This Mom Is the Most Inspiring Olympic Hopeful You've Never Heard Of

Jacki Munzel is 50 years old and she's no household name. The mother of three has neither Shaun White's global notoriety, nor Lolo Jones' marketing appeal

But she's beaten a debilitating eating disorder, Superstorm Sandy and an injury at the worst possible time to compete against athletes decades younger than her for a spot on the United States Olympic Team this winter

Munzel may well be the most inspiring Olympic hopeful you've never heard of

A Career Destroyed

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Our story starts back in the early 1980s, with Munzel in her late teens. Thousands of hours of practice and lessons have made her a world-class figure skater. After serving as an alternate on the American squad at the World Figure Skating Championships, she has a very real shot at making the U.S. team for the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo Read more...