Q&A: Anchorage figure skater Keegan Messing heads to the Olympics at the top of his game.
Figure skater Keegan Messing prepares to lace up his skates before a practice in Anchorage on January 14, 2022. Messing will compete for Canada at the Winter Olympics in Beijing in February.
I think I’m still trying to answer that one a little bit. This is my 19th year of nationals. Last year it didn’t happen, and I’m still kind of counting last year because I still qualified. I still would’ve gone. But yeah, it took me 19 years to finally end up on top. Honestly, I’m almost more happy about that than making the Olympic team at this point. I’m not sure if it’s just because four years ago, I made the goal of being an Olympian, and so I still hadn’t been national champion.
Yes. We are definitely considering it, but we have to wait and see how I’m reacting at the time of the competition … Really it’s the week leading up to the competition to see what we’re going to push for. You’re an athlete who feeds off the crowd. You’re known for your backflips , for instance. You like to put on a show. Now you oftentimes are performing to empty arenas. Is that an extra challenge for you?
We’ve been trying to stay as healthy as we can, trying to keep ourselves as distanced as possible. We shop at Costco, so we just try to pick up everything we can at one time, and then go back in two and a half weeks. We try to pick up enough stuff to just keep us at home. But I have that pull to Canada. And, one, they’ve treated me so well, I’ve never looked back. They’ve done everything and more for me, and I’ve just got these ties there. I love to represent Canada. Honestly, they’re my second home.
Of course, a high placement would put a smile on my face, but this is too difficult of a sport to wish ill on anybody else. At the same time, it’s a heck of a sport to judge, too. We’re all working our tails off here, and I wouldn’t want to be the judges for this sport.
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