Bees keep Canadian ski jumper Abigail Strate busy in summer
Tending bees helps Canadian ski jumper Abigail Strate find tranquility amid an adrenalin rush, a handy skill when she's plunging down an inrun to defy gravity for as long as she can.
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![Canadian ski jumper Abigail Strate, a certified beekeeper, says working with the insect has trained her "to be quite calm in kind of chaotic situations" like she handles in her sport. Canadian women's ski jumper Abigail Strate, a certified beekeeper, is dressed in a white beekeeper suit and shown holding a beehive at the Honey Meadows Farm in DeWinton, Alta., on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7218009.1716992483!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/strate-abigail-240528-1180.jpg)
Tending bees helps Canadian ski jumper Abigail Strate find tranquility amid an adrenalin rush, a handy skill when she's plunging down an inrun to defy gravity for as long as she can.