Barbara Ann Scott — Canadian Athlete born on May 09, 1928,

Barbara Ann Scott OC OOnt was a Canadian figure skater. She was the 1948 Olympic champion, a two-time World champion, and a four-time Canadian national champion in ladies' singles. Known as "Canada's Sweetheart", she is the only Canadian to have won the Olympic ladies' singles gold medal, the first North American to have won three major titles in one year and the only Canadian to have won the European Championship. During her forties she was rated among the top equestrians in North America. She received many honours and accolades, including being made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1991 and a member of the Order of Ontario in 2008... (wikipedia)

The most important thing about skating is that it teaches you to do the things you should do before you do the things you want to do.
Those edges and turns teach control and discipline, just like finger exercises on the piano.