Figure skating is more than just spins and jumps… it’s about feeling every beat on the ice. Now imagine being diagnosed with a hearing disability at just two years old. Most people might give up on a sport where music is everything. But not Georgian ice dancer and 2022 Olympian, Diana Davis . After years of hard work, she’s now shared the story of her disability, just 56 days before the next Winter Olympics.

The 22-year-old recently opened up about a part of her life that few knew. On Instagram, she revealed, “I have bilateral sensorineural hearing loss of grade 3. At one point, it even reached grades 3-4.” This means she has severe to profound hearing loss in both ears, caused by problems in her inner ear or auditory nerve.

This type of hearing loss can affect speech clarity and make

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