GOOD MORNING WELCOME BACK TO KING 5 MORNING NEWS ON KONG. I’M CHRISTIE JOHNSON TRYING TO STAY AFLOAT ON THE SKATES. DID YOU SEE THOSE? WE’RE HANGING OUT IN FEDERAL WAY TALKING ABOUT THE NATIONAL SPEED SKATING CIRCUIT.
WE’RE NOT ON ICE, WE’RE ON WOOD. WHAT’S GOING ON? >> THESE GUYS ARE ALL PROFESSIONAL INLINE SPEED SKATERS, WE STARTED IN 2009 BECAUSE OUR SPORTS ARE NOT IN THE OLYMPICS. >> WE’RE PART OF EVERY MAJOR GAMES. THIS SPORT IS REALLY LARGE IN
TERMS OF PARTICIPATION. >> YOU TELL ME IN WASHINGTON STATE THERE’S MORE PARTICIPATION FOR INLINE THAN ON ICE >> WE HAVE MORE IN WASHINGTON THAN ICE SPEED SKATING HAS NATIONALLY. >> THAT GIVES YOU PERSPECTIVE. LET ME THROW A SHOUT OUT.
HE STARTED WHEN HE WAS 6 YEARS OLD. SUPER SEXY OUTFIT I’M SURE HE’S THRILLED WE’RE SEEING THIS MORNING AND WE HAVE A BIG TIME ONE AND WE CAN LOOK FOR HIM. >> HE’S GOING TO BE ONE OF THE FAVORITES GOING INTO THE GAMES
>> I’M SURE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE THINKING, LOOK AT THESE GUYS, COME OUT AND SKATE AND MAKES THEM GOOD AND IT’S A REAL SPORT. THEY HAVE BEEN SKATING FOR 20 YEARS >> ALL OF THEM, THEY’RE YOUNG, HE’S 19, ALL OF THESE GUYS
STARTED WHEN HE WAS 16 YEARS OLD. MOST TRAIN 6 DAYS AWEEK AND SOME 6 HOURS PER DAY. WE HAVE LEAGUES FOR KIDS ALL OVER THE STATE, BOYS AND GIRLS YOUR KIDS CAN BE IN A LEAGUE, LEARN TO SPEED SKATE AND LEARN
THE TECHNIQUES AND BECOME A PRO ALTHOUGH WOMEN ARE NOT SKATING PROFESSIONALLY WOMEN DO SKATE AT THE WORLD LEVEL. THEY’RE PART OF ALL ASPECTS EXCEPTION THE PROFESSIONAL LEVEL >> WE LOOK BETTER IN THESE OUTFITS THAN GUYS DO ANYWAY, >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> THERE’S A HUGE DEAL HAPPENING HERE ON THURSDAY, DOORS OPEN AT 6:00. THE RACE GETTING UNDERWAY. IF YOU HAVE SEEN SHORT TRACK. TIMES OUT BY 100 >> IT’S INSANE, OUT IN THE YELLOW, HE HIT THIS WALL AT 30 MILES PER HOUR, BROKE HIS
COLLARBONE AND THE GUY IN SECOND FELL AND BROKE HIS ELBOW, BOTH WERE BACK ON SKATES IN TWO MONTHS. I HOPE YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO COME OUT AND WATCH. CLICK ON NEWS LINKS. IT’S SO FUN. YOU’RE GOOD AT IT AS I KNEW YOU
WOULD BE. YOU LOOK GREAT. >> I’M DOING MY BEST. >> A GREAT JOB, CHRISTIE, THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE SANDWICH GENERATION, THOSE WHO ARE TAKING CARE OF THEIR AGING PARENTS THE REFERRAL SERVICE IS A PLACE
FOR MOM AND OF COURSE WE KNOW AND LOVE HER, FORMER NETWORKING FOR GOOD MORNING AMERICA AND ALSO WITH US, AN ADVISOR, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. SO, JOAN, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. YOU ARE LIVING THIS NOW. >> AS ARE YOU
>> THIS HAPPENS VERY ORGANICALLY FOR ME. MY MOM TURNED 94 AND SHE’S DOING WELL AND SHE HAS DEMENTIA. I HAD BEEN TAKING CARE OF MY MOM AND BROTHERS AND WHEN HE PASSED AWAY, THEN I HAD TO JUMP IN AND
BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DAY–DAY CARE AND I’M TYPICAL. WE KNOW IT’S COMING. WE DON’T SIT DOWN AND HAVE THAT FAMILY MEETING AND WE DON’T HAVE THE PLAN OF ACTION AND DON’T MAKE THE CALL AND SAY TELL ME WHAT MY DIFFERENT CHOICES ARE
AND WHY WE SHOULD HAVE THIS OR WHAT MOM OR DAD HAS. YOU WAIT FOR THAT CRISIS CALL AND THEN YOU DON’T KNOW . IN MAKING DECISIONS AT THAT POINT WHEN YOU’RE PLANNING FUNERALS OR DEALING WITH HOSPITAL STAYS, IT’S THE HARDEST
WAY TO DO IT. YOU CAN PREPARE YOURSELF >> IT’S ABOUT HAVING STARTING POINT AND KNOWING WHERE TO BEGIN THE JOURNEY AND YOU’RE NOT ALONE. YOU CAN REALLY ALIGN YOURSELF
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