As the top-ranked Canadian woman in the sport of downhill skateboarding, Abbotsford’s Katerina Hill is used to dealing with the bumps, obstacles and challenges she faces when competing.
But her life off the course took an unexpected twist last summer when her mother succumbed to cancer and the 22-year-old was tasked with taking on the role of legal guardian to her two younger sisters.
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