In my book, I examine how figure skating gave me the strength to get through some of the most difficult moments of this experience. I saw writing as the quieter, safer refuge from my performative and often dangerous existence at the ice rink. Trusting final drafts and revisions get us there:When we watch skating performances on television, we are seeing the final drafts. The best skaters figure out how to make beauty out of the math, science, and physics of their performances. If skaters feel their performances slipping away from them, what we sometimes call “bombing,” the predicament is the same as live theater…the show must go on, they must push through.