcast content)
The ultimate dream for many aspiring athletes is to one day represent Team USA.
Meet two local figure skaters who have been skating together for over 10 years and reached the top.
“Skating on international ice is the most incredible opportunity and very exciting,” Garrott said. “It’s a feeling like no other, especially skating with your teammates and best friends.”
From Northeastern Wisconsin…across the pond…
Mikayla and Makia have grown from the time they first skated together to competing at the pinnacle of synchro team skating.
“It was really cool to see the older junior team when I was on a young team,” Cloud said. “And we never expected the day we would do it.”
Their team, the Fond du Lac Blaze, finished sixth in Scotland representing the United States.
“We all come together as 16 people on the ice and work together to tell a story and a message,” Garrott said. “When it all comes together, it’s really amazing.”
The two friends spend countless hours in the car on the way to practice and afterwards, believing that bond is the key to taking leaps of faith on the ice.
“We have great trust in each other […]said Cloud.
“We’ve built a lot of trust in each other in skating and in our friendship,” Garrott added.
”[…] They can practice on their own and practice the skills needed for synchronization,” Cloud said.
The next step is this week’s national competition. There, hours of training culminate in his seven-minute performance.
“I think we’re just trying to get two clean skates that we can be proud of, individually and as a team,” Garrott said. “We’ll see what happens and do our best to move forward from there.”
Mikayla and Maquia will head to Las Vegas starting Monday to compete in the U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships, which will be streamed live on Peacock starting Wednesday.
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