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Shirley Byers, appeared on BC Christian News March 6, 2006 | Chinese translation: Linda
She loves classic literature, good music, great art, and visiting new places. She loves God and her family. And she loves to compete on the ice. Cindy Klassen sped her way to a bronze medal in the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City and won an unprecedented collection of five speeding skating medals in this year's Turin Olympics: 1 gold, 2 silver, and 2 bronze.
Surprisingly, the Winnipeg native didn't even consider speed skating until she was 18 years old. She still dreamed of making it to the Olympics, but as a hockey player. Klassen has played hockey since age 5. In 1996, the 17-year-old powerhouse was playing defense for Canada's National Junior Women's Hockey team. Then, in 1998, she was invited to try out for Canada's Olympic team. But much to her disappointment, Klassen did not make the team.
Klassen's parents-who urged her to speed skate as a child-broached the subject again when she came home. She had never been thrilled about what she termed "those skin-tight outfits and strange, long-bladed skates," but because her mother could get a discount on the equipment, she agreed to give it a try.
"It was so hard to even stand on the skates. I had a lot of trouble learning the technique. All of my training for 13 years had been geared to hockey and this was so different. For the better part of my first year in speed skating, I wore very baggy clothes," Klassen laughs. "But at the same time, I was finding that I loved doing an individual sport-because what you put into it, you get out of it." And Klassen put her whole self into it. She trained six days a week, her daily schedule consisting of training on the ice in the morning and either cycling or weights in the afternoon. Her strenuous work paid off, as Klassen competed successfully in the World Championships and World Cups.
Then her lifelong dream was realized when she made it to the Winter Olympics. "The World Championships can be pretty amazing but the Olympics takes this to a new level," says Klassen.
"For a time in Salt Lake, the pressure was getting to me," she admits. "I wasn't sleeping, I couldn't eat. I was so nervous." She registered to compete in four events-the 1,000, 1,500, 3,000 and 5,000 meters. When the time came for the 3,000-metre race, her anxiety skyrocketed.
"But that very day," she recalls, "I received an e-mail from the students at my old high school. [It] was packed with notes of encouragement, telling me they were cheering [and] praying for me. ¡@ And that's when it hit me. This is just another race. [God] knows the outcome. All I can do is use what He's given me. All I can do is do the best I can. So, that's what I did."
Suddenly it was all over, and Klassen found herself standing on the podium. Her "best" had been rewarded with an Olympic bronze medal.
Since then, the geography major has only continued to improve, and in 2003 she became the first Canadian in 27 years to win the overall title at the World Speed Skating Championships.
Klassen now recognizes that, despite being rejected by the Olympic hockey team, "God was leading me. This was his plan all along. I learned by getting cut." As a believer in Jesus Christ, she adds, "Right now in speed skating I'm having the time of my life, but I have to be ready to move on if He wants me to do something else."
Klassen desires to be as open about her faith as former teammate and gold medallist, Catriona Le May Doan, who once said, "It's my relationship with Jesus that gives me true significance." Inspired by Doan's boldness, Klassen says, "I want to use the publicity I've gotten through my success for His glory ... and let people know I'm a Christian."
She finally adds, "I've won a medal, but that's nothing compared to the crown I'll get in Heaven; you can only find happiness in the Lord."
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