A talented teen who set a world skating record when she was just 11-years-old is known as the 'limbo queen' thanks to her ability to glide under a limbo while doing splits.
Kaitlyn Conner, 19, from Blue Springs in Missouri, set a world record for the longest backwards limbo skating in 2008 - rolling under 23 limbo bars spread over 12 feet.
Starting out at just a toddler at Watson's Rolladium SK8 Centre - the very same rink where her mother Victtoria skated as a child - Kaitlyn's passion for skating grew, and she by the time she was just four-and-a-half, the talented teen had already perfected her roller limbo technique.
Although she had some initial guidance from her parents, Kaitlyn taught herself everything - from skating backwards to skating in the splits, and eventually skating under a limbo pole.
Limbo-ing quickly became Kaitlyn's favorite skill, and she would practice for up to 15 hours a week – earning herself the nickname 'limbo queen'.
Kaitlyn now works as a model and actress and dreams of becoming a lawyer - but she still has skills on the skates, and has even starred in a Holiday Inn commercial showcasing her limbo talents.
In the ad, which debuted this summer, Kaitlyn can be seen gliding down a 50 feet parking garage ramp and underneath a car while doing her famous split.
Kaitlyn noted that she she is skating on a flat surface she can go about 16 feet in a split, but the momentum she gained from going down the ramp helped her sail much farther.
While filming the commercial in London, she limbo-ed for about 15 hours - the longest she had ever gone.
'The whole shoot I was limbo-ing,' she said.
Kaitlyn, who was introduced to roller limbo when would go skating with her family as a child, recalled the moment she first saw someone performing the unique limbo trick.
'I saw a girl doing the concept of it under the bar, just not getting as low,' she explained. 'I was like, 'I want to do that, I want to be able to do the splits on skates'.
'It was something I really wanted to do,' she added.
With that determination, Kaitlyn stretched every day until she could perfect the splits, and once she had mastered the skill, she started practicing every day until she could do it on skates.
'It's something a lot of people can't do,' she said. 'It's possible, but you've just got to put a lot of passion into it.'
'That's why it's so cool,' Kaitlyn added. 'I put so much work into it, it just became something that I loved to do.'
And while Kaitlyn is focused on pursuing her other passions, skating will always hold a special place in her heart.
'I don't skate as much as I used to anymore, but I still love it,' Kaityln said.
Kaitlyn explained that its is getting harder for her to do her splits because she is not doing it as consistently she she did when she was younger.
'I think my muscle memory must be pretty good because I can still do it and I hardly practice anymore,' she said.
DailyMail
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