00:00Outside, a city scorches. Inside, star skaters take to the ice.
00:11This week, Brisbane was the unlikely home of Australia's national ice skating championships.
00:17I think people are always surprised when you tell them that you do ice skating in Queensland.
00:21It's not what you would expect from the Sunshine State.
00:24We're a very small sport in comparison to most Olympic sports.
00:27We have a number of international skaters, so we're really punching above our weight in terms of quality and talent.
00:35Cool, calm and collected, up-and-coming pros like 11-year-old Mia Zhang give it their all on the ice.
00:43I love skating because it's like really challenging and I really like challenges and I really enjoy it.
00:49This year, a hometown hopeful is in with a shot to take out the main event.
00:54It feels really good to be at my home rink. My parents are here, my friends and family. It's really exciting.
01:02At just 17, Sienna Kazmazik is already one of the country's best.
01:08I've done super high-level Junior Grand Prix comps. I've been to the Youth Olympics last year.
01:14But what you see here on competition day is just the tip of the iceberg for these star young skaters.
01:21Like, it's a lot of work that goes into it.
01:23It also feels nice as a coach because a lot of you goes into the skater as well.
01:27There's definitely a big passion aspect to it.
01:30Sure, we could do a lot of other things, but there's something inside that you're like...
01:34You can't explain, but you just love it.
01:36You can't explain, but you just love it.
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