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West Potomac Grad vying for Olympic Team Spot

West Potomac graduate Ashley Wagner looks to secure a spot in Sochi Olympics Thursday in the 2014 U.S. Championships.

Olympic hopefuls compete Thursday in Boston at the 2014 U.S. championships for a chance to compete in Sochi. Patch file photo.

West Potomac high school alum Ashley Wagner is on a quest for a gold medal in this year's Sochi Olympics.  Step one in her journey starts Thursday in Boston at the 2014 U.S. championships.  Wagner is attempting to qualify for a spot on the U.S. figure skating team.

Wagner earned a bronze medal at the 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and was a few points short of claiming a position on the Vancouver Olympic team.

She's using the experience of that performance as motivation to catapult her to a berth in this year's Olympics.

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