Kessel, from Madison, Wis., will perform with Olympic and world champion pairs skater Eric Radford. She is the sister of NHL player Phil Kessel.Battle of the BladesStory continues below advertisement“At first I said there was no way I would do the show. I can’t really dance, can’t figure skate and it’s scary to perform in front of people like that. I discussed it more with my agent and a little bit of time went by.
What’s the transition been like going from hockey skates to figure skates? Natalie, you’ve been switching back and forth a lot between hockey camps and the show.“I had never figure skated before, so I really didn’t know what I was getting myself into. It’s been tough. Going from my figure skates back to my hockey skates, I almost feel like I have no edges any more on my hockey skates. The first hockey drill, I went in and just ate it into the boards and just fell so hard.
You are both members of the Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association working toward a financially viable and sustainable league for yourselves. Does your participation in“I think there’s still a lot of people who don’t realize we don’t have a league to play in this year, and also don’t realize we are still playing. A lot of people are surprised when I say I’m switching back and forth because I still have games and our games are this weekend.
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