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Skater dancing way into contention for Olympic berth

By Bonnie DeSimone
Special to ESPN.com

Saturday, October 22, 2005

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- During a practice session at the Detroit Skating Club five years ago, Jamie Silverstein sat down on the ice, unable to continue. The act was remarkable because Silverstein, then an accomplished 17-year-old ice dancer who had won the Junior World Championships with her partner Justin Pekarek the year before, wasn't the type to stop moving. She stood out, even in a sport full of gorgeous, gifted people. The rink was her stage, a place to tell a story with her graceful ph ...

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