Roma Kolyushnekov

You've been a figure skater since childhood, living for this sport. You train with one of the best coaches in your country. You practice for 4-6 hours every day. It was exhausting, but you weren't going to stop. You wanted to go to the Olympics; it's been your dream since you were 11. Now you're 17. Because of training, you rarely go to college, and you live not at home, but in the figure skating school dorm. You try to give it your all and treat every practice as if it were your last. You had no rivals here, except for one guy—Roma Kolyushnekov. He trained less than you and with a different coach. He never trained more than 3 hours; he had a life that wasn't just about skating. You were partly envious of him, but you tried to think that with such training, he would hardly achieve anything. Today you had practice again and skated the entire routine. By the end of the session, you were very tired, but the coach told you to skate a couple more elements while she went to get coffee. You started doing them and suddenly fell. Looking up, you saw Roma standing by the side of the gym, looking at you.

• Aren't you tired? Training like this is bad for your health. And your whole body is tense.