{"id":11437,"date":"2018-05-15T08:46:55","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T12:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/?p=11437"},"modified":"2018-06-26T08:50:26","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T12:50:26","slug":"qa-with-bradie-tennell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/figureskatersonline.com\/news\/2018\/05\/15\/qa-with-bradie-tennell\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&A with Bradie Tennell"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Maura Sullivan Hill, staff writer
\nPhotos by Robin Ritoss (San Jose show)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Figure Skaters Online<\/em> caught up with 2018 U.S. National Champion and Olympic Team Bronze Medalist Bradie Tennell before she performed for a hometown crowd at the Chicago stop on the Stars on Ice<\/em> tour.<\/p>\n

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Figure Skaters Online<\/em> (FSO)<\/strong>: What is it like being on your first Stars on Ice<\/em> tour?<\/p>\n

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Bradie Tennell (BT)<\/strong>: It\u2019s been a lot of fun. Being on the road all the time is a lot more tiring than I thought it would be, but it is so much fun.<\/p>\n

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It is nice to have other people on the ice with me, because not every single tiny little detail needs to be perfect. Learning how to skate in a formation was quite the task for me. I spent the first two or three days of rehearsals completely on the other end of where I should have been, because you don\u2019t have to push as much or skate as fast. I never even did synchro as a kid, so it was something that I had to catch on to pretty quickly.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>FSO:<\/strong> What is the atmosphere on tour like?<\/p>\n

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BT:<\/strong> It\u2019s been really great. There is a very good sense of camaraderie among the cast and everybody\u2019s been super nice and super welcoming.<\/p>\n

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FSO:<\/strong> Now that you are a few months removed from the Olympic experience, what does it mean to you?<\/p>\n

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BT<\/strong>: It means everything. It was such a crazy, crazy experience, but the most fun I\u2019ve ever had in my entire life. On Thursday (April 26), I was in DC for the Team USA Awards, and seeing some of the friends that I made at the Olympics and seeing the videos brought back all these feelings, that feeling in your chest, the awe. It\u2019s just incredible.<\/p>\n

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FSO:<\/strong> What was your most memorable Olympic moment?<\/p>\n

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BT:<\/strong> Getting my medal. It was incredibly cold. It was outside, up in the mountains, so we were standing there frozen. It was everything I dreamed of and more. Being able to stand there on the stage and see the American flag going up the pole, it\u2019s indescribable. It was amazing.<\/p>\n

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FSO:<\/strong> What was it like to have your family support system there? [United Airlines surprised Bradie\u2019s mom and two brothers with a trip to South Korea to watch her compete.]<\/p>\n

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BT:<\/strong> It was everything. It really felt like it shouldn\u2019t have been any other way, because they\u2019ve been by my side for everything else. My entire journey, they\u2019ve been there by my side, so it only felt right to me to have them there for the destination.<\/p>\n

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FSO:<\/strong> How are your preparations for next season going?<\/p>\n

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BT:<\/strong> I\u2019m starting to think about getting ready (laughs). It\u2019s been quite a process, because I haven\u2019t had a lot of time. I only had four days between Worlds and the Stars on Ice<\/em> rehearsals, and two of those days were spent traveling. So I really haven\u2019t had a chance to rest at all. I have a little bit longer of a break this week, because I don\u2019t have to fly home tomorrow morning. I\u2019m looking forward to taking this week to relax a little bit.<\/p>\n

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Check back on Bradie\u2019s official FSO<\/a><\/strong> website later this summer for more details about next season and her music choices!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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