Madi began basic skating in September of 2008 and immediately fell in love with skating and the challenges that came with learning the sport.  She increased her ice time in summer of 2009 as her dreams began to blossom.  However, in the spring of 2010 Madi experienced a severe injury that kept her off the ice for six months.  Her love for the sport did not waver and it allowed her to remain focused on her goals as she worked hard off the ice in order to return as soon as her doctors would allow.  Due to her hard work and determination, and after a lot of physical therapy, she returned to the ice in the fall of 2010 and hasn't looked back.  While pushing through a few more injuries and never giving up, she has made significant improvement and continues striving towards her dreams.