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Hailey Blodgett

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

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There are so many things I love about figure skating: seeing different places, meeting new people and doing fun things! I recently traveled to Pittsfield, Massachusetts for a skating competition so I got to stay in a hotel and swim in the heated pool (which was so much fun!).  I think I was having a little too much fun because I somehow scraped my foot on the bottom of the concrete pool, leaving my foot very, very sore a day before the competition.

When I woke up the next morning my foot still hurt, but as soon as I put on my 10-day-old lightweight Riedell skates my foot felt better! I think it was the padding inside the boot that helped keep my feet comfortable. That day I competed in 3 events—freestyle, interpretive and showcase— and I won gold in each! Thanks Riedell for saving the day!

Love,
Hailey

PS- Thanks for the Pittsfield FSC for a fun event. The friendly people and home-cooked food were the best!

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Hailey Blodgett, 2022 Olympian?

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

We are all inspired by the amazing athletes competing in Vancouver, British Columbia.  Many of us watch in awe thinking, “they are amazing!” and “how do they do that?”  But in Morrisville, New York, 6 year old Riedell skater Hailey Blodgett watches the figure skating programs and thinks, “I want that to be me someday!”  The young skater has high hopes for the 2022 Winter Games (she still has 10 years until she is eligible to compete).

Hailey is dedicated to her practice time and improving her technique and abilities and she performs regularly at Colgate Men’s Hockey Games.  She recently performed a routine she choreographed herself to Eye of the Tiger (the routine even included sit ups and push ups on the ice to get into the Rocky spirit!) at the Colgate-Cornell game. With every performance, her eye is on the gold.

What drives you to practice your hardest everyday? Do you have dreams of someday competing in the Olympics?

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Hailey Blodgett Hits the Ice!

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

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After a month away from the ice, Hailey Blodgett is back in action!  Hailey hit the ice on January 30th for her intermission performance at the Colgate Men’s Hockey game against St. Lawrence.  Being back on the ice and performing for large crowds must have helped her, because just this past weekend Hailey earned not one, not two, but three gold medals at the Skating Club of Boston Competition.  At the competition she shared the practice ice with national competitors Emily Hughes and Jason Wong! 

 Hailey will continue to practice and perform this year.  Catch her at the February 16th Colgate Men’s Hockey game against Cornell and at the ISI World Competition in Marlboro, MA this July.

Have you had to rebound after time away from the ice due to an injury?  Share you story with us!

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