Picture three Olympic figure skaters, wearing their costumes and medals sitting on a couch drinking Labbatt's. That is the exact scenario 1988 silver medallist Elizabeth Manley found herself in while waiting to be drug tested. Watch the video to see how the story played out.
Manley won a silver medal in figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympic Games in Calgary. Despite great odds, including battling mental health issues, Elizabeth Manley came out on top in more ways than one. In a recent episode of Up Close & Personal, Scott Sexsmith goes one-on-one with the pride of a nation to talk about all that she has overcome, her new life in Collingwood, ON., and how others are now benefiting from all of her victories, both on the ice and more importantly, off.
You can watch the full episode HERE.
