A CBC documentary following a Winfield skating clubsa国际传媒檚 journey is set to air this week.

Documentary director Wendy Ord is from Lake Country and is part of the Team Okanagan skating club. She, along with skater Karen Smith, formed the club about seven years ago.

The team consists of members from West Kelowna, Kelowna and Lake Country who range from 46 to 76. They practice at The Nexus in Lake Country and trained hard to compete in the International Adult Figure Skating Competition last May in Oberstdorf, Germany. The documentary To The Worlds is about how figure skating empowered the older group of women and it airs Friday, Dec. 18 on CBC Docs POV at 9 p.m.

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Being a part of the film industry since she was 19, Ord, now 59, said the film came together after encouragement from her partner. Usually, she keeps her skating and work worlds separate.

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Her fear was the ending of the film.

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Each of the competitors shares a passion for skating, and the documentary details how they use the sport as a way to heal from a divorce, regain a childhood, and more.

It wasnsa国际传媒檛 the original intention of Ord to feature the skaters specifically, but thatsa国际传媒檚 how it happened once the cameras were rolling.

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And a few skaters earned medals.

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But shesa国际传媒檚 still nervous to have the camera turned on her, while tells how she took up skating after a rocky divorce.

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carli.berry@kelownacapnews.com
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