The Bad Luck Skate by Franklin W. Dixon

Author:Franklin W. Dixon
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aladdin
Published: 2021-08-17T00:00:00+00:00

Pam looked up. Her eyes were a little puffy and red, as if she’d been crying. “I’m fine,” she responded, in a tone that definitely said she was not fine.

Joe knew that people didn’t always say what they meant. He sat down next to her. “Do you want to talk about it?”

“Thanks.” Pam sniffed. “But I think I’ll be all right. My parents called to say they’re running late. And I’m worried about the skating competition.”

“Is it a big one?” asked Joe. He didn’t really know anything about figure skating.

Pam nodded. “It’s only the FSSIC’s second-biggest event of the year.”

“The FS what?”

“The Figure Skating Society of International Competitions,” Pam explained. “They’re one of the governing bodies for figure skating. This competition is where they identify skaters for things like the Olympic programs or school scholarships. All kinds of stuff. The winners go on to nationals.”

“Wow,” Joe said, impressed. “That’s pretty cool. And you’re worried about how you’ll do?”

“Something like that,” Pam murmured. “Not that it matters. No one’s coming to watch. Everyone will be over at Pete’s game.”

“Really? It looked like a lot of people were watching the figure skaters.”

“They don’t stay.” Pam looked at the ground.

“They don’t?” Joe asked, confused.

“Figure-skating routines only last three and a half minutes. That’s it. Then you’re done, win or lose. We practice just as much as hockey players. More, even. But they get ninety minutes of ice time. We get less than four. It’s so not fair.”

“What happens the rest of the time?” asked Joe. “Do they cut the ice between each skater?”

“Nah. They only cut after a whole group goes,” Pam explained. “It would take way too long if they did it after each routine.”

Joe’s interest was piqued. Maybe this conversation would end up helping his investigation after all. “How long does it take to cut the ice?”

Pam thought for a moment. “Around ten or fifteen minutes if you wait till the ice freezes. Otherwise, you’re skating around in a swamp.”

If that was true, then there was no way that Wally could be the saboteur. He didn’t have time. Wally was innocent.

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