Jacki Munzel is 50 years old and she’s no household name. The mother of three has neither Shaun White’s global notoriety, nor Lolo Jones‘ marketing appeal
But she’s beaten a debilitating eating disorder, Superstorm Sandy and an injury at the worst possible time to compete against athletes decades younger than her for a spot on the United States Olympic Team this winter
Munzel may well be the most inspiring Olympic hopeful you’ve never heard of
A Career Destroyed
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Our story starts back in the early 1980s, with Munzel in her late teens. Thousands of hours of practice and lessons have made her a world-class figure skater. After serving as an alternate on the American squad at the World Figure Skating Championships, she has a very real shot at making the U.S. team for the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo Read more…
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