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Skate show celebrates hard work, commitment

Skate show celebrates hard work, commitment
A chain of young skaters heads out onto the ice during Saturday’s skate show put on by Medford Figure Skating. The show highlights the hard work of the skaters from beginner to advanced and showed how their skills developed through hard work and practice. BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
Skate show celebrates hard work, commitment
A chain of young skaters heads out onto the ice during Saturday’s skate show put on by Medford Figure Skating. The show highlights the hard work of the skaters from beginner to advanced and showed how their skills developed through hard work and practice. BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS

There is something uniquely adorable about small children who are new to ice skating.

Attending a show, the audience members watch as the young skaters hold...

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