Last week, we learned about the Olympics, which began Friday the 6th.
We also learned a bit about cold weather athletes as well, which are athletes who compete in weather-based sports, like skiing and ice-skating, and that inspired our next career callout segment.
Professional athletes work hard for what they do. Being the best at a sport is hard work, and they train for years before competing.
Olympic athletes, or athletes training to be in the Olympics, often go to special training camps where they work everyday to achieve their goal of competing for the Olympic team.
United States olympians do not actually earn money just for competing.
Any money they may earn from competing usually comes from private donors or from their own jobs.
Olympians can also be sponsored, meaning they would be featured in television commercials, getting money in exchange for promoting a product.
A lot of Olympians work separate jobs, like at coffee shops or as dentists, to name a few examples, to make their living while living their dream.
We sat down with two cold weather athletes, Gracie Otto and Kendall Wesenberg, two skeleton athletes! Gracie is training for the Olympics in 2030, while Kendall competed in the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics!
Skeleton is a cold weather sport where the athlete rides a 鈥榮keleton鈥� bobsled down a frozen track while lying facing down.
The name 鈥榮keleton鈥� comes from the shape of the sled, as it resembles a human ribcage!
Special thank you to Gracie and Kendall for answering your questions!