00:00Meet Lyudmila Jakova, the five-year-old student at GEMS Royal Dubai School, who is skating
00:09her way to stardom.
00:11The young Kazakh ice skater may only be in grade one, but she has already been skating
00:15for more than two years and has won countless competitions across the UAE.
00:20Mila, as she is known, took up the sport back home before her family moved to Dubai.
00:26Her parents tried to get her involved in all sorts of activities, but Mila's young
00:30heart was clearly set on skating, illustrating her streak of determination that has set her
00:35on the way to the very top in the sport.
00:37Mila trains six days a week to develop and improve her skills.
00:44Her day begins at 5.30am with stretching and ice time.
00:47She then hits the ice again in the afternoon after school.
00:51Her many medals have been won against competitors much older than her five years, with GEMS
00:56Royal Dubai School allowing her flexibility in class time so she can fit in her training
01:01during set ice times at Skate Gate and Al Nusr Leisureland rinks under the guidance
01:06of her coach Svetlana Volkova, who has 28 years of experience as a choreographer-director
01:12and is confident that young Mila is just setting out on a journey that can see her compete
01:17with the best in the world.
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