Clara is an inspiration to me and should be to each and every person who has the pleasure of meeting her. She faces challenges every day in every aspect of her life and has a determination I have never seen before to conquer those challenges and to succeed. She has calculated the exact number of test days left in her skating career and is determined to complete her gold dances by that timeline. If I didn't know her as well as I do, I would say that would be an unrealistic goal. I do however, know Clara and expect to see her complete those gold dances, maybe not in the timeline she has set, but she will complete them at some point in her life. I will be the first one to congratulte her and take her picture and place it on our arena wall as a Gold Skater. She has two lovely and successful older sisters and she has taken it upon herself to follow in their footsteps of success. I know it has been a struggle for her at times, but look out girls, she is right behind you. Younger sisters always seem to try to achieve more than those before them and in the skating world, Clara has done that and I know Carly and Josie are just as proud of her as I am. When Clara does finally leave the rink and our club and me, I am going to miss her very much, but I know that she will always stay in touch, Clara is much more to me than a student, I consider her family.
-Debbie, Skating Coach
