Article: Skater Docter a Recovering Drug Addict

Mary Docter had just won the women's 5,000-meter speed skating trials to qualify for her fourth Olympic team. But the questions she answered weren't about her performance. They were about her struggles as a recovering drug addict.

The questions stemmed from comments Docter had made Saturday night after making the Olympic 3,000-meter team. Docter said then her first goal was to stay straight until the Olympics in February.

Docter said Sunday night that the last time she used drugs or alcohol was March 17. The next day she checked into Hazelden, a drug rehabilitation center in Center City, Minn.

"Once in Hazelden, I started learning about who I am, I guess," she said. "It was real, real ...

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