some of them like karen chen, well, she's been through this before. >> garvin thomas just got back from spending time with carrie in colorado and joins us with how she's giving it another shot and why. >> we say reintroduce because karen chen of fremont competed in the 2018 games in pyeongchang south korea. the then 18-year-old didn't feel like she put on her best performance at those games and that motivated her to try to make the team four years later. i travelled to team usa's national train strategy in colorado springs because that's where karen has been living for the past few years to be with her coach and to be close to the best facilities and training staff you can find anywhere. karen says right after 2018, she wasn't actually sure she was going to continue in the sport. spent a year in college at cornell university in new york. ultmetly karen decide her window as an elite skater wouldn't be open forever and school would still be there. she decided to go for beijing. having been through the process once has her better prepared and she's older, more mature and more sure of herse

the last time i spoke with karen chen was four years ago, on the plaza outside the olympic skating venueinished what she felt was a disappointing performance, ultimately finishing 11th, and vowed to come back and try again. >> i can't believe it was four years ago. actually kind of crazy. >> the karen of today, though, said that decision did not end up being so easy. she is now living and skating at the training center in colorado springs. she's determined to make the team once again, but it took a while to make that decision. she enrolled in school in new york, and she tried juggling skating and studying and found it hard to excel at both. knowing college could wait, and knowing her elite talent couldn't, she decided to move to colorado. >> i just find joy in working on jumps. i feel like i have grown since i moved out here. >> karen said time spent soul searching as well as living on her own in school and now in cal has helped her mature. she knows better than ever who she is and what she wants, and thanks to her experience four years ago, she knows what it takes to get there. we are j

with the very kate, alyssa lou and karen chen. we have three bay area athletes team usa in beijing for figure skating. >> and you're going, right? >> yes, i'm going. i can't wait to watch. >> they need to go in your suitcase or them in yours? >> they're for sure going. i know they're going to qualify. >> all right. i got to go in their suitcase. >> that's three months away. 100 days. >> you just got back. >> it's amazing. we're packing. what is janelle going to look forward to. >> i was there in 2008 anticipate hot and hue mud. >> it was summer. >> the culture. it's just so amazing. best peking duck i ever had. you cannot top it. >> we hope. wear layers. high of 42, low of 22. there say chance that we could get a little bit of light snow. so again, yeah, those suitcases are going to be full with scarves, gloves, you name it. we'll be your source for beijing olympics. we'll have more coverage as we get closer. back here at home, a lot different as we head to the next two days. a lot of have really enjoyed the twoernlg day. we got m