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Images: Carpentersville's Bradie Tennell prepares for the PyeongChang Olympics

See Carpentersville's Bradie Tennell, the top finisher at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Tennell has been selected for the U.S. team for the PyeongChang Olympics and practiced in Buffalo Grove on Tuesday.

  Skater Bradie Tennell speaks while practicing Tuesday at Twin Rinks Ice Pavilion in Buffalo Grove. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  Skater Bradie Tennell speaks while practicing Tuesday at Twin Rinks Ice Pavilion in Buffalo Grove. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  Skater Bradie Tennell practiced Tuesday at Twin Rinks Ice Pavilion in Buffalo Grove. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  Skater Bradie Tennell practiced Tuesday at Twin Rinks Ice Pavilion in Buffalo Grove. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  Skater Bradie Tennell, of Carpentersville works Tuesday with her coach Denise Myers of Twin Lakes Wisconsin. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  A photo of a younger Bradie Tennell hangs on the poster at Twin Rinks Ice Pavilion in Buffalo Grove. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  A photo of a younger Bradie Tennell and her coach of ten years Denise Myers of Twin Lakes Wisconsin hangs on the poster at Twin Rinks Ice Pavilion in Buffalo Grove. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  A photo of a younger Bradie Tennell hangs on the poster at Twin Rinks Ice Pavilion in Buffalo Grove. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  Skater Bradie Tennell practiced Tuesday at Twin Rinks Ice Pavilion in Buffalo Grove. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  Tennell looks over some of her new makeup with friends Tuesday at the Twin Rinks Ice Pavilion in Buffalo Grove. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  Tennell puts on her skates before practice on Tuesday. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  A poster dedicated to ice skater Bradie Tennell adorns the wall at Twin Rinks Ice Pavilion in Buffalo Grove. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  A poster dedicated to ice skater Bradie Tennell adorns the wall at Twin Rinks Ice Pavilion in Buffalo Grove. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  Tennell,right, prepares to leave the ice rink as her mom Jean, middle, and her coach Denise Myers talk. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Bradie Tennell performs during the women's free skate event at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, Calif., Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bradie Tennell, second from left, poses after winning the women's free skate event with second place finisher Mirai Nagasu, left, third place finisher Karen Chen, second from right, and fourth place finisher Ashley Wagner at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, Calif., Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bradie Tennell, center, reacts after winning the women's free skate event at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, Calif., Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bradie Tennell smiles after winning the women's free skate event at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, Calif., Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bradie Tennell performs during the women's free skate event at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, Calif., Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bradie Tennell reacts after winning the women's free skate event at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, Calif., Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. ASSOCIATED PRESS
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