HOLLY COOK
bring a lot of rinks to the area, which is good,” she said. “For the most part, it’s done great things.” Even with a wedding on the horizon,
Cook Tanner and her family took a vacation to Hawaii in June. Growing up, skating con- sumed much of her time in the summers, and vacations usually involved going somewhere to train. So she places a priority on family trips where they make lifelong memories. “We feel we’ve got to go on good vaca-
tions,” said Cook Tanner, whose husband is a certified public accountant. “It was a great time. We try and do something every year. We go to Newport Beach [California] or on a cruise. I’m a big believer in having great fam- ily memories and experiences.” All of Cook Tanner’s children know
how to skate because she brought them to the rink when they were little, but none pursued it seriously. Tayden, 22; Mon- tana, 20; Mackray, 15; and Atticus, 10; found their own things. For Tayden and MacKray it was hockey, which Tayden will be playing at the University of Utah. Cook Tan- ner has worked with Tayden and Mackray’s teams on power skating. Montana played soc- cer and Atticus is a dancer. Balancing child rearing with coaching
makes for a busy life, but she enjoys it. She lets students know that her family comes first. “We did have to find a lot of car pools
close-knit group. Getting together to play softball are, from
Montana, Holly, Jason, Tayden and Mackray
Hadley, enjoy a recent vacation in Hawaii.
Right, Holly Cook claimed U.S. and World bronze medals in 1990.
Above left, the Tanner family and Montana’s fiancé, David
left, Atticus,
Tanner family is an active and
Above, the
because of me teaching skating,” she said. “Tey were raised at the rink when they were young, but as they’ve gotten older I don’t teach quite as much. “We’re all busy,” she added. “Our family
is a busy family. We make it work.” Tey attend the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) and try to in- corporate principles of faith into their lives. “Be kind to people, try and be the best
person we can be every single day. Realize we’re going to make mistakes and move on from those,” she said. Obviously, Cook Tanner’s fondest skat-
ing memories include making the World Team at the 1990 U.S. Championships, which were held in her hometown of Salt Lake City, and winning the 1990 World bronze medal. But it’s her lifelong friendships that meant the most to her. “Getting to see my friends once a year
at nationals or Pacific Coasts was so special. Going on an international team with them. Tose are my greatest memories — laugh- ing and laughing and laughing about funny things,” said Cook Tanner, who’s still in touch with Cindy Bortz Gould, Mark Mitchell and Scott Davis as well as numerous others via Facebook. Watching kids that she started in skat-
ing go out into the world and use what they learned — discipline, focus and determina- tion — not just in skating, but in school, work and community, brings her great hap- piness.
“Tat’s what inspires me,” she said. “I
always think, ‘What can we learn and how can we make this a positive experience for my students?’”
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