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The air. the sound on my skate crunching on the ice. skating relieves me from everything. i just want to fly. i just dont want to stop. >> i heard that there were some girls who wanted to firg skate in harlem. growing up i was a competitive figure skater and i knew it wasnt a access sport. the girls were so eager to get started and i began teaching them and it was really inspiring to me. now we serve over 200 girls a year. the best part about skating it gives you qualities you use the rest of yo...

>> i love the crispy feeling of the air. the sound on my skate crunching on the ice. skating relieving me from everything. i just want to fly. i just dont want to stop. i heard that there were some girls who wanted to figure skate in harlem. growing up, i was a competitive figure skater, and i knew that skating wasnt a diverse sport. there was not success for kids in low-income communities. they were so eager to get started. i began teaching them. and it was really inspiring to me. ready, and. n...

Before they even get on the ice, they have to get their homework done, get tutoring. the minimum of three afternoons a week. >> so b minus 12. >> algebra was not my best subject, and ms. sharon hired a special tutor for me. it felt like, hey, you have to get back up. >> it was that simple. >> now, im doing way better in school. im, like, yeah. >> announcer: ladies and gentlemen, harlem ice. >> want girls to believe and know they can be anything they put their hearts and minds to. [ cheers and ap...

You did it! >> the best part about skating is they gain disminutes, perseverance. >> step cross, step cross. excellent, girls. >> they fall down and they get back up and they learn they can do that in anything. its a building block. skating is the hook, but education comes first. >> oh. >> before they even get on the ice, they have to get their homework done. get the minimum of three afternoons a week. >> algebra was not my best subject, and i failed it. miss sharon hired a special tutor for me....

She helped many he get back up. >> now im doing way better in school. >> ladies and gentlemen, harlem ice. >> you want girls that know and believe they can do anything that they put their hearts and minds to. its not all about skating. >> shes teaching us to be the best that we can be. >> and every week we honor a cnn hero, an every day person doing extraordinary work to help others. if you know someone who deserves recognition, tell them about us at cnnheroes.com. speaking of heroes, lets talk ...

Anything. its a building block. skating is the hook, but education comes first. to be sure they get on the irks they have to get their homework done. they get tutoring a minimum of three afternoons a week. >> harlem ice. >> we want girls who believe and know they can do anything they put their hearts and minds to. >> its not all about skating. sharon is teaching us to be the best we can be. >> that is a beautiful thing, beautiful thing. lets take a quick break here on "new day." when we come b...

Skate-gate. sequins and sour grapes once again dominate olympic skating, not that it bothers them much. >> we dont sit back and wonder how the judges judge, because thats really not our role. >> reporter: they beat the previous gold medalists, tessa virtue and scott moir of canada. although a lot of people in the skating world wondered why. among the skeptics was the man who developed one of the events required sequences in which the american pair, here on the left, scored higher. "i dont unders...

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