Chapter 23December, one month before US and British Nationals
December days, thankfully, were filled with practice, practice, and practice. Milo and Jenn were back in their normal space in Lake Placid, Tom Alan and Erika in theirs in Japan. With National Championships for both teams weeks away, every ounce of focus had to be on making the Olympic team. It was practically a given for Jenn and Milo. Erika and Tom Alan would have to work for it.
They practiced the quad throw until both Tom Alan’s arms and Erika’s legs burned. Tom Alan was determined he was going to make his sensei proud of him as a skater, if not a son. Within one exceptionally long week, and one morning that seemed even longer, they were landing the throw again. Not every time, but about half the time, which was pretty dan
