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Adult Ice Skating - From Pain to Purpose

Hendrik Welling
March 27, 2026

Alan Lessik steps onto the ice with a calm that only comes from living a life full of twists. What brought him here spans illness, loss, activism, and the quiet, stubborn belief that it is never too late to start over.

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