MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The Winter Olympic Games in Italy are about 100 days away, and right here in Southeast Wisconsin, local athletes are training hard for a chance to represent the United States on the world stage.

Speed skater races toward Olympic dreams as Winter Games approach

Among them is long-track speed skater, Blair Cruikshank from Delafield.

“I just love the speed. I love to be competitive,” said Cruikshank.

Speed skating runs deep in her family — and while she didn’t always plan to follow in her parents’ footsteps, it didn’t take long before the ice called her name.

“I was like, I'm never gonna do what my parents did. I just wanted to be different. I don't know why. And then I tried speed skates, and I fell in love with it,” said Cruikshank.

Her mother, Bonnie Blair, is a fiv

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