Those who have had the chance to see a young athlete come into their own can tell you it is truly a sight to behold.
Brian Orser, the coach of world champion Kim Yu Na, has a ringside seat for history as the South Korean marches toward a date with destiny in Vancouver at the Winter Olympics next February.
Yu Na won her seventh straight regular-season Grand Prix title on Sunday at Skate America, and despite some miscues in her free skate, looks to be an unstoppable tour de force.