For all of figure skating's grace and glamour, spectators rarely see pain. Pulled hamstrings, stress fractures, battered spines and arthritic hips are among the ailments elite skaters face.

Battered by injuries and burnt out by the demands ... than half her age and became the oldest woman to win a World Figure Skating Championship. Even more remarkable, she did it in the pairs ...

And in her chosen sport, teen-dominated women's figure skating, she is a reminder of ... life that takes a gentler toll on her prematurely battered body. "I am a grandma right now.

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