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August 29, 2008
Richmond Times-Dispatch | Melting pot on ice
Central Virginia has emerged as a gathering place for the frosty activity of short-track, speed skating."Steve Burton has taken charge, turning Richmond into a hotbed for skating, around the nation and around the world," said Virginia speedskating coach/program director Scott Koons, a 1998 Olympian.
"We've got the best speed skating club in America, and the Olympic Committee is freaked out," Burton said. "They can't believe what we're doing in Richmond, Virginia, of all places."
[Sonia] Milan, 21, picked the local club to mount a comeback following a year lost to spinal injury.
She has transferred from Northern Michigan University to VCU to train full-time. Her goal is to make the 2010 Olympic squad.
"I found out about Richmond on the Ohno Zone [Web site for skating]," she said. "It helped that Coach Koons was one of my first coaches.
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